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Records created by faculty involved in EPIC, the organization for emeritus professors at Columbia University. Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, lectures, events material, oral history releases and related material, membership lists, and a chronology of the group. There are groupings of files created by EPIC heads Sam Devons, Chauncey Olinger and Ene Servit. Sam Devons also left behind files of Advisory Board of Faculty House and University Seminars, which are included in this collection. Records date between 1970s and 2020s, but the bulk of the material dates from the 1990s to the 2010s.

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Albrecht-Carrié, René, 1904-1978

These papers include the manuscripts of his fourteen books on European history, his research notes, manuscripts and printed copies of his many articles, lectures, contributions to books, and other notes. There is also some correspondence relating to his writings. In addition there are 16 letters from Albrecht-Carrié to Professor Stephen Koss, discussing University matters and international affairs.

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Anderson, Henry J (Henry James), 1799-1875
The Henry J. Anderson Papers consist of some 400 personal letters spanning the adult life of Henry James Anderson. The majority of the correspondences are between Anderson and his wife, Fanny Da Ponte. There are also letters to and from various family members including his father in-law, Venetian librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte.
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Barger, Harold

The general correspondence in the collection deals with Barger's dissertation and writings in the area of economics. Of note are letters from John Maynard Keynes, Dennis Robertson, and Wesley C. Mitchell; correspondence with chairman and other departmental faculty members concerning research and other departmental activities; and correspondence with foreign scholars concerning research.

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Barnett, A. Doak
The Arthur Doak Barnett Papers consist of personal and professional documents created and amassed by a leading scholar and government advisor on United States-China policy and relations in the 20th century. Barnett wrote, co-authored, or edited more than 20 books on China and Asia. His papers chronicle his academic, reporting, and government careers, plus his writings and travels throughout Asia and China from the 1940s through the 1990s.
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Barnouw, Adriaan Jacob, 1877-1968

Correspondence, manuscripts, speeches, and articles of Barnouw. There is little correspondence in the collection and only a few manuscripts, but a large file of Barnouw's published articles and reviews is included in the papers. In addition, there are incomplete sets of two publications that Barnouw edited, WEEKLY REVIEW (1919-1921) and the NETHERLAND-AMERICA FOUNDATION MONTHLY LETTER (1924-1948, 1954-1961). Several old Dutch documents which had been collected by Barnouw are also in the collection. There is one folder of letters and documents relating to the Frisian Freedom movement during the later years of World War II. Also, Barnouw's manuscript of THE PAGEANT OF NETHERLANDS HISTORY transferred from Authors' Manuscripts Collection.

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Bartók, Béla, 1881-1945

The collection consists of three manuscripts by Bela Bartok, 1940-1943. These manuscripts totalling approximately 2,170 pages are as follows: 1) Romanian Folk Music - Vol. 1 Instrumental Melodies, Vol. 2 Vocal Melodies, Vol. 3 Texts; 2) Turkish Folk Music; and 3) Serbo-Croatian Table of Materials. Also, a small group of letters by Bartók and other concerning his association with Columbia University.

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Beckhart, Benjamin Haggott, 1898-1976

Correspondence, memoranda and reports on the controversy surrounding the forced retirement of Benjamin Beckhart. The collection consists of the files of three Columbia professors involved in the case: Harold Barger, professor of economics and Robert K. Webb, professor of history, who were chairmen of the Columbia chapter of the American Association of University Professors, 1959-1964 and 1964-1965, respectively; and Arthur Robert Burns, professor of economics, a member of the Committee on Conference of the University Council, which advised the President on matters of tenure, dismissal and retirement. Included is the correspondence of Beckhart, Barger, Burns, Webb, President Grayson Kirk, Courtney C. Brown, Dean of the School of Business, Harry M. Jones, professor of law, other Columbia faculty and officials of the national office of the AAUP. The reports and memoranda are chiefly those issued by the Committee on Conference.

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Beeson, Jack, 1921-2010
Jack Beeson (1921-2010) was a noted twentieth-century American composer, professor of composition, and the chair of the Columbia University Department of Music from 1968 to 1972. The collection includes scores, correspondence, subject files, scrapbooks, datebooks, drafts of written works, biographical materials, programs, and audio and audiovisual recordings.
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Bernstein, Theodore M. (Theodore Menline), 1904-1979

Correspondence, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism course notes, and printed materials. The papers deal with his books, the courses that he taught at the School of Journalism, and his "Winners & Sinners" department (correct English usage) at THE NEW YORK TIMES.