Architectural drawings (no longer in current use by Facilities Management), transferred to the Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library from the Dept. of Facilities Management pertaining to proposals, construction, alteration and addition of properties formerly used or owned, and buildings demolished or still extant. The dates of the materials span 1895 to today. The drawings include plans showing the heating and ventilation systems, electrical and plumbing details, and some original construction materials. Some of the buildings represented in this collection are: Avery Hall; Earl Hall; St. Paul's Chapel; Teachers College; Low Library; Ferris Booth; and Uris Hall, as well as details of fences; steps; statues; and bronze railings. Some of the architects hired by the University include McKim, Mead & White, Howells & Stokes, James Gamble Rogers, and Allen & Collens, as well as builder and architect R. Guastavino Co. who was responsible for the domes and vaults of St. Paul's Chapel, Earl Hall, and the Van Amringe Memorial
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Columbia University Faculty Photographs collection, 1938 5.5 linear feet
Arranged alphabetically, these individual portraits of Columbia University faculty members are black and white images mounted on heavy cardboard with the name of the individual typed underneath the image. Names that begin with L-M-N-O-P and Q are missing from this collection.
Columbia University Founding Anniversaries Collection, 1837-2004 5.42 linear feet
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, calendars, posters and other printed matter, memorabilia including textiles, such as banners and t-shirts that document and commemorate the anniversary celebrations of Columbia University.
Columbia University historical recordings, 1902-1985 18.13 linear feet
An artificial collection of phonograph records, reels of audio tape recordings, and motion picture films recording a variety of Columbia University academic and extra-curricular activities and events such as lectures; speeches, some at award ceremonies; commencement; installation of Nicholas M. Butler and Dwight D. Eisenhower as presidents of the university; King George VI of England during his visit, 1939; speech of England's Queen Mother, Elizabeth in 1954; homecoming; football, the band; academic and alumni conferences; and radio programs under the auspices of Columbia. Many of the recordings are of Eisenhower. Other prominent personalities include John Foster Dulles, Herbert Hoover, Isidor Rabi, Eleanor Roosevelt, John R. Dunning, and the Shah of Iran.
Columbia University in World War I Collection, 1914-1970 8.92 linear feet
Columbia University in World War II collection, 1933-1975 32.02 linear feet
Columbia University Libraries Library Survey, 1956-1957 8 linear feet
The questionnaires, replies and tabulation summaries of a survey of Columbia University Libraries users conducted in 1956. This survey of students, faculty, staff and alumni was part of the larger study of Columbia University's educational program which was issued by the President's Committee on the Educational Future of the University under the title: THE EDUCATIONAL FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY, 1957
Columbia University Manuscripts Collection, 1655-1912 4.59 Linear Feet
Autograph letters, official and private documents, and accounts, which were previously mounted in eleven volumes. Most of these relate to Columbia University or people associated with the University.
Columbia University Media collection, 1930s-2010s 17.56 linear feet
The Media Collection consists of audio cassettes, reel-to-reel tapes, phonograph recordings, video cassettes, vinyl record albums, 8mm film and other audio and visual media collected over the years by curators of the Columbiana Collection and staff of the University Archives.
Columbia University miscellaneous records, 9999 22 linear feet
Materials from different collections.