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Mar 16, 2026

In the media

To mark 250 years of American independence, Columbia News brings together the many ways in which the University engages with this national legacy, including archival treasures in the Libraries that explore the past through rare documents and collections.

Mar 9, 2026

In the media

Lessons of Jewish history: Columbia Magazine consults Librarian for Jewish Studies Michelle Margolis on the 75th anniversary of the Institute of Israel and Jewish Studies (IIJS) about its role in connecting the Columbia community to the currents of Jewish thought.

Feb 17, 2026

In the media

Accessible through the Libraries' Oral History Archives, "a new set of oral history interviews documents how Barack Obama and his advisers missed the shifting mood of the country that would ultimately replace him with a successor they considered a 'con man,' 'clown' and 'laughingstock,'" reports the New York Times.

Feb 17, 2026

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Columbia News announces that the "complete Obama presidency oral history archive is now available: Columbia University’s Incite Institute offers more than 450 perspectives from the Obama White House and beyond," which will be accessible to researchers through the Oral History Archives.

Feb 16, 2026

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"Presidents' days: From Obama to Trump": The New Yorker writes that the official oral history of the Obama White House, accessible through the Libraries' Oral History Archives, "is a stark and extensive reminder of the values and the principles that are being trampled."

Jan 6, 2026

In the media

LISTEN: Librarian for Jewish Studies Michelle Margolis was featured in a four-part miniseries on the Seforim Chatter podcast about the history of the early Jewish printed book.

Dec 9, 2025

In the media

"A radical history: Thai Jones, the archives, and the New Left": The Eye features Lehman Curator for American History Thai Jones, whose early experiences with radical politics inspired a commitment to "history, higher education, and the archives."

Oct 20, 2025

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The latest exhibition on view in Butler Library, "Streets Taken," features photographs by prominent New York photojournalist Edward Schwartz from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library alongside new works by MFA Visual Arts student Francisco Javier Ramírez.

Jun 5, 2025

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Award-winning NPR program, "Throughline," consulted an extensive oral history interview from the Oral History Archives with workers' rights activist and former Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins, for an episode on "the woman behind the New Deal."

May 20, 2025

In the media

Columbia Magazine highlights "Celestial Navigation," an exhibit in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that was curated by MFA student Jeannie Rhyu, ’17CC, and "brings art students into conversation with Ptolemy and Galileo."

Mar 5, 2025

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ComicBook.com chats with ElfQuest creators Richard and Wendy Pini who established a "landmark endowment for future comics, collections, and more" with the Libraries' Comics and Cartoons collection.

Feb 25, 2025

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Forbes reports that "Wendy and Richard Pini, the couple behind the long-running ElfQuest independent comics series, are donating $500,000 to Columbia University to endow and conserve the school library’s growing collection of comics, graphic novels, and related prose works."

Feb 19, 2025

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"Looking to the stars: 'Celestial Navigation' exhibit opens in Butler Library. Graduate students showcased new works alongside archival navigational and astronomical pieces in the new exhibit," as highlighted by the Columbia Spectator.

Jan 30, 2025

In the media

To mark the 200th anniversary of the Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA), Columbia College Today visited the University archives to learn more about the origins and early history of the organization - and found just how much alumni have shaped the College and its community.

Dec 9, 2024

In the media

"1961 to 2024: How Columbia football roared back to the top." Columbia Spectator consulted the University Archives to "look back on 63 years of football coaching history - and the rookie coach who brought the Lions their first league title since 1961."

Oct 22, 2024

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"Coney Island, Spectacular," an exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML), features artwork and photography by three Columbia students, alongside historical documents and photos from the W.F. Mangels Company collection in the RBML archives.

Sep 28, 2024

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"Coney Island, Spectacular," an exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML), "juxtaposes photographs taken from the RBML archives with new artworks from Columbia students, all of which were centered around the theme of Coney Island."

Mar 8, 2024

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Columbia News reports on "the history of the women who founded Columbia's most prolific community service efforts," which have collectively "raised millions of dollars in support of nonprofits that serve Harlem and Morningside Heights."

Feb 14, 2024

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"From the archives: Five Columbia Libraries collections that amplify Uptown Black history. Dive into into the stories of globally celebrated trailblazers whose transformative work shaped Uptown history."

Feb 13, 2024

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Columbia Spectator reports on the progress of the Obama Presidency Oral History Project, which aims to "document the presidency of Barack Obama, CC ’83, from the perspective of...'extraordinary people' affected by the presidency."

Jan 31, 2024

In the media

The American Booksellers Association (ABA) and the Libraries announce that the ABA has donated the association's "extensive organizational and bookseller archives" to the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Jan 25, 2024

In the media

"Mother Country Radicals," a podcast for which Curator for American History Thai Jones served as Historical Consultant, was awarded a 2024 duPont-Columbia Award, which recognizes strength of reporting, storytelling, and impact in the public interest.

Dec 19, 2023

In the media

The most popular stories in 2023 from Columbia Neighbors includes a celebration of the "artistic legacy of Dominican-York icon Josefina Báez," whose archive was acquired by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Dec 10, 2023

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The Eye consults archival materials from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to investigate this history of Buell Hall on the Morningside Heights campus, once home to the Bloomingdale Insane Asylum.

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The U.S. Semiquincentennial and Columbia University

Lessons of Jewish History

Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq. What He Didn’t See Coming Was Trump.

Complete Obama Presidency Oral History Archive Is Now Available

Presidents' Days: From Obama to Trump

Early Jewish Printed Book Podcast (Margolis)

A Radical History: Thai Jones, the Archives, and the New Left

Visual Arts Student Francisco Javier Ramírez Exhibits 'Streets Taken' at Butler Library

Oral History in the News | Frances Perkins on NPR’s Throughline

Star-Inspired Artworks Light Up Butler Library

ElfQuest Creators Wendy and Richard Pini Create Landmark Endowment for Future Comics, Collections, and More

ElfQuest Creators Donate $500,000 To Columbia University Comics Archive

Looking to the Stars: "Celestial Navigation" Exhibit Opens in Butler

A Salute to the CCAA

1961 to 2024: How Columbia Football Roared Back to the Top

Columbia Artists Reimagine Coney Island in New Exhibition

Coney Island, Spectacular: Where Art Meets Archives

The History of the Women Who Founded Columbia's Most Prolific Community Service Efforts

From the Archives: Five Columbia Library Collections that Amplify Uptown Black History

Columbia Spectator | Obama Presidency Oral History Project...

American Booksellers Association Donates Archives to Columbia University

The 2024 duPont-Columbia Awards

Year in Rewind: Top Columbia Neighbors Stories of 2023

Beyond Buell Hall: The Lives and Legacies of Bloomingdale Insane Asylum

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The U.S. Semiquincentennial and Columbia University

Lessons of Jewish History

Obama Took On Recession, Health Care and Iraq. What He Didn’t See Coming Was Trump.

Complete Obama Presidency Oral History Archive Is Now Available

Presidents' Days: From Obama to Trump

Early Jewish Printed Book Podcast (Margolis)

A Radical History: Thai Jones, the Archives, and the New Left

Visual Arts Student Francisco Javier Ramírez Exhibits 'Streets Taken' at Butler Library

Oral History in the News | Frances Perkins on NPR’s Throughline

Star-Inspired Artworks Light Up Butler Library

ElfQuest Creators Wendy and Richard Pini Create Landmark Endowment for Future Comics, Collections, and More

ElfQuest Creators Donate $500,000 To Columbia University Comics Archive

Looking to the Stars: "Celestial Navigation" Exhibit Opens in Butler

A Salute to the CCAA

1961 to 2024: How Columbia Football Roared Back to the Top

Columbia Artists Reimagine Coney Island in New Exhibition

Coney Island, Spectacular: Where Art Meets Archives

The History of the Women Who Founded Columbia's Most Prolific Community Service Efforts

From the Archives: Five Columbia Library Collections that Amplify Uptown Black History

Columbia Spectator | Obama Presidency Oral History Project...

American Booksellers Association Donates Archives to Columbia University

The 2024 duPont-Columbia Awards

Year in Rewind: Top Columbia Neighbors Stories of 2023

Beyond Buell Hall: The Lives and Legacies of Bloomingdale Insane Asylum