The Long
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Archive record

Columbia houses and loosely affiliates the Institute for Social Research (1934)

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  1. Butler Columbia Housing Decision, June 1934 Nicholas Murray Butler and Columbia University. June 1934.
  2. Columbia President's Annual Report, 1934 Columbia University. 1934-11-05.
  3. Horkheimer Acceptance of 429 West 117th Street, July 1934 Max Horkheimer for the Institute for Social Research. mid-July 1934.
  4. Lynd to Fackenthal on Loose Affiliation, 25 June 1934 Robert S. Lynd to Frank D. Fackenthal. 25 June 1934.
  5. MacIver to Butler Letter, 4 June 1934 Robert M. MacIver to Nicholas Murray Butler. 4 June 1934.
  6. Para-Academic Frankfurt School at Columbia Archival Synthesis Nothing to Lose but Their Borrowing Privileges: the Frankfurt School at Columbia. 2025.
  7. International Institute Short Description of History and Aims, 1934/35 International Institute of Social Research, American Branch. 1934/35.
  8. Ten Years on Morningside Heights, 1944 Institute for Social Research; catalog attribution to Max Horkheimer. 1944-12.
  9. Wiggershaus Columbia Invitation Reconstruction Rolf Wiggershaus. 1995 English edition.
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What happened

MacIver recommended Columbia housing on 4 June 1934 while formal affiliation remained unresolved. Butler approved quarters. Lynd described a loose affiliation with Institute autonomy. Horkheimer accepted 429 West 117th Street in mid-July.

Institutional limit

This event records housing, public recognition, and loose affiliation. It does not establish departmental incorporation, Columbia governance, Columbia funding of Institute payroll, or automatic faculty employment.

Research Memo: Columbia's 1934 Housing and Affiliation of the Institute for Social Research