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William H. Walter and George W. Walter Papers, 1844-1912; 1957-1967

2 linear feet
William H. Walter and his son, George W. Walter were mid to late 19th Century composers of devotional music that was used primarily in the Episcopal or Anglican faith. This collection primarily contains sheet music of hymns, canticles, and other forms of service music.
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Columbia University Archives

Historical subject files, 1810s-2022, bulk 1968-1972

182.23 linear feet
The Historical Subject Files Collection documents Columbia University history and related topics from 1754 to the present. The collection includes articles, booklets, clippings, correspondence, memoranda, non-photographic images, notes, pamphlets, posters, press releases, programs and reports.
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Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Frederic Mayer Bird papers, 1846 -- 1910

1.25 linear feet
Frederic Mayer Bird (1838-1908) was an Episcopal priest, army chaplain, college professor, UTS alumnus, and editor from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The collection contains correspondence and writings related to hymnology and hymnody.
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Series 2: Writings, 1846 -- 1910 0.5 linear feet

from newspapers and hymnals, some of which have been annotated.

This series contains writings by and about Bird and writings by and about others. The former includes unbound galley proof copies of Hymns for the Use of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and Songs of the Spirit, as well as some of his newspaper publications. The latter includes samples of publications and research into the work of other scholars and practitioners of hymns. There are also many clippings from newspapers and hymnals, some of which have been annotated.

C.V. Starr East Asian Library

The Tharchin Collection, 1901-1975, bulk 1923-1963

7.58 linear feet

The Tharchin Collection consists primarily of correspondence, publications and drafts, photographs, daybooks and financial accounts, and autobiographical materials. The geographic coverage of the collection spans both sides of the Himalayas, in particular, the activities of intellectuals, officials, missionaries, and other historical figures in India, Sikkim, and Tibet.

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Columbia University Archives

Central Files (Office of the President records), 1890-1984

927 linear feet
Central Files is composed chiefly of correspondence sent and received between Columbia University administrators and other University officers, faculty, and trustees, as well as correspondence sent and received between University administrators and individuals and organizations from outside the university.
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Ward, Frank E., file, 1903-1909. [1 Folder], 5/1903-9/1909 Box 676, Folder 11

acquisition of hymnals for the chapel, and the management of the chapel choir. Includes correspondence with

Correspondence between Frank E. Ward, chapel organist in St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University, and the president and secretary of the University. Correspondence relates to his appointment, the acquisition of hymnals for the chapel, and the management of the chapel choir. Includes correspondence with University president Nicholas Murray Butler, in which Ward responds to Butler's comments regarding chapel services

  1. Series I: Central Files, 1895-1971
  2. Subseries I.2: Personal Names, 1890-1971
Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Hubert H. Harrison papers, 1893-1927

23.5 linear feet
The papers of Hubert Harrison, the brilliant and influential writer, orator, educator, critic, and political activist in Harlem during the early decades of the 20th century.
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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

L. Carrington Goodrich papers, 1890-1991

11 linear feet

Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, notes, notecards, journals, diaries, photographs, slides, memorabilia and printed materials documenting Goodrich's career in the field of Chinese language and history, as well as materials on the cultural affairs of twentieth century China. Among the cataloged correspondence are Joseph Alsop, Pearl S. Buck, Norman Cousins, Philip C. Jessup, H.H. Kung, Owen Lattimore, and Nathan Pusey. Part of the collection is arranged in Goodrich's alphabetical subject/name file and the remainder is arranged alphabetically. The correspondence is from colleagues, students, business associates, friends, etc. The subject files are on a variety of topics concerning China, the Far East, printing, medicine, the arts, and technology; material on the Chinese Civil Service Examination; associations, schools, foundations, missions and their work in the Far East.

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Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Nelson Glenn McCrea papers, 1893-1942

1.25 linear feet

Papers of McCrea containing manuscripts of his addresses and essays on classical themes and on specific Latin authors including Cicero, Horace, and Lucretius. There is an unpublished book manuscript in various stages of completition entitled "Cicero as Philosopher." Letters to McCrea from Nicholas Murray Butler, Gonzalez Lodge, Frank A. Patterson, and Ernest G. Sihler, dealing with university and academic matters. In addition to some family documents and photographs of McCrea, there are twelve folders of essays and themes written for Columbia College classes by a relative, Robert Glenn McCrea, who received his A.B. degree in 1896. Also a group of term papers submitted to McCrea, a grade book for Latin courses, and exam questions prepared by McCrea for M.A. and Ph.D. candidates.

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Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary

Elwood G. and Donald G. Tewksbury papers, 1872 -- 1959

2.5 linear feet
Elwood G. Tewksbury was a missionary and college teacher in China. He and his wife and two sons, Donald G. and Malcolm G. Tewksbury, were besieged in the British legation during the Boxer Rebellion. Donald George Tewksbury later became a professor of Comparative Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Malcom Gardner Tewksbury authored two textbooks on speaking Chinese. The collection contains clippings and correspondence documenting Elwood Tewksbury's ordination, missionary activities in China, and role in the Boxer Siege of Peking in 1900, as well as papers of his sons relating to China.
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