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Frederick William Holls papers, 1880-1903

9 Linear Feet

Letters to and copies of letters, letter books, and miscellaneous papers of (George) Frederick William Holls. There is also an amount of clippings and other miscellanea. The correspondence is with many persons important in the areas of politics and education. The subject content of the letters is international in scope, including such matters as the Suez Canal, the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, the Dreyfus affair, the Hague Peace Conference, Rhodes Scholarships, unification of education in New York State, the St. Louis Exposition, and tenement reform. Among the principal correspondents represented by groups of letters are John Barrett, Nicholas Murray Butler, Henry W. Diederick, Theodor Lange, Hugo Munsterburg, F.J. Odendahl, Theodore Roosevelt, and Carl Schurz.

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Columbia University Archives

Columbia College papers, 1703-1964, bulk 1754-1920

67.08 linear feet
The surviving files of official correspondence, reports, documents, and printed materials of King's College from 1750 to 1784 and Columbia College from 1785 to 1890, as well as Columbia University up to 1964. The King's College era materials include grants, deeds, indentures, lists of governors, leases, accounts, etc. The Columbia College era papers commence with documentation regarding the attempts to revive the college at the end of the American Revolution. In the later period these papers primarily supplement and document the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Governors and the Board of Trustees. Much material was destroyed and scattered in the late 19th century leaving this collection quite incomplete.
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General manuscripts, 1789-2013

41 linear feet

The General Manuscript Collection is an artificial collection of correspondence, diaries, lecture notes, class work, essays, administrative documents, minutes, and other documents collected by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Single items or very small collections are generally classified as part of the general manuscript collection rather than assigned an individual manuscript number. Additionally, small additions to existing RBML manuscript collections may be classified as part of the General Manuscript Collection.

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Avery Drawings & Archives

Arthur T. Sutcliffe Papers, 1838-1962

12.5 linear feet

The collection documents the life and activities of architect Arthur T. Sutcliffe. The collection is made up of four series: Personal Papers, Project Records, George L. Sutcliffe Papers, and Family Papers.

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Frances Perkins papers, 1895-1965

71 linear feet

Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, drafts of speeches, appointment books, subject files, documents, photographs, memorabilia and printed materials. There are notes from her lectures on Sociology at Adelphi College in 1911-1912; papers from 1912-1932, when Perkins served on the Commission for Safety and on the Industrial Commission of New York State; the main body of the material is from the period of her cabinet office, 1933-1945; and some items from her days on the Civil Service Commission, 1946-1953. Also included are personal and family papers.

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Wendy and Richard Pini papers, 1962-2020

37 Linear Feet
Professional papers and original artworks of ElfQuest and other works by Wendy and Richard Pini as a team. The papers contain both published and unpublished artworks and materials from Wendy Pini's childhood days through her work in college, to the success of ElfQuest with Richard Pini.
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Subseries II.2: Stormbringer Animated Film Adaptation Project, circa 1970-1974

in Law and Chaos : The Stormbringer Animated Film Project ; Poughkeepsie N.Y: Father Tree Press

The Stormbringer subseries contains original art and process materials for Wendy Pini's animated film adaptation project of Michael Moorcock's Stormbringer. Wendy Pini began the project in her freshman year of college in 1970 and ended around 1973-1974. A selection of artworks were later published in Law and Chaos : The Stormbringer Animated Film Project; Poughkeepsie N.Y: Father Tree Press; 1987.

  1. Series II: Early Works, 1962-1974

Series II: Early Works, 1962-1974

artworks were later published in Law and Chaos : The Stormbringer Animated Film Project ; Poughkeepsie N.Y

Series consists of original artwork from Wendy Pini's childhood and college days. The Childhood Works subseries includes two artworks by Wendy Pini when she was around 11 years old as a young artist, featuring sketches of Blacky the Horse. The Stormbringer subseries contains original art and process materials for Wendy Pini's animated film adaptation project of Michael Moorcock's Sormbringer. Wendy Pini began the project in her freshman year of college in 1970 and ended around 1973-1974. A selection of artworks were later published in Law and Chaos : The Stormbringer Animated Film Project; Poughkeepsie N.Y: Father Tree Press; 1987.