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Apr 17, 2020 News News from RBML’s Archivists: April 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes digital resources and online archives, collections, and exhibitions as well as new and updated finding aids. Apr 13, 2020 News Continuous History: The Trustees Room of Low Library The University Archives traces the history of the Trustees Room in Low Library, which has held meetings of the University's Board of Trustees since 1897. Apr 6, 2020 News New Directions in Libraries: Now and Low The University Archives shares favorite facts, photos, and stories about Low Library, which opened in 1897 and featured one of the “most advanced library arrangements of the time.” Mar 30, 2020 News Columbia’s Response to Other Pandemics Decades prior to the onset of COVID-19, Columbia responded to two devastating health crises: an outbreak of cholera in New York City in 1832 and the worldwide influenza pandemic of 1918. Mar 20, 2020 News New Digital Collection: Photographs from Coney Island’s Heyday From thrilling amusement rides to opulent pleasure palaces, explore the golden age of Coney Island, the preeminent leisure destination for America's working class, through a newly-digitized collection of photos. Mar 17, 2020 News John Jay and the Yellow Fever Epidemics COVID-19 is not the first pandemic to strike New York City - only the most recent. The editors of "The Selected Papers of John Jay" recall a devastating outbreak of yellow fever during Jay's governorship. Mar 9, 2020 News Sports Photographs: On the Harlem River The University Archives tells how two members of Columbia's crew team convinced New York Central Railroad to paint the letter "C" on the 100-foot rock cliff now known as C Rock. Mar 2, 2020 News News from RBML’s Archivists: February 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the records of Columbia's intercollegiate athletic teams and the expansive Latino Comics Collection. Feb 27, 2020 News RBML Welcomes “Fandom’s Fantucchio” Fanzine/Fan Art Collection The Rare Book & Manuscript Library welcomes the collection of late artist John Fantucchio, a former illustrator and art director for the C.I.A., a prodigious collector, and a true fan of comics. Jan 27, 2020 News Dining with Homer: University Commons in 1919 Before JJ's, there was the Commons: 100 years ago, Columbia students dined in the University Commons, a dining room decorated with verses by Homer in the former University Hall. Jan 13, 2020 News New Year and New Records about a New President The University Archives shares previously-restricted administrative records related to the search for a new University president after the historic campus protests in April 1968. Jan 8, 2020 News News from RBML's Archivists | January 2020 New year, newly-processed collections! The latest from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the papers of dancer Arthur Mitchell and the archive of New York-based publisher Goodie Publications. Jan 6, 2020 News As Seen on TV: More on the Apollo Theater through Oral History Learn about the history of the iconic Apollo Theater from the Oral History Archives' Apollo Theater Oral History Project, which features interviews with performers and music industry insiders. Dec 10, 2019 News International Human Rights Day: An Interview with Chris Laico, Archivist at RBML In recognition of Human Rights Month, archivist Chris Laico discusses his work to make the Libraries' human rights collections accessible to researchers and scholars worldwide. Dec 10, 2019 News First African-American Psychoanalyst, Margaret Lawrence, Dies at 105 Hear a 1991 oral history from Margaret Lawrence, the first African-American psychoanalyst and a graduate of Columbia's College of Physicians & Surgeons, who passed away on December 4 at 105. Dec 2, 2019 News Cliff Montgomery and Columbia Football Cliff Montgomery was a star on the Columbia Football field who nearly landed in Hollywood! Montgomery led the Lions to victory over Stanford in the 1934 Rose Bowl. Dec 1, 2019 News Marking World AIDS Day with Oral Histories from the Collections The Rare Book & Manuscript Library marks World AIDS Day with oral histories from the Physicians & AIDS project, "a historical account of the epidemic through the eyes of the doctors who experienced it." Nov 20, 2019 News News from RBML’s Archivists: November 2019 News from archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library include the papers of Chinese-American publisher William Chang and Russian choreographer Leonide Massine. Nov 18, 2019 News Global Sexualities in the RBML Collections A new research guide from the Columbia Research Initiative on the Global History of Sexualities connects scholars to oral histories and other resources from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Nov 5, 2019 News October 2019 News from RBML's Archivists Recently-processed materials from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library include a collection that documents Nobel Prize-winner Marie Curie's travels in the United States. Oct 31, 2019 News The Other DeWitt Clinton Chair Like a restless spirit, the chair in which Columbia alumnus and two-term governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton, died drifted across campus before taking up permanent residence in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Oct 29, 2019 News Jack Kerouac Played Football at Columbia University archivists recount the unfortunately ill-fated and short-lived football career of Jack Kerouac, who briefly played for Columbia football coach Lou Little in the 1940s. Oct 16, 2019 News Homecoming Ball 1948 Happy Homecoming weekend, Columbia! The first Homecoming was celebrated in October 1948 to honor newly-inaugurated University president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. « 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 »
Low and Gould Memorial Libraries: Contemporaries and Counterparts Contemporaries and counterparts: Low Memorial Library and Gould Memorial Library of the University of the City of New York, now NYU, were designed by the same architecture firm in the 1890s.
News from RBML’s Archivists: April 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes digital resources and online archives, collections, and exhibitions as well as new and updated finding aids.
Continuous History: The Trustees Room of Low Library The University Archives traces the history of the Trustees Room in Low Library, which has held meetings of the University's Board of Trustees since 1897.
New Directions in Libraries: Now and Low The University Archives shares favorite facts, photos, and stories about Low Library, which opened in 1897 and featured one of the “most advanced library arrangements of the time.”
Columbia’s Response to Other Pandemics Decades prior to the onset of COVID-19, Columbia responded to two devastating health crises: an outbreak of cholera in New York City in 1832 and the worldwide influenza pandemic of 1918.
New Digital Collection: Photographs from Coney Island’s Heyday From thrilling amusement rides to opulent pleasure palaces, explore the golden age of Coney Island, the preeminent leisure destination for America's working class, through a newly-digitized collection of photos.
John Jay and the Yellow Fever Epidemics COVID-19 is not the first pandemic to strike New York City - only the most recent. The editors of "The Selected Papers of John Jay" recall a devastating outbreak of yellow fever during Jay's governorship.
Sports Photographs: On the Harlem River The University Archives tells how two members of Columbia's crew team convinced New York Central Railroad to paint the letter "C" on the 100-foot rock cliff now known as C Rock.
News from RBML’s Archivists: February 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the records of Columbia's intercollegiate athletic teams and the expansive Latino Comics Collection.
RBML Welcomes “Fandom’s Fantucchio” Fanzine/Fan Art Collection The Rare Book & Manuscript Library welcomes the collection of late artist John Fantucchio, a former illustrator and art director for the C.I.A., a prodigious collector, and a true fan of comics.
Dining with Homer: University Commons in 1919 Before JJ's, there was the Commons: 100 years ago, Columbia students dined in the University Commons, a dining room decorated with verses by Homer in the former University Hall.
New Year and New Records about a New President The University Archives shares previously-restricted administrative records related to the search for a new University president after the historic campus protests in April 1968.
News from RBML's Archivists | January 2020 New year, newly-processed collections! The latest from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the papers of dancer Arthur Mitchell and the archive of New York-based publisher Goodie Publications.
As Seen on TV: More on the Apollo Theater through Oral History Learn about the history of the iconic Apollo Theater from the Oral History Archives' Apollo Theater Oral History Project, which features interviews with performers and music industry insiders.
International Human Rights Day: An Interview with Chris Laico, Archivist at RBML In recognition of Human Rights Month, archivist Chris Laico discusses his work to make the Libraries' human rights collections accessible to researchers and scholars worldwide.
First African-American Psychoanalyst, Margaret Lawrence, Dies at 105 Hear a 1991 oral history from Margaret Lawrence, the first African-American psychoanalyst and a graduate of Columbia's College of Physicians & Surgeons, who passed away on December 4 at 105.
Cliff Montgomery and Columbia Football Cliff Montgomery was a star on the Columbia Football field who nearly landed in Hollywood! Montgomery led the Lions to victory over Stanford in the 1934 Rose Bowl.
Marking World AIDS Day with Oral Histories from the Collections The Rare Book & Manuscript Library marks World AIDS Day with oral histories from the Physicians & AIDS project, "a historical account of the epidemic through the eyes of the doctors who experienced it."
News from RBML’s Archivists: November 2019 News from archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library include the papers of Chinese-American publisher William Chang and Russian choreographer Leonide Massine.
Global Sexualities in the RBML Collections A new research guide from the Columbia Research Initiative on the Global History of Sexualities connects scholars to oral histories and other resources from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
October 2019 News from RBML's Archivists Recently-processed materials from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library include a collection that documents Nobel Prize-winner Marie Curie's travels in the United States.
The Other DeWitt Clinton Chair Like a restless spirit, the chair in which Columbia alumnus and two-term governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton, died drifted across campus before taking up permanent residence in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Jack Kerouac Played Football at Columbia University archivists recount the unfortunately ill-fated and short-lived football career of Jack Kerouac, who briefly played for Columbia football coach Lou Little in the 1940s.
Homecoming Ball 1948 Happy Homecoming weekend, Columbia! The first Homecoming was celebrated in October 1948 to honor newly-inaugurated University president, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
