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Mar 17, 2023

In the media

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).

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 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.

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 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 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.

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An RBML Program on Jewish Life in France Before World War II

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

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

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

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

Columbia University and Slavery Project Launches Historical Campus Markers

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An RBML Program on Jewish Life in France Before World War II

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

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

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

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

Columbia University and Slavery Project Launches Historical Campus Markers

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