Sleeping in the Library
description: Group of students sleeping at a library table, ca. 1970s.
source: Historical Photograph Collection; Box 195; Folder 14 (Student Life - Miscellaneous, ca. 1960-1990s)

Soph-Frosh Rush 1950
description: Crowd of students in front of Butler Library participating in the 1950 Soph-Frosh Rush.
creator: George Zimbel
source: Historical Photograph Collection; Box 199; Folder 32 (SASL-Traditions -Rushes-1950)

Frosh-Soph Tug of War
description: Tug of war for Soph-Frosh Rush taking place in front of Butler Library.
source: Historical Photograph Collection;Box 199; Folder 23 (SASL-Traditions - Rushes, n.d.)

Soph-Frosh Rush
description: Crowd standing in front of Butler Library after the completion of the Soph-Frosh Rush, ca. 1950.
creator: Paul B. Coogan, Columbian
source: Historical Photograph Collection;Box 199; Folder 23 (SASL-Traditions - Rushes, n.d.)

Commencement Procession
description: 18 May 1977 Commencement ceremony. Procession of University Trustees from Butler Library to Low Plaza.
source: Historical Photograph Collection;Box 190;Folder 10 (Events - Commencement - 1977)

Mace Bearer
description: Professor Larkin Farinrolt marches from Butler Library with the mace, in front of President Grayson Kirk, at the 1957 commencement ceremony.
creator: Morton Weinstein
source: Historical Photograph Collection;MS 189;Folder 13 (Events - Commencement - 1957)

Commencement 1957
description: View of Butler Library from Low Library entrance, during the 1957commencement.
source: Historical Photograph Collection;Box 189;Folder 13 (Events - Commencement - 1957)

Commencement 1953
description: 1953 Columbia graduate, holding two children, having his picture taken after the ceremony is over.
source: Historical Photograph Collection;Box 189;Folder 9 (Events - Commencement - 1953)

Craftsmanship Award Winners
description: Group photograph of the 1934 Craftsmanship Award winners with President Nicholas Murray Butler in front of South Hall (Butler Library).
creator: Albert Rothschild
source: Historical Photograph Collection; Box 185; Folder 27(Events - Awards - Craftsmanship Award, 1934)

Craftsmanship Award Presentation
description: President Nicholas Murray Butler handing out a Craftsmanship Award in front of South Hall (Butler Library), 1934.
creator: Albert Rothschild
source: Historical Photograph Collection; Box 185; Folder 27 (Events - Awards - Craftsmanship Award, 1934)

Soph-Frosh Rush
description: Students playing with a very large ball in front of Butler Library as part of the 1947 Soph-Frosh Rush.
creator: Manny Warman, Columbia University
source: Historical Photograph Collection;Box 199; Folder 29 (SASL-Traditions -Rushes-1947)

Photographs of the Members of the Jewish Labor Committee
subject: Green, William, 1870-1952
subject: Dubinsky, David, 1892-1982
subject: Lang, H. (Harry), 1888-
subject: Jewish Labor Committee (U.S.)
description: David Dubinsky (1892-1982), one of the most influential labor leaders of 20th century America. He managed to make his way to the United States in 1911 after escaping while in transit to exile in Siberia. He was being sent there by the Tsarist authorities for participation in the activities and strikes of the bakers' union. During his long political career, he held many high posts (being a prominent member of the Jewish Labor Committee was one of them), took part in the creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), and was one of the founders of the American Labor Party and the Liberal Party of New York.
date: Between 1934 and 1952
language: eng

Letter from David Dubinsky to William Lonsdale Taylor
subject: International Labour Organization
description: David Dubinsky served as president of one of the most powerful American unions, the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, between 1932 and 1966. In this letter, he accepts a position on the International Labor Organization Committee.
creator: Dubinsky, David, 1892-1982
creator: Taylor, William Lonsdale
date: December 18, 1934
language: eng

Music Festival of Allied Nations
description: Program for the Music Festival of Allied Nations, a charity concert that supported the Organization for Rehabilitation through Training (ORT).
creator: American ORT Federation
date: March 18, 1942
language: eng

Herbert Lehman buying benefit tickets from David Dubinsky
subject: Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963
subject: Dubinsky, David, 1892-1982
description: Herbert H. Lehman (1878-1963) giving to David Dubinsky a check for tickets to the benefit of the Committee for Relief and Rehabilitation of Victims of Persecution in Europe. David Dubinsky served as treasurer of the Committee.
date: 1936
language: eng

Letter from Herbert Lehman to David Dubinsky
subject: United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman)
description: David Dubinsky played an important role in many election campaigns in general, and in Herbert H. Lehman’s campaigns in particular.
creator: Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963
creator: Dubinsky, David, 1892-1982
date: July 14, 1947
language: eng

Letter from David Dubinsky to Herbert Lehman
description: Letter from Lehman to Dubinsky about Lehman's possible appointment to the United Nations Social and Economic Council.
creator: Dubinsky, David, 1892-1982
creator: Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963
date: July 18, 1947
language: eng

Telegram from David Dubinsky to Herbert Lehman
description: Telegram from Dubinsky, on behalf of unions in New York City and area, asking then Governor Herbert Lehman to run for United States Senator.
creator: Dubinsky, David, 1892-1982
creator: Lehman, Herbert H. (Herbert Henry), 1878-1963
date: July 28, 1949
language: eng

Mirra Ginsburg
subject: Ginsburg, Mirra
description: Inscribed on verso: "150 W 96 St 9-G New York, NY 10025-6469" A distinguished translator from Russian and Yiddish, an active member of professional associations (American Translators Association, Authors Guild, Authors League of America, and PEN), a winner of numerous awards, and a devoted New Yorker, Mirra Ginsburg bridged three cultures: Russian, Yiddish, and American.
date: Between 1950 and 2000
language: eng

Group of emigrants from Russia in Libava, Latvia, waiting for visas to America
subject: Ginsburg, Joseph
description: Mirra Ginsburg's father, Joseph Ginsburg (sitting 3rd from the left), among a group of emigrants from Russia in Libava, Latvia, waiting for visas for America.
date: Approximately in 1924
language: eng