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Apr 18, 2023

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The Columbia University Department of Physics will welcome a host of visitors, including two subject specialists from the Libraries, for a special edition of its Community Round Table to discuss the concept of open science.

Apr 18, 2023

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Spice up your weekly meal plan with recipes from "What's Cooking at Columbia," featuring 20th-century favorites from Columbia faculty, including Jamaican Pepper Pot Soup by Nicholas Murray Butler and Vegetable Soup from Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Apr 11, 2023

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In his semi-autobiographical novel, "Vanity of Duluoz," writer Jack Kerouac recalled his time as a student and football player at Columbia in 1940 - including a quintessentially collegiate experience in Livingston (now Wallach) Hall.

Apr 6, 2023

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Join Columbia University Libraries for a program and reception to honor the 2023 recipients of the Bancroft Prizes in American History and Diplomacy: scholars Beverly Gage, Kelly Lytle Hernández, and John Wood Sweet.

Apr 4, 2023

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The manuscripts of Tlingit artist, ethnographer, and linguist George Hunt, part of the papers gifted to the University by famed anthropologist Franz Boas, were recently digitized by archivists in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Mar 28, 2023

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Three women students in the School of Engineering claimed "firsts" in the 1970s and led the way toward coeducation at Columbia, including Wendy Ho, SEAS 1980, the first female athlete to receive a varsity "C."

Mar 28, 2023

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The oral history transcripts selected for the “Lost in Transcription” case in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library exhibition, "Original Copies," reflect various iterations of transcripts in the Oral History Archives at Columbia.

Mar 27, 2023

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The Rare Book & Manuscript Library announces the opening of an exhibition that explores the technologies that make facsimiles possible, the motivations that drive their production, and the questions they raise about authenticity.

Mar 23, 2023

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The Historical Representation at American House Museums Web Archive documents the changing interpretation and presentation of underrepresented groups at historic house museums in the United States.

Mar 16, 2023

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The Rare Book & Manuscript Library announces upcoming events in the Curatorial Shorts series, which offers an informal look at new findings from the library's collections.

Mar 16, 2023

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The Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary holds several examples of "Paris Bibles," Bibles intended for personal study that date to the 13th century and are printed on fine parchment with "minute, precise writing and delicate embellishments."

Mar 14, 2023

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In April of 1887, the University celebrated the centennial of its 1787 charter at a grand Convocation, where trustees awarded 60 honorary degrees, including three to female scholars - or "fair doctors," as newspapers of the day dubbed the trio.

Mar 13, 2023

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Archivists in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library highlight materials, namely oversized artwork, from the Indusco Inc. records, a collection that documents the work of aid organizations in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Mar 9, 2023

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Scholar Lawrence Stern explores nearly 200 linear feet and 500 boxes of materials that document the decades-long career of sociologist Robert K. Merton, spent almost exclusively at Columbia University.

Mar 8, 2023

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Columbia University Libraries has announced that three acclaimed works by Beverly Gage, Kelly Lytle Hernández, and John Wood Sweet will be awarded the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy.

Mar 1, 2023

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The Latino Arts and Activisms (LAAS) Collection in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library acquires the papers of writer, performer, and theorist Josefina Báez, founder of the Latinarte/Ay Ombe Theatre in New York, among numerous other accomplishments.

Feb 28, 2023

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University archivists tell how an incident in the original College Hall at Columbia (then King's College) earned statesman John Jay a suspension from the school - and almost cost the future Supreme Court Justice his diploma.

Feb 28, 2023

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Did you know that alumni of Columbia University enjoy free, lifetime access to library facilities as well as free, off-campus access to dozens of journals and databases, including four new resources? Learn how to put your alumni benefits to use.

Feb 28, 2023

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Senior Lecturer at Flinders University Leïla Morsy visited the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to examine how powerful philanthropies in the early 20th century restructured medical education, creating long-lasting legacies that persist today.

Feb 21, 2023

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Columbia faculty, staff, students, and others with borrowing privileges are now able to use the Libraries' self-check app and kiosk to check out materials when physically present in Butler Library.

Feb 21, 2023

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Historian Scott Spillman details the numerous collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that he consulted for a forthcoming book, including the papers of Columbia professor and writer Eric L. McKitrick (1919-2002).

Feb 21, 2023

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On March 9, a panel of expert faculty and staff will share perspectives on and experience with academic publishing in the medical sciences. Register in advance to join the online conversation.

Feb 17, 2023

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Following an announcement on January 18 that Nemat “Minouche” Shafik will become the 20th president of Columbia University, she embarked on a welcome tour of the University, including a visit to Butler Library.

Feb 15, 2023

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Join the Lehman Center for American History and scholars Caleb Gayle and Elizabeth Ellis on February 23 for a conversation about their studies in the history of race, identity, citizenship, and belonging.

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Year of Open Science Extravaganza

What’s Cooking at Columbia: A Recipe Book

Jack Kerouac: #DormLife in 1940

You're Invited | 2023 Bancroft Prizes in American History and Diplomacy

Description and Digitization of the George Hunt Kwak’wala Ethnographic Manuscripts

Engineering Women: “Firsts”

Exhibition | Lost in Transcription

Original Copies: Facsimiles and Their Mediations of Authenticity and Ownership

Just Launched: Historical Representation at American House Museums Web Archive

Spring Curatorial Shorts | Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Paris Bibles | The Burke Library

Columbia’s “Fair Doctors”

Processing the Gung-ho Oversized Artworks

Research at the RBML | Lawrence Stern on Robert K. Merton

Columbia University Libraries Announces the Winners of the 2023 Bancroft Prizes

Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library Welcomes the Josefina Báez Papers, the Tenth in the Latino Arts and Activisms Collection

John Jay: #DormLife in 1764

How to Use the Libraries as an Alum (Plus, New Databases!)

Researcher Profile | Leïla Morsy on the Closure of Black Medical Schools

Columbia University Libraries Self-Check App

Research at the RBML | Scott Spillman on Stanley Elkins and Eric McKitrick

Understanding Open Access Publishing: Medical Sciences

In Pictures: Columbia’s Next President Minouche Shafik Visits Butler Library and Views Collections

Black and Native Citizenship: The Making of American Identity

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Year of Open Science Extravaganza

What’s Cooking at Columbia: A Recipe Book

Jack Kerouac: #DormLife in 1940

You're Invited | 2023 Bancroft Prizes in American History and Diplomacy

Description and Digitization of the George Hunt Kwak’wala Ethnographic Manuscripts

Engineering Women: “Firsts”

Exhibition | Lost in Transcription

Original Copies: Facsimiles and Their Mediations of Authenticity and Ownership

Just Launched: Historical Representation at American House Museums Web Archive

Spring Curatorial Shorts | Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Paris Bibles | The Burke Library

Columbia’s “Fair Doctors”

Processing the Gung-ho Oversized Artworks

Research at the RBML | Lawrence Stern on Robert K. Merton

Columbia University Libraries Announces the Winners of the 2023 Bancroft Prizes

Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library Welcomes the Josefina Báez Papers, the Tenth in the Latino Arts and Activisms Collection

John Jay: #DormLife in 1764

How to Use the Libraries as an Alum (Plus, New Databases!)

Researcher Profile | Leïla Morsy on the Closure of Black Medical Schools

Columbia University Libraries Self-Check App

Research at the RBML | Scott Spillman on Stanley Elkins and Eric McKitrick

Understanding Open Access Publishing: Medical Sciences

In Pictures: Columbia’s Next President Minouche Shafik Visits Butler Library and Views Collections

Black and Native Citizenship: The Making of American Identity