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Columbia University Archives

War Memorial records, 1984-2008

1 linear foot

This collection consists of materials related to a campaign for a campus war memorial. There are research files to help identify Columbians who died while serving their country. There are also committee files describing the proposals and plans considered over the years.

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Series I: War Memorial records, 1980s-2008

Series I: War Memorial records, 1980s-2008
Memorial Committee. There are the research files related Columbia alumni who lost their lives in conflicts
memorial to honor these alumni changed and evolved.

This series contains the records of two groups: the Undergraduate Remembrance Group and the War Memorial Committee. There are the research files related Columbia alumni who lost their lives in conflicts starting from the American Revolution. And there are the working files of both groups as the plans for the memorial to honor these alumni changed and evolved.

Columbia University Archives

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Collection, 2020

2.42 Linear Feet

A collection of items left by members of the Columbia community, as well as some local community neighbors, in tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following her death on September 18, 2020. The contents include notes, letters, posters, flowers and objects. Also includes 136 digital images of the memorial at Alma Mater as well as at Ginsburg's portrait in the Law School taken by the University Photographer, Eileen Barroso

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Avery Drawings & Archives

Julian Clarence Levi architectural drawings and papers, 1895-1963

16 manuscript boxes
The Julian Clarence Levi collection documents the life and activities of a twentieth century American architect and philanthropist. The collection consists of watercolor study drawings developed while Levi was a student at Columbia University and the École des Beaux Arts; architectural drawings, photographs and records for architectural projects designed and developed in association with his partner Alfred S. Taylor from 1907 until 1962; professional papers from various committees and societies Levi was associated with; personal papers and photographs, including documentation on his family and office, his academic and professional recognitions, public events, travels and social gatherings as a former Columbia alumnus; and various prints and photographs of buildings and European artists collected by Levi throughout his life.
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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Gilmore D. Clarke papers, 1920-1980

7.5 linear feet
This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, documents, subject files, photographs, memorabilia, and printed materials of landscape architect Gilmore D. Clarke, 1892-1982.
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Albert Goldman papers, 1953-1994

225 linear feet

The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, journals, interviews, manuscripts, transcripts, and printed material.

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Seth Low papers, 1870-1930

145 boxes

Correspondence and papers of Low. Both sides of the correspondence are almost intact from 1890 on, with copies of outgoing letters for the two previous decades. There are also four letterpress copybooks, numerous scrapbooks of clippings relating to Low's career and activities, a large number of photographs and other memorabilia, and printed and manuscript copies of many of Low's speeches. Also, contains ten boxes of Annie Low's (Mrs. Seth Low) business and financial correspondence, invitations and regrets, requests for donations, and bills for the period 1914 to 1930.

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Francis T. P. Plimpton papers, 1901-1983

29 linear feet
Professional and personal papers of Francis T. P. Plimpton (1900-1983), an attorney, president of the New York City Bar Association from 1968 to 1970, and member of the American delegation to the United Nations from 1961 until 1980.
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Edward H. Margetson Music Manuscripts, 1917-1962

1 linear feet

Manuscripts of musical scores, memorabilia and photograph. Folder 1 of the collection includes a general index (d. March 1945), photograph, awards, 5 citations, and a biographical sketch. His musical compositions (folders 2-26) are divided in three major categories: sacred and non-sacred vocal music, and musical compositions for instruments. His sacred choruses for mixed voices has been highly praised. His non-sacred vocal music seems to deal with children, nature, and poetic topics; also included are arrangements of Stephen Foster's songs for choruses. Among his musical compositions for instruments are some with Caribbean or West Indian themes

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Quentin Anderson papers, 1935-2003, bulk 1960-2000

19 linear feet
The papers document the life and work of author, Columbia University professor, and literary critic, Quentin Anderson. This collection contains his personal and professional correspondence, his writings and research notes, documentation of his professional involvements, and some personal materials.
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Series IV: Personal Materials, 1937-2003

memorial service held at St. Paul's Chapel on the Columbia University campus are also contained in this

This small series offers some documentation of Anderson's personal academic history, such as transcripts and examination booklets from Columbia University and Harvard University. Materials related to the publication of Emerson and His Legacy, the festschrift celebrating Anderson's professional career, can be found here, as well as a few examples of Anderson's own musings on his personal history and academic interests. Of particular note are the folders which document Anderson's involvement in projects related to the centennial celebration of Kurt Weill, the composer. Weill was a personal friend of the Anderson family as a result of his professional relationship with Anderson's father, Maxwell Anderson, the playwright. Mrs. Thelma Anderson gathered materials related to Quentin Anderson's death in 2003 to include in this collection; those items which include condolence letters to the Anderson family and items from the memorial service held at St. Paul's Chapel on the Columbia University campus are also contained in this series.

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Andrew W. Cordier papers, 1918-1975

160 linear feet
The large collection covers all aspects of Cordier's life. It contains letters, memoranda, reports, cables, printed materials and photographs, mostly pertaining to his tenure at the United Nations and Columbia University.
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