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Mar 16, 2023

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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.

Mar 15, 2023

In the media

"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.

Mar 14, 2023

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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.

Mar 13, 2023

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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.

Mar 9, 2023

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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.

Mar 8, 2023

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Columbia University Libraries has announced that three acclaimed works by Beverly Gage, Kelly Lytle Hernández, and John Wood Sweet will be awarded the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy.

Mar 8, 2023

In the media

The New York Times reports that "histories of Hoover, the Mexican Revolution, and 1790s New York" win the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy, considered one of the most prestigious awards in the field of American history.

Mar 3, 2023

In the media

For Tablet magazine, writer Chaya Sara Oppenheim studies the Megillat Saragossa, a 17th century scroll held by the Rare Book & Manuscript that tells of "a diasporic Jewish community on the verge of destruction."

Mar 2, 2023

In the media

Columbia University Libraries joins peer institutions in the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation in support of updated policy guidance from the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) that will make funded research immediately available to the public.

Mar 1, 2023

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The Latino Arts and Activisms (LAAS) Collection in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library acquires the papers of writer, performer, and theorist Josefina Báez, founder of the Latinarte/Ay Ombe Theatre in New York, among numerous other accomplishments.

Feb 28, 2023

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University archivists tell how an incident in the original College Hall at Columbia (then King's College) earned statesman John Jay a suspension from the school - and almost cost the future Supreme Court Justice his diploma.

Feb 28, 2023

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Did you know that alumni of Columbia University enjoy free, lifetime access to library facilities as well as free, off-campus access to dozens of journals and databases, including four new resources? Learn how to put your alumni benefits to use.

Feb 28, 2023

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Senior Lecturer at Flinders University Leïla Morsy visited the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to examine how powerful philanthropies in the early 20th century restructured medical education, creating long-lasting legacies that persist today.

Feb 21, 2023

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Columbia faculty, staff, students, and others with borrowing privileges are now able to use the Libraries' self-check app and kiosk to check out materials when physically present in Butler Library.

Feb 21, 2023

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Historian Scott Spillman details the numerous collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that he consulted for a forthcoming book, including the papers of Columbia professor and writer Eric L. McKitrick (1919-2002).

Feb 21, 2023

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On March 9, a panel of expert faculty and staff will share perspectives on and experience with academic publishing in the medical sciences. Register in advance to join the online conversation.

Feb 20, 2023

In the media

The archive of Josefina Báez, an innovative Afro-Latina artist known first for her groundbreaking work, "Dominicanish," was recently acquired by the Latino Arts & Activisms Collection in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Feb 17, 2023

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Following an announcement on January 18 that Nemat “Minouche” Shafik will become the 20th president of Columbia University, she embarked on a welcome tour of the University, including a visit to Butler Library.

Feb 15, 2023

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Join the Lehman Center for American History and scholars Caleb Gayle and Elizabeth Ellis on February 23 for a conversation about their studies in the history of race, identity, citizenship, and belonging.

Feb 15, 2023

In the media

"The newly-formed President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism aims to interrogate little-known events" from Columbia history, "analyzing the University’s symbols and representations within a greater historical and racial context."

Feb 14, 2023

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Everyday is Valentine's Day at Kent Hall: Glance above the second-story windows of Kent Hall on the Morningside Heights campus and you'll find engraved 'putti,' or chubby cherubs with garlands and flowers.

Feb 10, 2023

In the media

An outcome of the Columbia University and Slavery seminar, co-taught by the Libraries' Curator for American History Thai Jones, the Historical Markers project is an "educational, public-oriented display" based on student research from the course.

Feb 6, 2023

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Author and poet Kurt Boone, a "collector and documentarian of urban culture" who appears in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library's ongoing Curatorial Shorts series, speaks on the impact of mass incarceration.

Feb 6, 2023

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Recent additions to the catalog of web archives curated by the Libraries and partner institutions within the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation include the Greater China Archival Resources Web Archive.

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One-Hit Wonder: Busting a Major Myth About Lou Gehrig

Columbia’s “Fair Doctors”

Processing the Gung-ho Oversized Artworks

Research at the RBML | Lawrence Stern on Robert K. Merton

Columbia University Libraries Announces the Winners of the 2023 Bancroft Prizes

Histories of Hoover, the Mexican Revolution, and 1790s New York Win the Bancroft Prize

A Second Purim Story

Ivy Plus Libraries Weigh in on OSTP Guidance on Access to Federally Funded Research

Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library Welcomes the Josefina Báez Papers, the Tenth in the Latino Arts and Activisms Collection

John Jay: #DormLife in 1764

How to Use the Libraries as an Alum (Plus, New Databases!)

Researcher Profile | Leïla Morsy on the Closure of Black Medical Schools

Columbia University Libraries Self-Check App

Research at the RBML | Scott Spillman on Stanley Elkins and Eric McKitrick

Understanding Open Access Publishing: Medical Sciences

Josefina Báez: Dominican-York Icon Whose Archive is Now Housed at Columbia University

In Pictures: Columbia’s Next President Minouche Shafik Visits Butler Library and Views Collections

Black and Native Citizenship: The Making of American Identity

President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism to Shed Light on Columbia’s Past and Present

Every Day Is Valentine’s Day at Kent Hall

Columbia University and Slavery Project Launches Historical Campus Markers

Mass Incarceration from One Family’s Perspective: A Curatorial Short with Kurt Boone

New Web Archives from Columbia University Libraries and the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation

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Spring Curatorial Shorts | Rare Book & Manuscript Library

One-Hit Wonder: Busting a Major Myth About Lou Gehrig

Columbia’s “Fair Doctors”

Processing the Gung-ho Oversized Artworks

Research at the RBML | Lawrence Stern on Robert K. Merton

Columbia University Libraries Announces the Winners of the 2023 Bancroft Prizes

Histories of Hoover, the Mexican Revolution, and 1790s New York Win the Bancroft Prize

A Second Purim Story

Ivy Plus Libraries Weigh in on OSTP Guidance on Access to Federally Funded Research

Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library Welcomes the Josefina Báez Papers, the Tenth in the Latino Arts and Activisms Collection

John Jay: #DormLife in 1764

How to Use the Libraries as an Alum (Plus, New Databases!)

Researcher Profile | Leïla Morsy on the Closure of Black Medical Schools

Columbia University Libraries Self-Check App

Research at the RBML | Scott Spillman on Stanley Elkins and Eric McKitrick

Understanding Open Access Publishing: Medical Sciences

Josefina Báez: Dominican-York Icon Whose Archive is Now Housed at Columbia University

In Pictures: Columbia’s Next President Minouche Shafik Visits Butler Library and Views Collections

Black and Native Citizenship: The Making of American Identity

President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism to Shed Light on Columbia’s Past and Present

Every Day Is Valentine’s Day at Kent Hall

Columbia University and Slavery Project Launches Historical Campus Markers

Mass Incarceration from One Family’s Perspective: A Curatorial Short with Kurt Boone

New Web Archives from Columbia University Libraries and the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation