Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Williamson, Charles C (Charles Clarence), 1877-1965
- Extent:
- 50 boxes and 50 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Charles C. Williamson papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Correspondence of Williamson covering his college years and his positions at Bryn Mawr College, the New York Public Library, the Carnegie Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. A significant portion of Williamson's Columbia University correspondence and memoranda is addressed to or related to Roger Howson, University Librarian from 1926 to 1940. The manuscripts, chiefly typescripts, are concerned with library science and educational topics. Also, clippings and pamphlet files with some related correspondence and typescripts dealing with education and particularly the use of television as a teaching aid.
- Biographical / Historical:
From 1926 to 1943 Williamson served as Director of the Columbia University Libraries and Dean of the Columbia School of Library Service. Upon retirement he remained active in educational circles as a member of the Greenwich Association for the Public Schools and as consultant to the Connecticut Commission for Educational Television.
- Acquisition information:
- Source of acquisition--Williamson, Mrs. C. C. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1965. Accession number--M-65.
- Processing information:
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.
- Arrangement:
Listed and arranged.
- 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
- Subjects:
- Education -- Connecticut -- Greenwich
Academic libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
Education -- Societies, etc
Academic libraries -- Pennsylvania -- Bryn Mawr
Library science
Library education
Library schools
Television in education
College administrators
College teachers
Librarians - Names:
- Bryn Mawr College
New York Public Library
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Rockefeller Foundation
Columbia University. Libraries
Greenwich Association for the Public Schools (Greenwich, Conn.)
Columbia University. School of Library Service
Connecticut Commission for Educational Television
Howson, Roger, 1882-1962
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); Charles C. Williamson 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