Course Catalogs

Collection

Identifier: RG 11.01

Staff Only

About the Collection

The Course Catalogs collection dates from 1893 to present in 5.2 cubic feet (4 boxes total) and 28.4 megabytes (MB). This collection documents the college's available courses, programs, and policies over the course of its existence.

Dates

1893-present

Creator

Columbia College (Chicago, Ill.) (Organization)

Terms of Access

The entirety of the Course Catalogs collection is available to all users. Any unprocessed items added to the collection that are not in this current inventory will become available for all users once the Archivist has updated the collection's description.

Terms of Use

Materials are the property of Columbia College Chicago. Intellectual property rights of work belong to the original creators. Materials within the collection that are published and copyrighted maintain their copyright protections and must be used according to United States Copyright Law. Use of this collection and its materials is understood to be primarily for research, teaching, and creative study; additional uses, such as publication, exhibition, or other appropriate purposes may be considered upon consultation with the Archivist.

History -

The Columbia School of Oratory opened in August 1890 and has gone through many name and location changes through the years up until the present Columbia College Chicago. Other names include Columbia College of Expression, Columbia College of Speech and Drama, Columbia College of Drama and Radio, and Columbia College. From 1928 to 1944, Pestalozzi-Froebel Teachers College (PFTC) was an official sister school of Columbia College of Expression, with the two schools sharing resources and services. Columbia and PFTC retained their close affiliation through 1963, sharing administration, employees, curriculum, facilities, and two relocations.

Extent

5.20 Cubic Feet (Four (4) record boxes) : Forms of materials: catalogs

28.4 Megabytes : Forms of material: born-digital catalogs (PDF)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Introduction

The Course Catalogs collection contains the course catalogs of Columbia College Chicago since 1893 to present, including some catalogs of the Pestalozzi-Froebel Teachers College due to its partnership with Columbia from the late 1920s to mid-1940s.

Collection Arrangement

The Course Catalogs collection is arranged chronologically, with items starting in the same year being arranged alphabetically.

Requirements for Researcher’s Access

All physical materials and reformatted media must be viewed during a scheduled appointment time within the College Archives & Special Collections office. No materials are to be circulated unless otherwise consulted with the Archivist.

Technical Requirements for Researcher’s Access

Researchers viewing digitized, online material from this collection may access these materials from home via the World Wide Web 24/7.

Collection’s Relationship with Columbia College Chicago

This collection was housed in the Office of the President of Columbia College Chicago but was not actively collected until the late 1990s. This collection was transferred to the College Archives upon its founding in 2005. Some of the catalogs have been photocopied and scanned while they were borrowed from other collections via inter-library loans. The 1893 catalog was purchased on ebay. Many of the Pestalozzi-Froebel catalogs came from the National Lewis Archives.

Initial Acquisition

Office of the President, Columbia College Chicago (transfer), 2005

Accessible Online Material from the Course Catalogs Collection

While the entirety of this collection is available for research in person, portions of it have been digitized and made available online including:

Course Catalogs, 1893-present

Related Research Resources

National Lewis University Archives and Special Collections
North Shore Campus Library
5202 Old Orchard Road, 3rd floor
Skokie, IL 60077

Center for Research Libraries
6050 S. Kenwood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Related Research Resources - Collections

Title: Course Descriptions
ID: RG 11.01
About: Addenda and like materials that describe courses at Columbia College Chicago over the years

Title: Schedules
ID: RG 11.02
About: Lists course listings and schedules of courses throughout the years at Columbia College Chicago

Title: Student Handbooks
ID: RG 11.03
About: Handbooks for students of Columbia College Chicago containing information needed by students about the College

Separated Materials

2.60 cubic feet of duplicate copies of catalogs were discarded in a safe and secure manner.

1.68 cubic feet of collection material was transferred to other College Archives record groups including, RG 11.01 Course Descriptions, RG 11.02 Schedules, RG 11.05 Directories, and RG 08.10.01 Columbia 2.