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Edith Elmer Wood papers, 1900-1943
72 manuscript boxesEdith Elmer Wood (1871-1945) was a US housing reformer. As lobbyist, writer, and government consultant, she helped define New Deal housing policy. After graduating from Smith College in 1890, she wrote fiction and undertook settlement house work before launching her influential, life-long career in housing reforms. The bulk of the collection is letters but other kinds of material is included, such as drawings, blueprints, manuscripts, maps, photographs, pamphlets, news clippings and hotel receipts.
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Columbia University Library Office files, 1890-1998
48.37 linear feetThe office files of the University Librarian's Office of Columbia University Libraries, 1889-1948, are composed is composed chiefly of correspondence sent and received between Columbia University Librarians, library staff, Columbia University administrators, and outside individuals and organizations, as well as related reports, budgets, as well as related reports, budgets, and administrative material concerning the history of the library.
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Industrial Management Seminar Box ii.251
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- Industrial Management Seminar
Bureau of Applied Social Research records, 1938-1977
168 Linear FeetProject materials, including reports, monographs, books, articles, Masters essays, Doctoral dissertations, foreign publications, administrative records, correspondence, minutes and audio-visual materials.
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The Industrial Manager: Career, Attitudes and Aspirations. Albert E. Gollin, 1961 Box 127, Folder b-0700
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- The Industrial Manager: Career, Attitudes and Aspirations. Albert E. Gollin, 1961
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[Responses of 179 middle management executives were coded for a statistical description of their past, current and expected occupational status and their attitudes toward these positions. Questionnaire included.]
School of Mines and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences records, 1863-2007
20.26 linear feetThe 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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"Columbia Institute for Research in Production and Industrial Management," circa, 1950s Box 2, Folder 1
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- "Columbia Institute for Research in Production and Industrial Management," circa, 1950s
Diplomas and Certificates Collection, 1714-2003, bulk 1800-1959
56.87 linear feetThis is an artificial collection of diplomas and certificates awarded to people associated with Columbia University from its founding as Kings College in 1754. Some diplomas found in this collection were awarded to Columbia-related individuals by other institutions. Also includes certificates presented to individuals and to the University as an institution, usually for honorary purposes. Correspondence directly related to some of these honors can also be found in this collection.
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Columbia University, Turkish Interministerial Productivity Committee and the Industrial Management Development Center, Certificate of Appreciation, 1955 Box 20
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- Columbia University, Turkish Interministerial Productivity Committee and the Industrial Management
Alexander Erlich papers, 1953-1985
0.42 linear feetRegarded by his peers as an expert in the field, Professor Alexander Erlich devoted more than three decades to the study of the economic conditions and policies of the Soviet Union. This collection consists primarily of correspondence, manuscripts, and research notes relating to his work and his career at Columbia University.
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Seymour Melman papers, 1958-1997
64 linear feetManuscripts, notes, conference papers, and printed materials. Included are research files, notes, and other materials used for manuscripts of THE IMPACT OF THE PATENT SYSTEM ON RESEARCH (1958), Study of the Subcommittee on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights of the Committee of the Judiciary United States Senate, 85th Congress, 2nd Session Persuant to S. Res. 236, Study No. 11; OUR DEPLETED SOCIETY (1965); PENTAGON CAPITALISM (1970); THE PERMANENT WAR ECONOMY (1974); PROFITS WITHOUT PRODUCTION (1983). The development of a military industry and federal policy in the U.S. is recorded in THE MILITARY ECONOMY (1981), a 2 volume, unpublished collection of New York Times articles that traces war economy from 1865 to 1981. THE PEACE RACE (1962) research papers record the national debate on military policy under President Kennedy. The research papers for IN THE NAME OF AMERICA (1968) report violations of the laws of war by the U.S. in Vietnam. There are also conference papers and related materials documenting efforts to implement demilitarization and economic conversion
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Leonard R. Sayles papers, 1950-1962
6 boxesThis collection contains research work which formed the basis of two of Sayles' books, The Local Union and Behavior of Industrial Work Groups. The collection includes interviews, case studies, and observation analyses.
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Central Files (Office of the President records), 1890-1984
927 linear feetCentral 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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Livingston, Robert Tevoit, files, 1947-1957., 10/1947-6/1957 Box 412, Folder 11 to 14
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- tour of engineering schools in order to study their curricula and to promote industrial management and
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Correspondence between Robert Tevoit Livingston, executive officer of the Department of Industrial Engineering at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Includes correspondence with the dean of the School of Engineering. The records consist of correspondence and budgets relating to the Department of Industrial Engineering. Also, records regarding the field of industrial operations and Livingston's professional activities. Includes copies of a number of papers and pamphlets authored by Livingston. Also includes letters from Livingston regarding relations between the School of Engineering and Columbia College and the appointment of deans for Columbia College, the School of General Studies, and the School of Engineering
Angell, James W. files, 7/1947-6/1955 1947-1955., 7/1947-6/1955 Box 409, Folder 7 to 9
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- regarding a proposed institute for research in industrial management at the University; and correspondence
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Correspondence between James W. Angell, acting executive officer of the Department of Economics at Columbia University, and high level University administrators. Angell also served as chairman of the Informal Committee on University Salaries and the Committee on Instruction of the Faculty of Political Science. Correspondence relates to the department, the Faculty of Political Science (ca. 1952-1953), and a variety of other University-related subjects. Topics related to the Department of Economics include: enrollment, budgeting, lectures, faculty appointments, faculty affairs, funding for the department, and facilities. Includes departmental budgets. Topics related to the Faculty of Political Science include: the evaluation of departments, faculty appointments, faculty affairs, departmental budgeting, relations between the Faculty and the University administration, and faculty personnel policies. Includes a statement regarding academic freedom that was submitted to the administration by the faculty in May, 1953.
Kirk, Grayson L., files, 10/1959-5/1969 Box 675, Folder 1 to 22
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- Research in Industrial Management (November, 1950), and a report regarding the proposed affiliation between
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Correspondence between Grayson L. Kirk and high level administrators at Columbia University. Also includes correspondence with trustees, alumni, faculty members, and the public. Other records include: reports, proposals, press releases, and speeches. Kirk held numerous appointments at Columbia including provost, vice president and provost, and president. Records dating from 1947 through 1949 relate to Kirk's terms as acting director of Columbia's School of International Affairs, executive director of the European Institute, chairman of the University Committee on the United Nations, associate provost, and provost.
Percy and Harold D. Uris papers, 1901-2003
277.5 linear feetThis collection primarily contains materials related to Percy and Harold Uris and their real estate businesses. Correspondence, financial records, and estate papers document the professional and personal lives of the brothers and their wives. The bulk of the business records are from their properties at 380 Madison Avenue and 300 Park Avenue. There is limited information about the other Uris properties and Uris Building Corporation. Finally, the collection contains records from the Uris Brothers Foundation, Inc about the family's philanthropic endeavors.
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11.1.1. Subject Files, 1953-1996, 1973-1997
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- , management companies, unions, and government agencies show the costs involved in operating these rental
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Correspondence, publications, proposals, contracts, insurance papers, and other materials for numerous corporate entities and the issues affecting their operation of several Uris properties. The correspondence and agreements with insurance companies, professional organizations, Con Edison, service industry, management companies, unions, and government agencies show the costs involved in operating these rental properties. There are several files on compliance with New York City, New York State, and Federal building regulations on asbestos, fire safety, emergency lighting, employees, exterior walls, and heating and cooling. Also included are bulletins, statistics, pamphlets reports, and other information about electric rates, labor costs, legal matters, and rental fees. Besides these documents, the series has employee directories, blank forms, insurance papers, old tenant lists, schedules, and miscellaneous materials used by Uris employees. Furthermore, there are records on the renovations of 380 Madison Avenue and 300 Park Avenue by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.