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Yu Feng Tse papers, 1928-2002, bulk 1943-1996
1.67 Linear FeetYosef Yerushalmi papers, 1957-2006, 1957-2006
40 linear feetYong-jeung Kim papers, 1906-1994, bulk 1940-1975
6 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, speeches, documents, news releases, printed materials, audio recordings, and motion picture film. Of interest in the correspondence are letters from John Foster Dulles, Lieut. Gen. John R. Hodge and Maj. Gen. Archer L. Lerch, the first two U.S. military governors of South Korea, Syngman Rhee, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Kim Il Sung. His correspondence deals mainly with the issue of reunification. The manuscript series includes articles and speeches by Kim as well as unpublished manuscripts by others assigned to him. The documents are mainly those related to the Korean Affairs Institute. The press clippings and printed materials cover Korean problems from 1945 to 1975 and include Korean language newspapers and periodicals. Thera are also some books and pamphlets from his library, including printed volumes of Korean government documents and other books on Korea from the first two decades of the twentieth century, six electrical transcriptions of radio programs in which Kim was interviewed, and one motion picture film "Liberation of Korea."
Yiddish Theatre Collection, 1899-1962, bulk 1925-1950
1 linear feetWomen's Graduate Club of Columbia University records, 1898-1956
1.5 linear feetWolf Franck collection, 1816-1971
.5 linear feetThe collection includes both Wolf Franck's autograph collection, as well as some correspondence between Franck and his wife and notable figures.
Wm. Theodore de Bary papers, 1934-2017, bulk 1960-2005
81 Linear FeetWilliam Yukon Chang papers, 1920-2010
46 Linear FeetWilliam V. Harris's History Department files, 1988-1994
2 linear feetThe files relate to his six years as chair of the CU History Department (1988-1994), plus a couple that refer to wider professional activities of some significance outside the University.
William T. R. and Annette Fox papers, 1932-2008
33.75 linear feetThe collection documents the teaching, research, and writing of the international relations scholars William T. R. and Annette Fox. It contains research notes, manuscripts, correspondence, course syllabi and lecture notes, and published works by the Foxes and others scholars whose work informed their own.
William T. Golden papers, 1946-2008
33 linear feetWilliam Peterfield Trent papers, 1800-1941
2 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs and printed materials. The correspondence is with American and English literary figures and Columbia faculty members. Included are 38 letters from Brander Matthews and 4 from Edmund Gosse. There are 5 letters from Trent to George Whicher, 3 to John Hart, and 180 postcards and letters to John Bell Henneman, as well as a group of miscellaneous letters to and from Trent. Also included are a holograph fair copy of Trent's poem "Germany, 1915" with his covering a.l.s. and several miscellaneous poems; and his contract with J.B. Lippincott Co. for the publication of GEORGE SAND. There are also two documents signed by George W. Maynard. Among the photographs is a photograph album, prepared by Hudson Stuck in 1899, of people and scenes from Dallas, Texas. Among the printed materials are Trent's examinations and outlines for English courses, and THE UNPOPULAR REVIEW with numerous pages of Trent's notes
William Muschenheim architectural drawings and papers, 1929-1957, bulk 1931-1950
20 manuscript boxesThe William Muschenheim collection spans from 1929 to 1957, with bulk dates from 1931-1950. The collection documents approximately 130 separate jobs and is made up of architectural drawings, correspondence, accounts, estimates, specifications, invoices, contracts, samples, invoices, and other material related to Muschenheim's professional projects. The projects mainly represent Muschenheim's work in New York City, but also include work in Albany (NY), Amenia (NY), Bridgehampton (NY), Chappaqua (NY), Hampton Bays (NY), Malverne (NY), Massapequa (NY), Nassau Point (Long Island), Washington (CT), Washington DC, Westhampton Beach (NY), and Woodstock (NY), among other locations.
William Martin papers, 1957-2012
0.63 linear feetThe collection consists of course materials for some of the classes taught by William Martin (1932-2023) while an instructor at Columbia University in the 1960s and 1970s. The collection also contains extensive personal correspondence between William Martin and Columbia University Sociology Professor Allan Silver (1930-2015) dating from 1960s-2010s. Correspondence topics include sociology, political controversies at Columbia/Barnard, classical music, and — perhaps most of all - Israel and antisemitism, especially in academia.
Willard L. Severinghaus Papers, 1895-1947
4.5 linear feetThe Willard L. Severinghaus Papers include the personal and professional papers of Columbia University Physics professor Willard Lesly Severinghaus, as well as a small amount of material related to the extended Severinghaus family. There are also record books from the Terre Haute, Indiana German Methodist Episcopal Church where Severinghaus's father, John F. Severinghaus, was pastor.
Wilfred Feinberg Papers, 1936-2011, bulk 1960-2011
222.71 linear feetWilbertine Teters Worden papers, 1859-1949
14.5 linear feetPersonal, professional, and family papers of the journalist and writer Wilbertine Teters Worden (1866-1949). Some of the files concern her father, Colonel Wilbert Barton Teters (1836-1923) a Civil War veteran, his military reunions, and his gold mining interests in Colorado. Wilbertine Teters Worden's own manuscripts include both fiction (short stories and poetry) and non-fiction (she often wrote love stories from early American history). The collection also includes her diaries dating from 1885 through 1948. There does not appear to be much in the collection related to Worden's novel, The Snows of Yester-year" (Boston, Arena Publishing Company, 1895).
Whitney M. Young, Jr. papers, 1960-1977
300 boxesCorrespondence, speeches, reports, testimony, press releases, and articles of Young. The files document Young's leadership in many social welfare and civil rights organizations, as well as his activities as a columnist and speaker. Cataloged correspondents include Robert F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Hubert H. Humphrey, Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, Roy Wilkins, and John W. Gardner.
Wendy and Richard Pini papers, 1962-2020
37 Linear FeetWarren & Wetmore architectural drawings and photographs, 1889-1938
.75 linear feet of papersThis collection contains architectural photographs, drawings and records related to the architectural projects and designs of Warren and Wetmore, principally in the United States, but also representing commissions in Canada, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, the bulk of architectural drawings produced by the firm are no longer extant. Additionally, it holds a variety of photographs and other records used as reference materials in the course of Warren and Wetmore's professional work. Lastly, a small group of student and personal papers and photographs from Whitney Warren completes the collection.
Walter Sobotka architectural records and papers, 1897-1971, bulk 1922-1954
771 drawingsThis collection contains architectural records, student work, correspondence and professional writings related to the academic and architectural practice of Walter Sobotka. The largest portion of the collection, Series 1, relates to his architectural practice and contains drawings, files, and a scrapbook of photographs and articles pertaining to his work in Europe and America. The majority of his projects consisted of residential buildings and interiors in Austria along with furniture designs. However, there is also a selection of theater interiors that Sobotka designed for RKO across the United States. Series 2 contains a limited selection of Sobotka's lectures and writings, as well as correspondence. This series also contains material relating to two of his unpublished writings, The Prefabricated House and Principles of Design, including copies of the manuscripts, correspondence with publishers, and research materials. A bound version of Principles of Design is catalogued separately and contains an appendix in which Sobotka translated into English excerpts of his correspondence with the Viennese architect Josef Frank. Series 3 contains some artwork and student drawings, as well as a few personal letters.
Wallace K. Harrison architectural drawings and papers, 1913-1986, bulk 1930-1980
22 manuscript boxesV. K. Wellington Koo papers, 1906-1992, bulk 1931-1966
120.5 Linear FeetUniversity Protest and Activism Collection, 1958-2018, bulk 1968-1972
42.60 linear feetUlysses Kay papers, 1894-2017, bulk 1938-1995
55.25 linear feetTsuyee Pei papers, 1929-1951, bulk 1943-1948
12.1 linear feetTony Kushner papers, 1920, 1961-2018
84 linear feetTitus and Fidelia Church Coan papers, 1830 -- 1848
0.25 linear feetTingfu Tsiang Papers, 1942-1965
1.25 Linear FeetThornton Wilder letters, 1930-1975
1 boxThe collection contains 1 letter to Sophie L. Goldsmith in 1930; 10 letters to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bleibtreu (Helen Reinthaler Bleibtreu), 1955-1973; 1 letter to the cast of "Our Town" 1975
Thomas Whiteside papers, 1839-1995, bulk 1952-1992
29 linear feetThomas Francis Parkinson papers, 1950-1985
1 linear feetThomas Day Thacher Papers, 1917-1950
2000 itemsThe papers include correspondence, subject files, photographs, and printed materials. The majority of the collection concerns the mission of the American Red Cross to Russia in 1917-1918; Thacher served as a secretary of the mission. There are letters and telegrams by W.B. Thompson and Raymond Robins, records of supplies, shipments, and distribution reports and over 600 photographs from Russia, China, and Romania. There is substantial correspondence from 1918-1919 concerning Russia, including letters by Louis Brandeis, Felix Frankfurter, and Lillian Wald. A substantial part of the collection concerns Russian war relief in 1941-1942, an area in which Thacher was active. Printed materials include a pamphlet and an article on Russia prepared by Thacher after his return from that country in early 1918.
Thomas A. Edison papers, 1860-1903
2 boxesThis collection of contracts, patent assignments, other legal documents, and correspondence of Edison and others, deals with the development of the telegraph and the expansion of the telegraph network. There are 31 cataloged legal documents concerning his telegraphic patents, his company (Pope, Edison & Company), and its purchase by The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company in 1870. Other contracts concern the early work of Samuel F.B. Morse and other inventors, and later telegraph companies.
The Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture records
24 document boxesTheodore Richards Conant Collection, 1949-2010, bulk 1953-2000
76 Linear FeetTemple-Lilley Special Committee records, 1968-1971, bulk 1968-1969
4.41 linear feetTara Emelye Needham and Sasha Cagen Cupsize Zinester Ephemera Collection, 1990-1999
3.36 Linear FeetTa-Chun Hsu papers, circa 1904-2016, bulk 1938-2008
7 Linear FeetSylvia Ardyn Boone Papers, 1925-2011, bulk 1961-1993
40 linear feetSusan Orlean Papers, 1930s-2015, 2019
30.75 linear feetStuart Gedal Columbia University 1968 Strike Collection, 1957-2003 [Bulk Dates: 1966-1975]
4.17 linear feetA collection of over 340 pieces of original material related to the demonstrations at Columbia University and their aftermath, focused on activities led by the Columbia Students for a Democratic Society (Columbia SDS) to protest the Vietnam War, end the construction of a Columbia gymnasium on public park land in Harlem, and include University students in institutional decision-making. Most items date to the spring and fall of 1968, including newspaper and magazine clippings, flyers for protests and demonstrations, letters, leaflets, journal and newspaper issues, essays, notices, press releases, memos, meeting minutes, proposals, and many other items, all collected and archived by Stuart Gedal, a student at Columbia (1966-1969) and prominent SDS member. The collection also includes numerous SDS related material such as founding documents (Port Huron Statement), conference materials, and educational pamphlets. There is also some content concerning the Weatherman Underground Organization, an off-shoot of SDS, including a rare first printing of the booklet Prairie Fire.
Stuart B. Schimmel Collection of A. J. A. Symons Papers, 1922-1941, 1996
0.43 Linear FeetStrickman Cigarette Filter Collection, 1965-1974
3.67 linear feetSteven Moore Papers on David Markson, 1973-2010
2 linear feetSpanish Refugee Relief Association Records, 1935-1957
168 linear feetRecords of the North American Committee to Aid Spanish Democracy and Medical Bureau to Aid Spanish Democracy, two New York City-based American organizations working to raise funds and provide medical and humanitarian aid for the Republican cause in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), and to refugees who fled Spain after the defeat of the Republican forces in April 1939. The organizations formally merged in January 1938 and became known as the Spanish Refugee Relief Campaign. These files include the organization's official reports, correspondence, pamphlets, broadsides, photographs, and publicity material, as well as several scrapbooks of news clippings.
South Africa Divestment Records, 1972-1987
5 linear feetSophie Wilkins papers, 1930s-2003
17.22 linear feetSociety for the Prevention of Crime records, 1878-1973
71 boxesPapers of the Society, including correspondence among the officers and directors of the Society, memoranda, reports, legal papers, minutes, financial records, radio scripts, clippings, scrapbooks, comic books, and a subject file of pamphlets and clippings on all aspects of crime prevention. Also, an extensive history of the Society.
Society for Classical Studies records, 1868-2018
50.5 linear feetDocumentary forms include correspondence, manuscripts, minutes, documents, financial records, membership records, photographs, and printed materials. Topics in the records include publications; Secretary's Office; Treasurer's Office; Membership; Officers, Directors, committees; Outside Persons and Organizations; Presses; and Programs, Placement and Meeting Sites. In addition, there are three scrapbooks (1869-1903) and one record book which contain minutes of the Society for Classical Studies meetings and sessions dating from 1868 to 1881.