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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration records, 1943-1949

103 Reels
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The reports and correspondence relating to UNRRA were arranged according to the nine administrative divisions of that organization that generated the documents: Bureau of Administration (26 reels); Office of the Diplomatic Adviser (4 reels); Office of the Director General (20 reels); Office of the Economic Adviser (4 reels); Office of Far Eastern Affairs (9 reels); Office of the General Counsel (19 reels); Office of the Historian (16 reels); Office of Public Information (1 reel); and Secretariat Executive Office (3 reels). Within each division, subsidiary bodies are typically separated into subject and country files.

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Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives : Taliesin Fellowship talk transcripts and audio recordings, 1948-1956

6 manuscript boxes
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"Talk to the Taliesin Fellowship" was a regular lecture series at Taliesin where Wright addressed the fellows and apprentices on a range of philosophical and personal topics. The collection consists of transcripts and audio recordings of those talks as well as additional talks given by Wright to various public audiences.
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Pulitzer Prizes collection, 1917-2017

408 linear feet
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This is the collection of Pulitzer Prizes winning exhibits and books from 1917 through 2017. In 2012 the Pulitzer Prizes switched from the bulky exhibits to an online system of submittal and judging.
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Sir Robert G.A. Jackson papers, 1945-1983, bulk 1945-1947

1.5 linear feet
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This collection documents the work of Sir Robert G.A. Jackson, a UN administrator and development expert, as senior deputy director-general of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) from 1945 to 1947.
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Carnegie Corporation of New York records, circa 1872-2015

3000 linear feet
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Minutes, correspondence, annual reports, press releases, financial records, photographs, memorabilia, audiovisual, digital and printed materials document the philanthropic activities and administration of the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The collection is actively growing, primarily through regular document transfers from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Andrew Carnegie's biographical information and personal philanthropic activity can be found in Series VII. In addition, his pre-1911 gifts, most notably his donations for libraries and church organs, can be found on microfilm (Series II), in the Home Trust Company Records (VI.A), and Financial Record Books (I.C.1). Grant files (Series III.A), which comprise the bulk of the collection) provide information on projects and institutions founded, endowed or supported by the Corporation. The Special Initiatives series (Series IV) contains the records of task forces, commissions and councils, formed by the Corporation mostly during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s to address specific issues. The Corporation's records include those of other Carnegie philanthropic organizations (Series VI), including the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Home Trust Company, both of which shared staff, officers, and office space with the Corporation for a period of time.

Philip Whalen papers, 1941-1979

8.34 linear feet
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Papers of Philip Whalen, American poet, novelist, and Zen Buddhist associated with the Beat Generation and the San Francisco Renaissance.
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Graduate School of Journalism Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards Videos, 1960s-2018

65 linear feet
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This collection consists of videos and audio cassettes related to the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards for broadcast journalism sponsored by the Graduate School of Journalism. Videos and tapes date from the late 1960s to the early 2000s.
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Bradley Commission on History in Schools Records, 1982-1992

9 linear feet
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The Bradley Commission on History in Schools Records contain the commission's administrative records and materials related to the process of creating and sharing guidelines for elementary and secondary school history education in the United States from 1982-1992. Many of these materials were created by Elaine Wrisley Reed, administrative director, Kenneth Jackson, chair, and the sixteen members of the commission. They include files related to the planning, staffing, and funding of the commission as well as correspondence and meeting minutes. The papers also contain surveys the commission drafted and distributed to teachers to collect data for the project. Teachers were surveyed on the history requirements at their school, the obstacles they faced, and recommendations to improve their field. The results of those surveys and the commission's conclusions are documented with drafts and final versions of two publications, as well as videos and other materials from two associated conferences.

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Lecture notes collection, 1817-1969, bulk 1877-1913

9.92 linear feet
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Lecture notes taken by Columbia University students. Collection includes notes of lectures given by prominent Columbia professors such as Charles F. Chandler, John W. Burgess, Herbert L. Osgood, Paul Oskar Kristeller, and George E. Woodberry.
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Gary Y. Okihiro papers, 1939-2018

65.5 linear feet
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Manuscripts, correspondence, notes, research files, lectures, essays, papers, dissertations, teaching materials, and audio visual materials produced and used by Gary Y. Okihiro during his academic life.
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