Collection ID: 13873955 UA#0005

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Columbia University. Archives
Extent:
25.54 linear feet and 108 bound volumes and 12 document boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Faculty Meeting Minutes; Box and Folder or Volume Number, University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Background

Scope and Content:

This collection contains the recorded minutes from the different faculty meetings: from the representative University Council to the individual schools (Columbia College, Engineering, Journalism, Law, etc.). Faculty meeting minutes include information on admissions, the academic calendar, curricular changes, faculty appointments and leaves, student petitions, fellowships, grants, prizes, and graduation requirements among other topics. Unfortunately, this collection is not complete. Additional minutes can be found in the record collections of the different faculties. For example, there is complete set of the minutes of the Faculty of Columbia College in the Columbia College records. Similarly, the minutes of the Seth Low Junior College and the minutes for the New York School of Social Work can be found in their respective collections.

Biographical / Historical:

The Faculty Meeting Minutes have been collected by Columbiana curators and University Archives staff over the years. For information about the different faculties, see the series descriptions.

Processing information:

This collection was processed by Joanna Rios. Finding aid written by Joanna Rios in May 2019.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in nine series.

Accruals:

Additions are expected.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

All administrative records of the University are restricted for 25 years from the date of creation.

This collection is located on-site.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

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:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Faculty Meeting Minutes; Box and Folder or Volume Number, University Archives, Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
CONTACT:
(212) 854-5590
rbml@library.columbia.edu