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Sep 26, 2023

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The Rare Book & Manuscript Library celebrates the addition of the Josefina Báez Papers to the Latino Arts and Activism Collection and honors the enduring importance of the writer's work.

Sep 21, 2023

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Jeff Pooley, Professor of Media and Communication at Muhlenberg College, investigates the lasting impact of sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld on the history of communication and media.

Sep 13, 2023

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As the University prepares for the installation of President Minouche Shafik, archivists recall the history and traditions of the ritual, including the first ceremony to be held on the Morningside Heights campus.

Sep 8, 2023

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An A-to-Z guide to oral history at Columbia: A monthly series that begins with the Addicts Who Survived collection, which features interviews with drug addicts about family histories, patterns of drug use, and other topics.

Aug 23, 2023

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Archivists unearth the University's ties to Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, where David Ledyard Mallison, Class of 1858, became the first alumni interred in a Columbia-owned plot at the graveyard.

Aug 11, 2023

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The personal papers of Daniel Talbot, a notable figure in art-house cinema who operated several theaters on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, are now accessible to researchers through the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Aug 9, 2023

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University archivists highlight a subtle monument, nearly hidden along College Walk, to George Lockhart Rives, a graduate of the Class of 1868 and Columbia Law School Class of 1873 and Chair of the University Board of Trustees.

Aug 3, 2023

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Professor Tomoko Akami from the School of Culture, History, and Language at ANU College of Asia and the Pacific examines the archives of the Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR) to explore how the IPR shaped the field of Asian studies.

Jul 27, 2023

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Illustrator Nadav Millman visits the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to delve into the personal papers of comic book author and Marvel contributor Chris Claremont, whose archive includes discarded story ideas, works in progress, and more.

Jul 26, 2023

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Talk about past due! On September 6, 1950, a book was returned to the Libraries that was last checked out in 1772 from the library at King’s College (now Columbia University), one of the few volumes from the library to survive the Revolutionary War.

Jul 13, 2023

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Assistant Professor of English at Barnard College Nathan Gorlick delves into the personal papers of famed - if controversial - psychoanalyst Otto Rank as a pathway to explore horror literature and science fiction.

Jul 12, 2023

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Meet me at the Sundial: A gift from the Class of 1885 on the 25th anniversary of their graduation, the Sundial at the center of the Morningside Heights campus was presented on Commencement Day in 1910.

Jul 6, 2023

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Hannah Klimas, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Leeds, visits the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to examine materials on Mirra Ginsburg and her translations of Russian-Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov.

Jun 29, 2023

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Max Lewontin, a Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern University, consulted the papers of activists CLR James and Darcus Howe for his dissertation on "Black Power as a transnational social and political movement in the 1960s and 1970s."

Jun 28, 2023

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The papers of former Director of Administration for the applied physics department JoAnn Winsten document her advocacy work on behalf of University administrative staff.

Jun 22, 2023

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Professor of History at NYU Barbara Weinstein took to the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to research criminologist Frank Tannenbaum, also a former professor of Latin American history at Columbia.

Jun 20, 2023

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Colleagues in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library honor Curator of Performing Arts Jennifer Lee - the first to hold the position - and her innumerable accomplishments upon her retirement.

Jun 14, 2023

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Before your first visit to the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, review their guidelines for photographing and scanning archival materials, courtesy of RBML staff and colleagues at peer institutions.

Jun 14, 2023

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The Columbia Engineering Alumni Association (CEAA) records, which include meeting minutes, membership lists, and other administrative documents, are now available to researchers through the Libraries' University Archives.

Jun 13, 2023

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The Libraries' impressive collection of materials related to publishing, held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, inform a new project on publishing conglomeration from Emory University professor Dan Sinykin.

Jun 1, 2023

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Archivists in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library announce the 2023 symposium, "Positioning Prokofiev in the 21st Century and Beyond," featuring a keynote address by composer Gabriel Prokofiev, to highlight the Serge Prokofiev Archive.

May 31, 2023

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Local vendors have long been a part of daily life at Columbia, ever since the University moved to Morningside Heights in 1897. University archivists recall two such vendors who were remembered fondly by the Columbia community.

May 11, 2023

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Researcher Gary Ley, a Ph.D. candidate at Swansea University, consults the papers of Albert Maltz, a writer who was imprisoned after his refusal to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee regarding his membership in the Communist Party.

May 4, 2023

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Laurence Cossu-Beaumont, a professor at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, visited the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to review archival materials related to William and Jenny Bradley, a pair of literary agents based in 20th-century Paris.

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Event | ArteSana: Celebrating the Life and Work of Josefina Báez

Research at the RBML | Jeff Pooley on Communication Studies and Paul Lazarsfeld

Presidential Installations 101

An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia | The Addicts Who Survived Collection by David Courtwright

Columbia’s Plot at Green-Wood Cemetery

Dan Talbot, a New Yorker and His Love for Independent Films and World Cinema

The George L. Rives Balustrade

Research at the RBML | Tomoko Akami on the Institute of Pacific Relations Papers

Research at the RBML | Nadav Millman Investigates the Chris Claremont Papers

An Overdue Book from the King’s College Library

Research at the RBML | Nathan Garlic on Otto Rank

Meet Me at the Sundial

Research at the RBML | Hannah Klimas on Mirra Ginsburg’s Translations of Mikhail Bulgakov

Research at the RBML | Max Lewontin on CLR James and Darcus Howe

Now Available | The JoAnn Winsten Papers

Research at the RBML | Barbara Weinstein on Frank Tannenbaum

Tributes Marking the Retirement of Jennifer Lee, Curator for Performing Arts

Tips for Researchers’ First Time in the Archives: Photos and Scanning

Now Available | Columbia Engineering Alumni Association Records

Research at the RBML | The Big Five and Supersizing Literature: Dan Sinykin on Publishing Conglomeration

2023 Symposium: Positioning Prokofiev in the 21st Century and Beyond

Neighborhood Vendors

Research at the RBML | Gary Ley on Albert Maltz

Research at the RBML | Laurence Cossu-Beaumont on Transatlantic Literary Agents

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Event | ArteSana: Celebrating the Life and Work of Josefina Báez

Research at the RBML | Jeff Pooley on Communication Studies and Paul Lazarsfeld

Presidential Installations 101

An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia | The Addicts Who Survived Collection by David Courtwright

Columbia’s Plot at Green-Wood Cemetery

Dan Talbot, a New Yorker and His Love for Independent Films and World Cinema

The George L. Rives Balustrade

Research at the RBML | Tomoko Akami on the Institute of Pacific Relations Papers

Research at the RBML | Nadav Millman Investigates the Chris Claremont Papers

An Overdue Book from the King’s College Library

Research at the RBML | Nathan Garlic on Otto Rank

Meet Me at the Sundial

Research at the RBML | Hannah Klimas on Mirra Ginsburg’s Translations of Mikhail Bulgakov

Research at the RBML | Max Lewontin on CLR James and Darcus Howe

Now Available | The JoAnn Winsten Papers

Research at the RBML | Barbara Weinstein on Frank Tannenbaum

Tributes Marking the Retirement of Jennifer Lee, Curator for Performing Arts

Tips for Researchers’ First Time in the Archives: Photos and Scanning

Now Available | Columbia Engineering Alumni Association Records

Research at the RBML | The Big Five and Supersizing Literature: Dan Sinykin on Publishing Conglomeration

2023 Symposium: Positioning Prokofiev in the 21st Century and Beyond

Neighborhood Vendors

Research at the RBML | Gary Ley on Albert Maltz

Research at the RBML | Laurence Cossu-Beaumont on Transatlantic Literary Agents