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RBML Office Files, 1917-2022

176.26 linear feet 274 document boxes and 62 record cartons 54 Volumes 54 reading room ledger books
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This collection contains the administrative records of the Rare Book and Manuscript Library, from its days as the Department of Special Collections to the present.

Carnegie Council on Ethics & International Affairs records, 1844-2008

534 linear feet 1069 manuscript boxes
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Correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial records, publications, notes, subject files, awards, speeches, reports and audiovisual materials document work by the Church Peace Union, its successors Council on Religion in International Affairs and Council on Ethics and International Affairs, and related organizations such as the World Alliance for International Friendship Through the Churches. The first installment of the CCEIA archival materials came to the RBML in 1974, with numerous additions over the years. A major addition in 1982 contained primarily the records of the Board of Directors and their semi-annual meetings, as well as the various programs and institutes of the Council, for the years 1972-1982, along with selected 1930s materials. 1986 addition contains presidential correspondence files, minutes of the Board of Trustees and committees, special projects, programs and conferences files, and the business and editorial files of "Worldview". Correspondents include John Foster Dulles, Jane Addams, Fiorello La Guardia, and Paul Tillich. 1990 and 2000 additions includes files of CCEIA presidents and vice presidents, paper and audiovisual materials on Merrill House Conversation Programs; Educational programs; International Monetary Fund/Lecture series; The Annals Of The Academy Of Political & Social Science; Washington Consultations; Colloquia for the Clergy; Church State Project; Asian Development & The Carribean Initiative; Korea: Year 2000 Project; fundraising files, printed materials and files of the Department of Publications.

Laurance S. Rockefeller photographs, Albums, RG 2, 1910-1990s

40.57 Cubic Feet 116 containers
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From an early age, Laurance S. Rockefeller (LSR) was an avid photographer, and his photograph collection reflects this appreciation, along with the broad range of his activities and interests. The LSR Photographs collection is sorted into several component groupings, loosely based on format, storage location (home or office), or use (e.g., Photo Reference files), at the time his collection was arranged and catalogued.

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Ronald G. Becker collection of Charles Eisenmann photographs, 1836-1960

12 linear ft.
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More than one thousand photographs of 19th century sideshows and circuses, most by photographer Charles Eisenmann or his successor Frank Wendt, the remainder by unknown photographers. Most of the photographs depict the physical abnormalities of humans and animals featured at these shows. Subjects include P.T. Barnum, the P.T. Barnum Firm (Barnum and Bailey Circus), and Tom Thumb. Also included are Becker's research notes, an 1865-1868 run of The New York Clipper (forerunner of Billboard Magazine), and various print (broadsides and posters) and non-print circus memorabilia.
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0002: Fedor Jeftichew with rifle Box 1

Department of Chemical Engineering records, 1961-1981

12.3 Linear Feet 26 manuscript boxes, 7 half manuscript boxes
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Records of the Department of Chemical Engineering from its establishment until 1981. Includes information regarding teaching and faculty research and involvement as well as departmental administrative information.
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The Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection Archives, 1900-2013 (bulk dates: 1952-1988)

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These papers comprise a portion of the Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection. (The rest of the collection is housed with the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books and the Museum's Library). The Silverman Collection was built and organized by scholar Jon Hendricks starting c. 1977, working with collectors Gilbert and Lila Silverman. It grew into one of the world's largest collections of artwork, documentation, and published materials related to Fluxus, an international network of artists based primarily in New York in the 1960s and '70s, and particularly to its founder, George Maciunas (1931-1978). These papers contain documentation, artifacts, and artworks gathered by Hendricks for the Collection, as well as the administrative records produced in the process. The collected records include correspondence between artists, ephemera, documentation of Fluxus plans and events, as well as much material from the studio/estate of George Maciunas. The created records include correspondence, exhibition loan files, publication files, and other administrative documents.
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Luciano Rebay collection of Giuseppe Ungaretti, 1964-1970, bulk 1927-1989

2.1 Linear Feet 1 record storage carton; 1 document box; 1 large folder of photographs in Mapcase 15/B/1
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Rebay and Ungaretti were close friends. Rebay held the first endowed Ungaretti chair of Italian literature and assembled this collection of recording and files.

Meyer Schapiro papers, 1919-2006

400 linear feet 339 document boxes; 53 record storage cartons; 23 small flat boxes (15 inch depth); 16 medium flat boxes (21 inch depth); 3 card file boxes
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This collection encompasses the professional, personal, and artistic life of art historian Meyer Schapiro.
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Language and Culture Archive of Ashkenazic Jewry, 1949-1997

129 linear feet 238 document boxes 21 flat boxes 24 card file boxes. Boxes B79, B80, B81, 213 and 215 do not exist.
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A collection of materials related to the research project of the Language and Culture Atlas of Ashkenazic Jewry (L.C.A.A.J./LCAAJ) produced from 1949 to 1997. The project was spearheaded by Columbia University's Yiddish department and the primary researchers involved in the project were Uriel Weinreich, Marvin (Mikhl) Herzog, Mordkhe Schaechter, Vera Baviskar, Robert Neumann, and Ulrike Kiefer. The materials include administrative records, fieldwork and research notes, materials relating to the publication of the second and third volume of the Atlas, as well as other research materials of Uriel Weinreich, and materials related to the publication of The Field of Yiddish. The materials are primarily in English, Yiddish and German.
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C.L.R. James Institute records, 1932-2003, bulk 1983-1999

20 linear feet 45 boxes
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The C.L.R. James Institute was founded by Jim Murray to document the writing and influence of James and his circle