Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Alpern, Andrew
- Extent:
- 43 items and (In 29 folders)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Andrew Alpern Collection of Indentures on Vellum; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
43 documents on vellum.
Manuscript Documents on vellum-- primarily land transactions and related documetns. Thirteen of the documents pertain to the history of blocks of land in what is now Greater London. These particular documents include maps showing the particular lot and dwelling named in the legal transactions, as well as roads and sewer lines, etc. There is also an 18th century Persian document.
- Acquisition information:
- 2011-2012-M103: Source of acquisition--Andrew Alpern. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--3/29/2012.
- Processing information:
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located on site.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Andrew Alpern Collection of Indentures on Vellum; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu