Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Stanfield, Boris M., 1889-
- Extent:
- 6.5 linear feet and 14 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Boris M. Stanfield papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Clippings, periodicals, and mimeographed materials covering the entire field of economics, with primary emphasis on the labor movement. There is also a great deal of material concerning the Soviet Union.
- Biographical / Historical:
Boris Michael Stanfield was born in Tomsk, Siberia, 1889. He received PhD degree in Political Economy at University (Imperial) of St. Petersburg in 1916. Degree confirmed in 1930 at University of Berlin. He fled USSR following the Bolshevik Revolution in 1920 November and subsequently spent several years in central Europe as a representative for the Harriman banking interests. He became an American citizen in 1937. He joined the Department of Economics at Columbia University in 1931 and continued until his retirement in 1957. He was also a visiting professor in various institutions from 1946 to 1955: French University of New York, University of Hawaii, University of Sao Paulo, and University of Havana.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--Stanfield, Boris M. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1967. Accession number--M-67.
- Processing information:
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/1989.
- Arrangement:
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
- 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
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
This collection has no restrictions.
- 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); Boris M. Stanfield papers; 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