Addition to the John Yardley collection of source materials relating to the Dutch Reformed Church of NYC, 1700-1900
The Historical Representation at American House Museums Web Archive documents the changing interpretation and presentation of underrepresented groups at historic house museums in the United States.
A conversation hosted by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on March 27 focuses on materials that were recently uncovered in the archive of Jewish bibliographer and historian Zosa Szajkowski (1911-1978).
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library announces upcoming events in the Curatorial Shorts series, which offers an informal look at new findings from the library's collections.
The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary holds several examples of "Paris Bibles," Bibles intended for personal study that date to the 13th century and are printed on fine parchment with "minute, precise writing and delicate embellishments."
"A hundred years ago, legendary baseball player Lou Gehrig hit a monstrous home run on South Field. But where did the ball really land?" Columbia Magazine consults the University Archives to "bust a major myth" about the baseball icon.
In April of 1887, the University celebrated the centennial of its 1787 charter at a grand Convocation, where trustees awarded 60 honorary degrees, including three to female scholars - or "fair doctors," as newspapers of the day dubbed the trio.
Archivists in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library highlight materials, namely oversized artwork, from the Indusco Inc. records, a collection that documents the work of aid organizations in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Scholar Lawrence Stern explores nearly 200 linear feet and 500 boxes of materials that document the decades-long career of sociologist Robert K. Merton, spent almost exclusively at Columbia University.
