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Columbia College A.B. Theses Collection, 1878-1905

32.25 linear feet
Abstract Or Scope
This collection consists of the undergraduate theses admitted for graduation by students of Columbia College from 1878 to 1905.
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Félix Candela architectural records and papers, 1950-1984

1876 drawings
Abstract Or Scope
Felix Candela (1910-1997) was a Spanish-born architect and engineer who gained a worldwide reputation for designing complex concrete structures, especially thin concrete shell structures, many times involving double curvature (hyperbolic paraboloid). This collection contains materials related to Candela's personal, professional, and academic lives, overarching all periods of his career. Project records document the full range of his work of both his Mexican and American periods. The collection contains extensive correspondence with personal friends, clients, and professional and academic colleagues; a large number of reference files relating to architecture, design, urbanism, technology, sociology, anthropology, and current events, compiled throughout Candela's professional life; architectural drawings and photographs from his work; and writings by and about Candela.
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Barnard Family Papers, 1807-1969, bulk 1850-1911

20 linear feet
Abstract Or Scope
Correspondence, financial records, and legal documents of the Barnard family of Sheffield, Massachusetts. Frederick A. P. Barnard (1809-1889) was President of Columbia College from 1864-1889. His brother John Gross Barnard (1815-1882) was a career officer in the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers who served as a Brevet Major General for the Union during the Civil War. Anna Eliza Barnard was John Gross Barnard's second wife, who raised four children and managed the family's affairs during her husband's last illness, 1879-1882. Augustus Porter Barnard, the son of John G. Barnard and his first wife, was a mining engineer.
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School of Mines and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences records, 1863-2007

20.26 linear feet
Abstract Or Scope
The records in this collection document the founding, growth, and evolution of the School of Mines, later known as the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
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