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Columbia University.

 Organization

Found in 13 Collections and/or records:

 Collection

Carl W. Ackerman Papers

Identifier: MSS50039
Abstract

Journalist, educator, and public relations consultant. Correspondence, diaries, speeches and writings, family papers, scrapbooks, clippings, and other papers relating chiefly to Ackerman's career as a journalist and dean of Columbia University School of Journalism.

Dates 1833-1970; Majority of material found within 1931-1956
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William Ralph Bennett Papers

Identifier: MSS85461
Abstract

Physicist, inventor, educator, and author. Topical files, notebooks, records of scientific experiments, research material, correspondence, scientific papers, lecture files, drafts of books with related background and research material, printed matter, and miscellaneous material documenting Bennett's development of the gas laser and other inventions, his academic and professional career, and his authorship of scientific papers and books.

Dates 1922-circa 1998; Majority of material found within 1958-1996
 Collection

Lyman Bryson Papers

Identifier: MSS14241
Abstract Radio and televison broadcaster, author, and educator. Correspondence, diaries, memoranda, articles, lectures, writings, transcripts of broadcasts, subject files, business and financial records, biographical material, appointment books, newspaper clippings, and other papers documenting Bryson's public relations work for the American National Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies following World War I, his subsequent work in adult education, and his role in developing educational...
Dates 1893-1978; Majority of material found within ( 1917-1959)
 Collection

Zbigniew Brzezinski Papers

Identifier: MSS84951
Abstract

Foreign policy advisor, political scientist, educator, and author. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, notes, journal extracts, writings, speeches, lectures, testimony, travel files, interview transcripts, press clippings, photographs, family papers, printed matter, and other material relating primarily to Brzezinski's professional life including his tenure as President Jimmy Carter's national security advisor.

Dates 1798-2017; Majority of material found within 1952-2017
 Collection

James McKeen Cattell Papers

Identifier: MSS15412
Abstract

Educator, editor, and psychologist. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, lectures, articles, notes, financial papers, biographical and genealogical material, family papers, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Cattell's professional and academic affiliations.

Dates 1835-1948; Majority of material found within 1896-1948
 Collection

International Research and Exchanges Board Records

Identifier: MSS80702
Abstract

American service organization sponsoring scholarly exchange programs with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the Cold War era. Correspondence, case files, subject files, reports, financial records, printed matter, and other records documenting participants' personal experiences and research projects as well as the administrative operations, selection process, and collaborative projects of one of America's principal academic exchange programs.

Dates 1947-1991; Majority of material found within 1956-1983
 Collection

Robert Staughton Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd Papers

Identifier: MSS51664
Abstract

Sociologist and educator (Robert Staughton Lynd). Sociologist (Helen Merrell Lynd). Family and general correspondence, writings and lectures, notes, research material, student papers, and miscellaneous biographical and genealogical material chiefly relating to the Lynds' sociological research and writings, especially their study of "Middletown," Muncie, Indiana.

Dates 1895-1968; Majority of material found within 1922-1968
 Collection

Charles Follen McKim Papers

Identifier: MSS32243
Abstract

Architect. Correspondence, letterbooks, memoranda, diary, notes, legal and financial records, sketches, drawings, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to the architectural firm of McKim, Mead, & White, New York, N.Y.

Dates 1838-1929; Majority of material found within 1890-1910
 Collection

Margaret Mead Papers and the South Pacific Ethnographic Archives

Identifier: MSS32441
Abstract Anthropologist, author, and educator. Personal, professional, and family papers, consisting of correspondence, notebooks, organization files, appointment books, writings, teaching and office files, field notes, photographs, and miscellany relating primarily to anthropological and ethnological fieldwork, Mead's association with various universities and other cultural, scientific, and educational institutions, and her interests and activities in the broader areas of race, technological change,...
Dates 1838-1996; Majority of material found within 1911-1978
 Collection

William E. Odom Papers

Identifier: MSS77198
Abstract Army officer and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches and writings, logbooks, subject files, scrapbooks, printed material, family papers, photographs, and other papers pertaining to Odom's military career, particularly his service as military assistant to the assistant to the president for national security affairs, United States Army assistant chief of staff for intelligence, and director of the National Security Agency as well as his work as an authority on national security...
Dates 1913-2008; Majority of material found within 1950-2008
 Collection

Paul Rosenberg Papers

Identifier: MSS84403
Abstract

Physicist. Correspondence, writings, notes, printed matter, graphs, calculations, photographs, and other material relating chiefly to molecular beams research conducted by Rosenberg as a graduate student under the direction of I. I. Rabi at Columbia University from 1936 to 1940, with later material relating to his firm of consulting physicists, Paul Rosenberg and Associates, Pelham, N.Y.

Dates 1934-1953; Majority of material found within ( 1936-1940)
 Collection

Charles H. Townes Papers

Identifier: MSS84413
Abstract

Physicist, astrophysicist, and educator. Correspondence, computation notebooks, technical memoranda and notes, patents, teaching files, astronomical observations, grants and projects, subject files, legal files, speeches, writings, biographical material, awards, printed matter, photographs, digital files, microfilm, and other papers relating to Townes's career beginning in 1948.

Dates 1898-2014; Majority of material found within 1950-2010
 Collection

Herman Wouk Papers

Identifier: MSS83183
Abstract

Author. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, writings, scripts, drafts, journals, and photographs, in both physical and digital formats, documenting Wouk's personal life and career as a best-selling author of fiction and non-fiction. Physical materials also include financial and legal materials, travel files, articles, printed material, and memorabilia. Materials in digital format also include video and audio files.

Dates 1920-2019; Majority of material found within 1934-2019