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Dec 17, 2021

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On December 17, 1991, a bombshell exploded in the worlds of comics, Wall Street, and the media: Marvel Comics released an impressive quarterly report to shareholders - formatted as a sensational comic by several of the brand's most iconic artists.

Dec 17, 2021

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December 17, 2021, marks the 94th anniversary of the death of St. Croix-born, Harlem-based writer Hubert Harrison (1883-1927), who was described by A. Philip Randolph as "the father of Harlem Radicalism."

Dec 15, 2021

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University archivists share an attendance ledger for daily chapel service, which was required to be "constantly performed" by the King's College charter. The ledger was kept by College janitor Stephen R. Weeks and dates to 1847-1854.

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

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News from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes more than 130 oral history interviews with such noteworthy figures as activist Bayard Rustin and Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall.

Dec 1, 2021

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Records from the Department of Classics at Columbia document the long, storied history of the department through faculty meeting minutes that date to 1903, completed dissertations, and other archival materials.

Nov 5, 2021

Social

The University Archives shares a photo of hardbound miniature books, exhibited in Butler Library in 1985, as part of #ArchivesBookLove, the November theme for the National Archives' #ArchivesHashtagParty.

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.

Oct 26, 2021

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As the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves meet in the 2021 World Series, University archivists look to past World Series greats and their connections to Columbia, including New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio.

Oct 14, 2021

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An exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library celebrates the centennial of the birth of composer Jack Beeson, former Chair of the Department of Music at Columbia and a "master of American opera."

Oct 13, 2021

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“In Service to the New Nation: The Life & Legacy of John Jay" sheds light on the statesman's personal and public life and commemorates the seven-volume Selected Papers of John Jay series.

Oct 12, 2021

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News from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes a collection of audio and video interviews that document the history of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and 20th-century peace movements.

Oct 8, 2021

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The Sheila Michaels Civil Rights Organization Oral History Collection offers a democratized narration of the Civil Rights Movement, through interviews with foot soldiers who made change possible through consistent, diligent activism.

Oct 6, 2021

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Moonlight inside the library: When Low Library opened in 1897, visitors enjoyed magical, artificial moonlight shows on Friday evenings, courtesy of a wooden sphere hung from the domed ceiling over the Rotunda reading room.

Sep 27, 2021

Video

The Libraries and the Lehman Center for American History co-host a conversation with W. Caleb McDaniel of Rice University, author of "Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America."

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

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As Columbia University nears 125 years in Morningside Heights, University archivists look to the only building left on campus from its time as the Bloomingdale Asylum: Buell Hall.

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 31, 2021

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Public Services staff in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library carry on a long-standing tradition of making the library's holdings available to patrons, a service once headed by the pioneering Dr. Mary A. Bennett.

Aug 27, 2021

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A new addition to the papers of comic book artist Jerry Robinson, held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, sheds a startling light on the early years of a storied creator and illustrator.

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 19, 2021

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News from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes newly-reformatted oral histories from the Thomas Iorio Stonewall Vets video recordings, which document LGBTQ culture and heritage in New York City in the mid-1990s.

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 12, 2021

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Two fragments of an ancient papyrus letter - one piece held in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library and the other in the British Library in London - are virtually rejoined into a seamless, digital whole.

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Marvel Comics Shareholder Reports: A Marriage of Corporate and Creative

On the Anniversary of the Death of Hubert Harrison

Mr. Weeks' Chapel Attendance Book

Discovering Dr. Wu

News from RBML’s Archivists and Collections Managers | October and September 2021

Now Available | Department of Classics Records

University Archives and #ArchivesBookLove

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

Play Ball | World Series Winners at Columbia

In Praise of Jack Beeson: A Centennial Exhibition

In Service to the New Nation: The Life and Legacy of John Jay

News from RBML’s Archivists | September 2021

New Collection | Sheila Michaels Civil Rights Organization Oral History Collection

Moonlight Inside the Library

Sweet Taste of Liberty

Archival Documents Bring Light to Historical African American Legal Triumphs

A Little House with a Long History

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

Making Holdings Available to Users: A Long-Standing Tradition

Formation of a Comic Book Artist

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

News from RBML’s Archivists and Collections Managers | July and August 2021

The 36-Pound Comic Scrapbook That Chronicles the Great Depression

Two Ancient Papyrus Fragments and Their Very Modern Reunion

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Marvel Comics Shareholder Reports: A Marriage of Corporate and Creative

On the Anniversary of the Death of Hubert Harrison

Mr. Weeks' Chapel Attendance Book

Discovering Dr. Wu

News from RBML’s Archivists and Collections Managers | October and September 2021

Now Available | Department of Classics Records

University Archives and #ArchivesBookLove

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

Play Ball | World Series Winners at Columbia

In Praise of Jack Beeson: A Centennial Exhibition

In Service to the New Nation: The Life and Legacy of John Jay

News from RBML’s Archivists | September 2021

New Collection | Sheila Michaels Civil Rights Organization Oral History Collection

Moonlight Inside the Library

Sweet Taste of Liberty

Archival Documents Bring Light to Historical African American Legal Triumphs

A Little House with a Long History

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

Making Holdings Available to Users: A Long-Standing Tradition

Formation of a Comic Book Artist

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

News from RBML’s Archivists and Collections Managers | July and August 2021

The 36-Pound Comic Scrapbook That Chronicles the Great Depression

Two Ancient Papyrus Fragments and Their Very Modern Reunion