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Guide to the Meyer Abraham Girshick Papers
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Description
Research notes, writings and and manuscripts.
Background
Professor Girshick was born in Russia on July 25, 1908. He came to New York City at the
age of 15 in 1923. The principal of the elementary school he attended in New York was
Angelo Patri who took a strong interest in the boy and, after he graduated from high
school in 1929, intervened personally to get him admitted to Columbia College. In 1934,
he entered graduate school at Columbia University to work with Professor Harold
Hotelling, who arranged a stipend from a Carnegie Foundation grant.
Extent
0.5 Linear feet
Restrictions
The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in
original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Availability
The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in
original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.