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Dec 13, 2021

In the media

Jada Yuan reflects on the legacy of her grandmother, groundbreaking nuclear physicist and the first Michael I. Pupin Professor of Physics at Columbia, Chien-Shiung Wu, in an essay for the Washington Post, featuring photos from the University Archives.

Dec 3, 2021

In the media

Hyperallergic profiles three simultaneous exhibitions in the Wallach Art Gallery that feature 150 rarely-seen cultural heritage objects and works of art from the Libraries' Art Properties.

Nov 5, 2021

In the media

Bwog reports on an installation in the Music & Arts Library, curated by students in the Sound Art MFA program in the School of the Arts, that presents variations of sound art, an art form that uses sound as its primary medium.

Nov 1, 2021

In the media

Courtney Chartier, announced as the new director of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library in July 2021, holds a background as an archivist, which enables her to see the full scope of the stewardship of rare collections.

Sep 16, 2021

In the media

Archival documents in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library bring light to historical African American legal triumphs, including a Black woman who sought - and won - justice in 1791.

Sep 15, 2021

In the media

Librarian Caro Bratnober received the inaugural Educational Resource Prize from the LGBTQ Religious Archives Network for her work to teach graduate students about using primary sources in religious studies with a queer lens.

Sep 10, 2021

In the media

Mary Marshall Clark, Director of the Columbia Center for Oral History Research, discusses the Center's September 11, 2001 Oral History Project and the process of oral history under conditions of trauma.

Aug 20, 2021

In the media

Columbia News highlights curator Thai Jones and his work in the archives and the classroom in Voices for Change, a series designed to spark conversation about how to create a truly inclusive, antiracist community at Columbia.

Aug 16, 2021

In the media

The 36-pound comic scrapbook that chronicles the Great Depression: Atlas Obscura tells how the collection went from a small-town barbershop to a big-time library. (That would be our Rare Book & Manuscript Library!)

Aug 4, 2021

In the media

Postcards from the Libraries' special collections showcase "amusements, movies, and the great outdoors" that writer H.P. Lovecraft visited during the summer of 1925, including the Vale of Cashmere in Prospect Park.

Jul 26, 2021

In the media

How curators in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library virtually reunited half of an ancient papyrus letter that dates to 6 A.D. with its companion, held by the British Library in London.

Jun 21, 2021

In the media

The Libraries announces plans for a full reopening for the Fall term, including all library locations, library stacks, visitor access, and 24-hour operations in Butler Library, among other highlights.

May 10, 2021

In the media

EuropeNow, the online journal for the Council for European Studies at Columbia, publishes a series of essays by graduate students who participated in the Parallel Heritage project with Avery Library's Art Properties.

Apr 22, 2021

In the media

Israeli magazine Haaretz chronicles the career of illustrator Nurit Karlin, the first woman cartoonist to be published by The New Yorker, whose papers were recently acquired by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Apr 13, 2021

In the media

The prolific career of Chinese filmmaker Wango Weng receives long-overdue attention in a recent virtual event co-hosted by the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, which holds a collection of his films.

Mar 22, 2021

In the media

University Librarian Ann Thornton is honored among the "women who built the New York Public Library" for her tenure as the first woman to serve as Andrew W. Mellon Director of Research Libraries.

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Discovering Dr. Wu

Your Concise New York Art Guide for December 2021

Lend Me Your Ears: An Exploration of Sound Art

Courtney Chartier is the New Director of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Archival Documents Bring Light to Historical African American Legal Triumphs

Honorees | LGBTQ-RAN Educational Resource Prize

Remembering How We Remember: Columbia’s 9/11 Oral History Project Allows Us to "Think About It Differently"

Voices for Change: Thai Jones, Herbert H. Lehman Curator for American History, Rare Book & Manuscript Library

The 36-Pound Comic Scrapbook That Chronicles the Great Depression

Amusements, Movies, and the Great Outdoors: Summertime Fun with H.P. Lovecraft

British Library Medieval Manuscripts Blog: A Letter of Recommendation Split between Two Continents

Here's What You Need to Know About the Reopening of Columbia's Libraries This Fall

Transatlantic Adventures: Parallel Heritages, Humanities in Action

Nurit Karlin Papers (Haaretz)

Wango Weng's Films Get the Attention They Deserve at Columbia

Women Who Built NYPL

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Discovering Dr. Wu

Your Concise New York Art Guide for December 2021

Lend Me Your Ears: An Exploration of Sound Art

Courtney Chartier is the New Director of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Archival Documents Bring Light to Historical African American Legal Triumphs

Honorees | LGBTQ-RAN Educational Resource Prize

Remembering How We Remember: Columbia’s 9/11 Oral History Project Allows Us to "Think About It Differently"

Voices for Change: Thai Jones, Herbert H. Lehman Curator for American History, Rare Book & Manuscript Library

The 36-Pound Comic Scrapbook That Chronicles the Great Depression

Amusements, Movies, and the Great Outdoors: Summertime Fun with H.P. Lovecraft

British Library Medieval Manuscripts Blog: A Letter of Recommendation Split between Two Continents

Here's What You Need to Know About the Reopening of Columbia's Libraries This Fall

Transatlantic Adventures: Parallel Heritages, Humanities in Action

Nurit Karlin Papers (Haaretz)

Wango Weng's Films Get the Attention They Deserve at Columbia

Women Who Built NYPL

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