Guide to the Administrative Papers of the Chancellor Henry Mitchell MacCracken
1884-1910
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Descriptive Summary
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Creator: |
New York University--Chancellor's Office
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Title: |
The Records of the
Henry MacCracken Administration
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Dates: |
1884-1910 |
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Abstract: |
The Records of the Henry M.
MacCracken Administration include the personal papers of MacCracken and have been divided
into nine series containing materials that pertain to MacCracken's activities as vice chancellor
and chancellor of New York University.
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Quantity: |
12.5 linear feet |
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Call Phrase: |
RG
3.0.3
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Biographical Note
The advent of Henry
Mitchell MacCracken as sixth chancellor marked a turning point in the history of New York
University. MacCracken had early been ordained as a Presbyterian Minister, but he already had
cast his lot with higher education. In the late 1860s he had spent a year of study in Germany
where he became acquainted with German practice in the development of graduate study. Based
upon this experience he would eventually stress the importance of adding postgraduate work to
the curriculum in the arts and sciences at New York University.
Since 1880 he had
been Chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pittsburgh).
MacCracken came to New York University as Professor of Philosophy, but in June 1885, he was
appointed Vice Chancellor. The circumstances of his appointment made it clear that the Council
of New York University and especially the acting Chancellor, the Reverend John Hall, were
grooming the newcomer for the Chancellorship, the title of which he assumed in 1891.
As Chancellor of New York University from 1891 until 1910 MacCracken oversaw the purchase
of the University Heights Campus, and the construction of the present day Main Building at
Washington Square. He was also responsible for the reorganization of the Law School, and the
Medical School, the establishment of the Graduate School, the School of Pedagogy, the College
of Engineering, the School of Commerce and the Collegiate Division. In being both clergyman
and educator, MacCracken symbolized the transition of the University from a small educational
operation to one that in scope, organization, and administration laid the basis of the twentieth
century University.
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Scope and Content Note
The records of the Office of President/Chancellor during the administration of Henry
Mitchell MacCracken consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, financial records, printed
material, architectural plans and drawings, newspaper clippings, photographs, and notebooks
pertaining to MacCracken's activities as Vice Chancellor and Chancellor of New York
University, 1884-1910.
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Related Material
at the New York University Archives
Related information concerning Henry
Mitchell MacCracken located within the New York University Archives, can be found in the
Biographical Files and in the Portrait Files of the University Archives. The personal papers of
Henry M. MacCracken from 1852-1910 also belong to the collection of the New York University
Archives.
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Separated Material
Maps, blueprints and diagrams have been removed to drawer 10 of the map case located in
the rear of the Archives. For more information on various buildings of the University Heights
campus, consult the Buildings Collection in the New York University Archives.
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Use Restrictions
There may be some
restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact
New York University Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
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Access Points
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Subject Names: |
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Ashley, Clarence D. |
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Balliet,
Thomas M.
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Biggs, Herman M. |
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Bouton,
Archibald Lewis, 1872-
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Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919 |
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Draper, Anna P. |
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Eliot, Charles W., 1834-1926 |
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Gould, Frank Jay |
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Gould, Helen Miller |
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Gould, Jay, 1836-1892 |
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Haskins, Charles
W.
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MacCracken, Henry Mitchell, 1840-1918 |
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Macdougall, Robert |
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Peabody, Francis |
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Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937 |
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Schiff,
Jacob
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Shaw, Edward R |
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Sihler, E. G.
(Ernest Gottlieb), 1853-1942
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Snow, Charles H. |
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Stokes, James |
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Strong, Josiah |
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Weir, Samuel |
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White, Stanford, 1853-1906 |
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Zucker, Alfred |
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Subject Organizations: |
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Alumni Federation of New York University, Inc. |
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American Book Company |
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American Veterinary College (New York, N.Y.) |
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Association of
American Universities
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Bellevue Hospital |
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Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |
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Chautauqua
Educational System
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Columbia University |
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General Education Board |
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Hall of Fame for Great Americans |
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Harvard University |
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Haskins and Sells |
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Hudson-Fulton Commission |
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Louisiana
Purchase Exposition (1904: Saint Louis, MO)
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McKim, Meade and
White
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New
York University. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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New York
Hemopathic College
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New York
University--Endowments
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New York
University--Trustees
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New York
University. School of Engineering and Science
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New York
University. Loomis Laboratory
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New York
University. School of Law
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New York Columbian Celebration |
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New York University--Administration |
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New York University--Buildings |
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New York University--Faculty |
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New York University--Finance |
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New York University--Presidents |
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New York University.
Carnegie Laboratory
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New York University. College of Engineering |
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New York University. College of Medicine |
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New York University. Council |
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New York University. School of Applied Science |
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New York University. School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance |
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New York University. School of Education |
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New York University. School of Education |
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New York University. School of Medicine |
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New York University. Summer School |
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New York University. Washington Square College of Arts and
Sciences
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New York University. Women's Advisory Committee |
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North American Veterinary College |
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Ohio
Society of New York
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Pan-American Exposition (1901: Buffalo, N.Y.) |
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Paris Exposition |
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Union Theological
Seminary (New York, N.Y.)
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University of the City of New York |
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Meeting Names |
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National Conference on Foreign Policy (Saratoga, N.Y.) |
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Subject Topics: |
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College administrators Selection and
appointment
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Greek letter societies |
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Public relations |
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Scholarships |
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Universities
and colleges Administration
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Universities and colleges Curricula |
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Universities and colleges Finance |
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Universities and colleges Professional
education
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Document Types: |
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Architectural drawings |
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Budgets |
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By-laws |
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Dissertations |
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Notebooks |
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Photoprints |
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Administrative Information
Provenance
The administrative records of Henry Mitchell MacCracken were
transferred from the Chancellor's office of New York University to Gould Memorial Library on
the University Heights campus following the retirement of MacCracken in 1910. The records,
including personal papers of MacCracken, were added to the New York University Historical
Collection, which was housed in the Treasurer Room of the library. With the closing of the
Heights campus in 1973, the Historical Collection was transferred to the Washington Square
campus of the University, where it formed the nucleus of the University Archives.
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Identification of item, date (if
known); The Records of the Henry MacCracken Administration; collection number; box number;
folder number; New York University Archives
, New York University Libraries.
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Container List
The following section contains a
detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Academic Administration
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Scope and Content:
The records relate to the Vice
Chancellor's and Chancellor's office, the University College of Arts and Pure Science, the
University's professional schools (Graduate, Law, Engineering, Medical, Veterinary, Commerce,
and Pedagogy), the Women's Advisory Committee of the School of Pedagogy, and special
programs and facilities.
The Vice Chancellor's and Chancellor's files include
correspondence describing MacCracken's selection of vice chancellor and the proposed selection
of his son John H. MacCracken as his successor, miscellaneous correspondence, and annual
reports. There is very limited documentation concerning the activities of John MacCracken as
syndic or acting chancellor of New York University.
The University College material
includes information about the classics, English and geology departments, and the chemical and
physical laboratories. These files contain correspondence from faculty members, including
Ernest G. Sihler, professor of Classics, Archibald Bouton, professor of English and later dean of
University College, Morris Loeb of the chemical laboratory, and Daniel W. Hering, professor of
Physics. The classics department file also includes two articles by Sihler. The geology
department file describes the search for a successor to John J. Stevenson. Examination questions
pertain to various departments. Material in all folders is arranged in chronological order.
The professional schools files contain material about the Graduate School (Graduate
Seminary), Law School, School of Applied Science (Engineering), University Medical College
(University and Bellevue Medical College), the New York American Veterinary College, the
School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, and the School of Pedagogy. Correspondence,
reports and printed material comprises the documents found for most schools. In 1899, the
chemical and physical laboratories became part of the School of Applied Science. Material for
the two laboratories before and after 1899, however, is found in the University College folders of
the collection. Letters from applicants for faculty positions in the School of Pedagogy are
arranged in alphabetical order; material in all other folders is arranged chronologically.
The Graduate School (Graduate Seminary) records consist of correspondence and reports,
some of which are from John D. Prince, dean of the school, 1895-1902. Theological studies
material includes an 1890 agreement between N.Y.U. and the Union Theological Seminary.
The Law School files include correspondence from Austin Abbott and Clarence D. Ashley,
deans of the schools, 1891-1896 and 1896-1916 respectively. There is limited information about
the Women's Law Class and no material on the Metropolis Law School. (For information on
these subjects, see Records of the Women's Law Class and the Womens Legal Aid Society, and
Records of the Metropolis Law School, in the New York University Archives).
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School of Applied Sciences (Engineering) records include correspondence and reports from
Charles H. Snow, dean of the school, 1899-1930, dating from as early as 1892.
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University Medical College files contain information about the merger between the University
Medical College and the Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1898, the subsequent Loomis
Laboratory lawsuit, and the proposed affiliation with the New York Homeopathic College.
Correspondence from Egbert LeFevre, dean of the school, 1898-1914, and Herman M. Biggs;
financial records and printed material also are included in these files. The financial records
describe the physical facilities of the school and include correspondence with Andrew Carnegie
about the Carnegie Laboratory.
The New York American Veterinary College files
contain correspondence about the establishment of the school, legislation affecting the college's
operation, reports, lists of students, and printed material.
The School of Commerce,
Accounts and Finance records consist of correspondence of Charles W. Haskins, first dean of the
school 1900-1903, and partner in the accounting firm of Haskins and Sells. Many of the
documents, including faculty correspondence, financial information, course descriptions, printed
material, and newspaper clippings, pertain to the establishment of the school.
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School of Pedagogy material provides information about the 1901 controversy over admissions
standards which led to mass faculty resignations. In addition, some documents describe
MacCracken's role as acting dean from 1901 to 1904. There is virtually no information about the
Summer School.
The Women's Advisory Committee material relates primarily to the
operation of the School of Pedagogy, including information about the 1901 controversy, faculty
appointments, courses, and finances. Minute books covering the period 1890 to 1911 provide
much information about the committee's activities.
Special programs/facilities includes
information about the Deems lectures, the Bermuda biological station, various N.Y.U. libraries,
and limited material concerning the Hall of Fame.
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| Vice Chancellor's Office
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Correspondence re Appointment at New
York University
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1884 |
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Annual Report |
1887 |
| Chancellor's
Office
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Folder |
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Date |
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Correspondence |
1892-1910 |
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Art History
(Wallace Wood)
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1895-1909 |
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Astronomy (Edward S.
Holder)
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1900 |
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MacCracken, John H.: possible selection as
successor
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1910 |
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Annual Reports, including Synod's
Committee on Visitation
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1893 |
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Annual Report for 1894 |
1895, Jan. |
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Annual Report for 1897-1898 |
1898 |
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10 |
Annual Report |
1902, Nov. |
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11 |
Annual Report |
1906 |
| University College
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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Faculty Committees:
Curricular matters
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1898-1909 |
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Classics department |
1894, 1901-1904 |
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English
department
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1888, 1904-1909 |
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Geology department |
1899-1909 |
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Physics laboratory |
1888, 1893, 1906-1908,
Undated
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Chemistry department and laboratory |
1893-1909, Undated |
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Other
departments
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1892-1895, 1900, 1904-1907 |
| 2
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Examination questions (misc. fields) |
1886-1888 |
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9 |
Examination questions (misc. fields) |
1889-1906, Undated |
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10 |
Dedication of
University Heights Campus, letters re
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1895 |
| Summer School
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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11 |
Summer School |
1899-1907 |
| Graduate School
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 3
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1 |
Correspondence and papers |
1893-1905, Undated |
| 3
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2 |
Theological studies |
1890-1910 |
| Law School
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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3 |
Correspondence |
1890-1902 |
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4 |
Advertising |
1891-1892 |
| 3
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5 |
Women's Law Class |
1892, Undated |
| 3
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6 |
Printed material |
1867, 1900, 1905-1909 |
| School of Applied Science (Engineering)
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 3
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7 |
Correspondence |
1892-1910, Undated |
| 3
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8 |
Reports |
1895-1909, Undated |
| University Medical College
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 4
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Correspondence and
documents
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1897 |
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2 |
Faculty appointments |
1897 |
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3 |
Faculty appointments |
1898, 1907 |
| 4
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Correspondence and documents |
1883-1899 |
| 4
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Correspondence and documents |
1900-1904 |
| 4
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Statements by MacCracken |
1898 |
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Statements and resolutions by the University Council |
1897-1898 |
| 4
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New York Homeopathic College,
affiliation with
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1904-1905 |
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Egbert LeFevre |
1897-1908 |
| 4
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10 |
Herman M. Biggs |
1899-1904 |
| 4
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11 |
Student Correspondence |
1901-1910 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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Budgets and expense reports |
1891-1908 |
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New
Building
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1897-1904, Undated |
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Carnegie Laboratory: Andrew Carnegie |
1899-1909, Undated |
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Bills |
1899-1900 |
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Miscellaneous correspondence and reports |
1883, 1897-1908 |
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Controversy, printed
material re
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1898 |
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Faculty changes, MacCracken's notes re |
1898? |
| New York American Veterinary College
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 5
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8 |
Correspondence |
1899-1908, Undated |
| 5
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9 |
Legislation and related
correspondence
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1894, 1904-1910 |
| 5
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10 |
Reports |
ca. 1910 |
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11 |
Student lists |
ca. 1900 |
| 5
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12 |
Printed material |
1897-1909, Undated |
| School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
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Charles Waldo Haskins |
1899-1900 |
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2 |
Charles Waldo Haskins |
1900-1902 |
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3 |
Faculty acceptances |
1900 |
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4 |
Unsuccessful faculty applicants |
1900-1901 |
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5 |
General |
1900-1908,Undated |
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Miscellaneous
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1900, 1905-1909 |
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Finances |
1901, 1905-1906 |
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8 |
Courses |
1899-1901, Undated |
| 6
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9 |
Haskins and Sells/Haskins |
1897, 1899 |
| 6
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10 |
Commercial education (flyers) |
1899-1901 |
| 6
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11 |
Newspaper clippings |
1899-1900 |
| School of Pedagogy
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
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Antecedents |
1889 |
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Foundng |
1890 |
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Courses and Faculty |
1900-1904 |
| 7
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Faculty controversy |
1901 |
| 7
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5 |
Administrative
matters
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1891, 1898-1907 |
| 7
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6 |
Protests re resignation of faculty |
1901 |
| 7
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7 |
Board of Education |
1901-1902 |
| 7
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Proposed pedagogical journal |
1901 |
| 7
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9 |
Proposed kindergarten |
1902-1903 |
| 7
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10 |
Proposed pedagogical library |
1902 |
| 7
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11 |
Proposed children's school/farm |
1907 |
| 7
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12 |
Edward R. Shaw (dean, 1894-1901) |
1900-1901 |
| 7
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13 |
Edward F. Buckner |
1900-1901 |
| 7
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14 |
Samuel Weir |
1900-1903 |
| 7
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15 |
F. Montser |
1901-1902 |
| 7
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16 |
Charles H. Judd |
1901-1902 |
| 7
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17 |
L.
E. LaFetra
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1901 |
| 7
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18 |
J. P. Gordy |
1901 |
| 7
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19 |
Robert MacDougall |
1901 |
| 7
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20 |
Thomas M. Balliet: Appointment |
1904 |
| 7
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21 |
Thomas M.
Balliet: Correspondence
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1904-1919 |
| 7
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22 |
Lecturers |
1901-1904 |
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Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 8
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1 |
Applicants and appointees, A-K |
1901-1909 |
| 8
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2 |
Applicants and appointees, M-W |
1901-1909 |
| 8
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3 |
Correspondence |
1900-1906, 1910 |
| 8
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4 |
Petitions |
1901 |
| 8
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5 |
Lists |
1894-1905 |
| 8
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6 |
Finances |
1901-1906 |
| 8
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7 |
Printed Material |
1889-1902, Undated |
| Women's Advisory Committee
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 9
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1 |
Historical notes on,
and excerpts from, minutes of University Council
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1890 |
| 9
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2 |
By-Laws, Annual Reports |
1890-1903 |
| 9
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3 |
General |
1893, 1896-1904 |
| 9
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4 |
Katherine
Bacon Smith
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1893, 1897-1904 |
| 9
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5 |
Emily O. Butler |
1900-1901 |
| 9
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6 |
Anna P.
Draper
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1900-1901 |
| 9
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7 |
Discussion of conditions of
School of Pedagogy
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1901 |
| 9
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8 |
Financial reports |
1901-1910 |
| 9
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9 |
Printed Material |
ca. 1890, Undated |
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 10
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1 |
"Invitation List," address book |
1891 |
| 10
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2 |
Ledger (expenditures and donations) |
1898-1901 |
| 10
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3 |
Minute book |
1890-1899 |
| 10
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4 |
Minute book |
1899-1911 |
| Library
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 11
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1 |
Manuscript account of
origins
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ca. 1909 |
| 11
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2 |
Correspondence, bills, regulations |
1899-1908 |
| 11
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3 |
La Garde Library and purchase of R.
Huebner Library
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1901-1902 |
| American Institute of Christian Philosophy
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 11
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4 |
Papers re agreement
between Institute and New York University; establishment of Deems Lectureship
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1894-1895 |
| 11
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5 |
Correspondence re membership and membership lists |
1892-1897 |
| 11
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6 |
General Correspondence |
1895-1908 |
| 11
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7 |
Activities in connection with Chautauqua System of
Education: Correspondence with George F. Vincent, Josiah Strong, George D. Boardman,
Francis G. Peabody
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1895 |
| 11
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8 |
Arthur James Balfour;
correspondence
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1905 |
| 11
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9 |
Financial reports |
1889-1905 |
| 11
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10 |
Administrative correspondence |
1895-1906 |
| 11
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11 |
Printed Material |
1894-1895 |
| University Biological
Laboratory at Bermuda
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 11
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12 |
University Biological Laboratory at Bermuda (Joint
venture with Harvard University): Correspondence with Charles W. Eliot and C. L. Bristol
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1901-1906 |
| Hall of Fame for Great Americans
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 11
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13 |
Hall of Fame for Great Americans |
1900-1905, Undated |
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| Series II: Finances
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Scope and Content:
Records concerning University finances consist of registrar's reports, fiscal
statements, department budgets, faculty pensions, and student tuition costs, dormitory rentals and
scholarships. Income from gifts and grants indicate the contributions and endowments made
during the period, including support from the General Education Board, a Rockefeller-sponsored
institution. The Gould family records contain extensive correspondence with Helen Miller
Gould, daughter of Jay Gould, concerning scholarships, contributions, and construction at
University Heights, made possible through the generous benefaction of the Gould family.
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| University Finances
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 12
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1 |
University Finances |
ca. 1892-1893 |
| 12
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2 |
Registrar's Reports |
1898-1900 |
| 12
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3 |
Fiscal Statements |
1891-1908 |
| 12
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4 |
College and department expenditures, including salaries |
1892-1910 |
| 12
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5 |
Correspondence with Bursar, Frank A. Fall |
1907-1910 |
| 12
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6 |
Faculty pensions; Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching |
1905-1910 |
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| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 13
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1 |
Tuition (loans and fees) |
1893-1910 |
| 13
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2 |
Dormitory rentals, admission and scholarships |
1896, 1901, Undated |
| 13
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3 |
Correspondence |
1897-1910 |
| 13
|
4 |
John Hall Memorial Scholarship |
1898-1899 |
| 13
|
5 |
Ottendorfer Memorial Scholarship |
1900 |
| 13
|
6 |
Geneva Printing Company Scholarship |
1904 |
| Gifts
and Grants
|
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 14
|
1 |
Printed appeals |
1889-1895 |
| 14
|
2 |
Printed Appeals |
1893 |
| 14
|
3 |
Russell Sage |
1898 |
| 14
|
4 |
Jacob Schiff |
1898 |
| 14
|
5 |
John D. Rockefeller (General Education Board) |
1898-1907 |
| 14
|
6 |
General |
1901, 1902 |
| 14
|
7 |
Andrew H. Green, heirs of |
1903 |
| 14
|
9 |
James Stokes |
1904 |
| 14
|
10 |
Correspondence |
1906-1908 |
| 14
|
11 |
Description of University for promotional purposes; educational side;
business side
|
Undated |
| 14
|
12 |
Proposed Foundation for
American Education
|
Undated |
| Endowments and Trusts
|
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 14
|
13 |
Endowed professorships, trust funds for
special objects; Consolidated Endowment Fund; Sandham Gift
|
1896-1907 |
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 15
|
1 |
Jay Gould |
1892-1893 |
| 15
|
2 |
Frank Jay Gould |
1896-1899 |
| 15
|
3 |
Helen Miller Gould |
1892-1897 |
| 15
|
4 |
Helen Miller Gould |
1898-1899 |
| 15
|
5 |
Helen Miller Gould |
1900-1903 |
| 15
|
6 |
Helen Miller Gould |
1904-1905, 1907/1909Undated |
| 15
|
7 |
Gould Scholarships |
1899 |
| 15
|
8 |
Gould Scholarships |
1902-1904 |
| 15
|
9 |
Financial statements re gifts of Helen Gould |
1900-1904 |
| 15
|
10 |
Miscellaneous bills |
1891-1895,
1900-1901
|
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| Series III: Physical Plant
|
|
Scope and Content:
University
properties at Washington Square and University Heights are the principal concerns in the files on
physical plant. Washington Square material relates to the construction, furnishing, and rental of
Main Building, which was designed by the architect, Alfred Zucker and constructed in 1894.
The files include extensive material documenting the lease agreements on the building between
the University and the American Book Company.
Records concerning the University
Heights property are divided into three categories: real estate, building and construction, and
furnishing and rental.
Real estate material describes the purchase of property from the
Mali and Schwab estates, as well as the Ohio Society's assistance in obtaining property originally
belonging to Loring Andrews. Limited correspondence about the sale or rental of property is
included.
Building construction, furnishing, and maintenance files include internal
memoranda and reports from the building committee, which consisted of members of the
University Council, and correspondence with McKim, Meade and White, the principal architects
at University Heights. MacCracken's correspondence with Stanford White documents the design
of Gould Memorial Library and the Hall of Fame Colonnade. Also included in the records is
correspondence and plans with various contractors and builders of the buildings at University
Heights.
Municipal improvements and services records consist of correspondence
suggesting the desire of the area's residents to improve city services and to establish such cultural
institutions as the Presbyterian church and a branch library. The notebook of the church, minutes
of meetings, and some financial information. Printed material includes flyers for the sale of lots,
as well as programs for the opening day celebrations in 1895.
|
| Washington Square
|
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 16
|
1 |
Plans for construction |
1892-1893 |
| 16
|
2 |
Plans for preserving original University building |
ca. 1892 |
| 16
|
3 |
Sewerage agreement |
1892 |
| 16
|
4 |
McKim, Mead & White |
1892 |
| 16
|
5 |
Rentals |
1893, 1900 |
| 16
|
6 |
Alfred Zucker; American Book Co. |
1894 |
| 16
|
7 |
Alfred Zucker; American Book Co. |
1895 |
| 16
|
8 |
Alfred Zucker; American Book Co. |
1896 |
| 16
|
9 |
Alfred Zucker; Leslie J. Tompkins |
1899-1900 |
| 16
|
10 |
Main Building: Zucker Plans |
ca. 1894 |
| 16
|
11 |
Main Building, Rental of |
1901-1904 |
| 16
|
12 |
Bills |
1889-1891 |
| University Heights
|
| Box |
Folder |
Title |
Date |
| 17
|
1 |
Purchase and sale of
property
|
1892-1908 |
| 17
|
2 |
Summary of purchase and
subscription list
|
1891-1892 |
| 17
|
3 |
Correspondence,
subscription book
|
1892-1905 |
| 17
|
4 |
Members |
1892, Undated |
| 17
|
5 |
Printed material |
1891, 1893 |
| 17
|
6 |
Property taxes |
1893-1902 |
| 17
|
7 |
Schwab estate funding, newspaper
clippings re
|
1906 |
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