Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Primiano, Dwight and Columbia University. Archives
- Extent:
- 0.21 Linear Feet and 1 half-size document box
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and Content:
This collection consists of 14 images in color and in black and white of three charter documents of King's College, now known as Columbia University in the City of New York. It includes the October 31, 1754 charter for King's College; the May 13, 1755 conveyance of land; and the March 14, 1770 confirmation of the grant of land. The parchment documents were photographed by Dwight Primiano in September 2003. The collection includes negatives, prints, slides and color transparencies.
- Processing information:
Collection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in March 2019 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative.
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Columbia University -- History
- Names:
- King's College (New York, N.Y.)
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located onsite.
- 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.
- 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