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Herbert H. Lehman Papers, 1878-2002, bulk 1930-1963
607 linear feetHistorical biographical files, 1800-2022
184.31 linear feetThe materials that comprise the Historical Biographical Files have been collected and added to from a variety of sources over the years by current and previous staff. The files consist of materials related to people who have a connection to the University whether as student, alumni, administrator, faculty, staff, guest lecturer, or honorary degree recipient. Materials generally consist of newspaper and magazine clippings, press releases, programs, ephemera, printed matter, lists, reports, and pamphlets.
Historical photograph collection, 1858-
180.81 Linear FeetI. I. Rabi papers, 1908-1998, bulk circa 1940s-1980s
24 linear feetThe bulk of the collection relates to awards, honorary degrees, and other honors bestowed on I. I. Rabi during the latter half of his career. It contains correspondence, manuscript drafts, pamphlets, lectures, articles, interviews, reports, panel discussions, transcripts, books, and conference materials about Rabi's work. Includes photographs, VHS recordings, audiocassettes, scrapbooks, and press clippings related to his career. Subjects include science, atomic energy and weapons, peace, education, NATO, history, government, world affairs, and honors. Also includes awards, honorary degrees, certificates, medals, and other memorabilia. In addition, correspondence regarding his estate, the awards established in his honor, and related memorials. These were the materials that I.I. Rabi's widow, Helen Newmark Rabi, did not donate to the Library of Congress but kept as her own mementos.
Joseph Barnes papers, 1907-1970, bulk 1923-1970
18.5 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, dispatches, documents, clippings and other printed materials concerning his career as an editor and correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune in Moscow, Berlin and New York, as a staff member of the Institute of Pacific Relations from 1932 to 1934, as deputy director in the Office of War Information overseas branch, 1941-44, as an owner and editor of the New York Star, 1948-49, as an instructor in communications at Sarah Lawrence College, 1950-1951, as a book editor at Simon and Schuster, Publishers, 1951-1970, and as an author and translator.
Julius Edelstein papers, 1917-1961, bulk 1948-1958
76.11 linear feetLou Little papers, 1910-1977
1.25 linear feetPapers and memorabilia of Lou Little, including fifteen letters and copies of letters from Dwight D. Eisenhower, awards and certificates presented to Lou Little, and numerous photographs relating to the Columbia football teams, other athletic associations, charities, and other interests of Lou Little. Also, a Rose Bowl scrapbook.
Marion E. Kenworthy Papers, 1915-1980
14 Linear FeetCorrespondence, manuscripts, memoranda, awards, photographs, clippings, and other printed materials of Kenworthy. These materials deal mostly with her academic career, her work as a consultant, especially as a member of the National Civilian Advisory Commission of the Women's Army Corps during World War II, and the endowment of a Professorial Chair of Psychiatry in her name at the Columbia University School of Social Work in 1956. Among the cataloged correspondents are Dwight D. Eisenhower, Herbert H. Lehman, Karl A. Menninger, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Mary Lasker papers, 1940-1993
353 linear feetThe collection consiste of correspondence, memoranda, reports, bulletins, clippings, photographs, awards, and printed material. The files, arranged by genre and topic and reflect her philanthropic and legislative work in the areas of health, specifically cancer, heart disease, and mental health. Her civic and legislative work is covered in detail, as well as her private interests and activities.