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Sep 8, 2020 News Here’s What to Expect at RBML this Fall Semester In accordance with the University's COVID-19 safety protocols, the Rare Book & Manuscript Library offers a number of accommodations and services for the Fall 2020 term. Aug 28, 2020 News RBML Staff and CUL Bid Farewell and Good Luck to Sean Quimby The Rare Book & Manuscript Library bids farewell to director Sean Quimby, who joins the University of Pennsylvania after six years with Columbia University. Aug 25, 2020 News Going to Columbia While Living At Home As the University reduces the number of students who will live on campus for the Fall 2020 term, the University Archives recalls that Columbia wasn't always a residential college. Aug 18, 2020 News Teaching With Digitized Archives: Some Challenges and Opportunities The wealth of digitized archival material available from the Libraries presents both opportunities and challenges that instructors should consider when teaching with digitized archives. Aug 13, 2020 Social Columbia University Archives Postcards The University Archives shares weekly postcards from Columbia University history on Facebook, including recent pieces that date to 1912, 1915, 1920, and 1926. Aug 6, 2020 News New from RBML’s Archivists | July 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the Radio Liberty Oral History Project, which documents the 1917 Russian Revolution and is now open to researchers. Jul 20, 2020 News Finding the Women in Columbia’s Judaica Collections Librarian Michelle Chesner uncovers traces of women in the Libraries' rare Judaica collection through records of book ownership, marriage, prayer, and printing. Jul 20, 2020 News The Malleable Academic Calendar: Then and Now The 2020-2021 academic calendar was adjusted to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest example of how the calendar has been historically responsive to circumstances. Jul 19, 2020 In the media Politalk: Reparations in 2020 Curator Thai Jones discusses the form of reparations for victims of slavery and their descendants with Politalk, a podcast from Trinity College Dublin. Jul 13, 2020 News News from RBML’s Archivists | May and June 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes newly-digitized oral history collections and records from the University Archives. Jul 6, 2020 In the media ‘Hamilton’ and the Historical Record: Frequently Asked Questions The New York Times cites the Columbia & Slavery project, co-taught by curator Thai Jones, as experts set the historical record straight about acclaimed musical "Hamilton." Jun 24, 2020 News Pride Month and History in the RBML Collections In celebration of PRIDE Month, explore collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that represent a range of LGBTQIA voices and experiences. Jun 22, 2020 News The First Summer Session in 1900 Columbia University first opened its doors for a new term, the Summer Session, in 1900, with courses in disciplines from botany to geography, taught by University faculty. Jun 19, 2020 News Juneteenth, Freedom, and Emancipation Archives in the RBML Archival documents in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library reflect the long history of the struggle for emancipation and freedom from enslavement, now celebrated as Juneteenth. Jun 9, 2020 In the media Resources to Teach the History of Policing in America that You Won’t Find in Textbooks An article by curator Thai Jones about the Chicago public school curriculum that teaches the history of police torture is included in a round-up of resources on policing in America. Jun 8, 2020 News Anti-Racist and Black Liberation Archives in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library The Rare Book & Manuscript Library holds important archives from activists, artists, and organizations who dedicated their lives to fighting racism and promoting black freedom struggles. Jun 3, 2020 In the media University Archives Will Document COVID-19 at Columbia A questionnaire and website from the University Archives aim to capture the voices and views of faculty, students, staff, and alumni as they live through the COVID-19 pandemic. May 18, 2020 News Inside Low Library: The Offices of the Presidents Tour the offices of University presidents past with the University Archives, from the first offices in 1897 to the present-day suite that was once occupied by Dwight D. Eisenhower. May 8, 2020 News A 1966 Oral History Offers Insights into Roots of Unemployment Insurance A 1966 oral history that offers insights into the origins of unemployment insurance, part of the Social Security Act of 1935, is accessible through the Oral History Archives. May 7, 2020 In the media The Continued Crisis The reporters behind the Ear podcast from Columbia Spectator consult the University Archives to examine how Columbia navigated three historic health crises. May 4, 2020 News Low Library as an Athletics Training Facility? Library, administrative offices, ceremonial space, athletics training facility? The University Archives unveils perhaps the most unexpected prior use of Low Library. May 1, 2020 News Rare Book & Manuscript Library Acquires the Archive of Playwright Myrna Casas The Rare Book & Manuscript Library acquires the archive of Myrna Casas, one of the most important Puerto Rican, Caribbean, and Latina playwrights of the twentieth century. Apr 30, 2020 News “1968: The Global Revolutions” Exhibition Goes Online The momentous historical events that took place across the globe in 1968 are documented in a newly-digitized exhibition from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, now accessible online. « 1 2 »
Eleanor Roosevelt Speaks for Herself: Identifying 1,257 Married Women by their Full Names Archivists in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library identify more than 1,200 women in the library's finding aids by their full names who were previously described only by their husbands' names.
Here’s What to Expect at RBML this Fall Semester In accordance with the University's COVID-19 safety protocols, the Rare Book & Manuscript Library offers a number of accommodations and services for the Fall 2020 term.
RBML Staff and CUL Bid Farewell and Good Luck to Sean Quimby The Rare Book & Manuscript Library bids farewell to director Sean Quimby, who joins the University of Pennsylvania after six years with Columbia University.
Going to Columbia While Living At Home As the University reduces the number of students who will live on campus for the Fall 2020 term, the University Archives recalls that Columbia wasn't always a residential college.
Teaching With Digitized Archives: Some Challenges and Opportunities The wealth of digitized archival material available from the Libraries presents both opportunities and challenges that instructors should consider when teaching with digitized archives.
Columbia University Archives Postcards The University Archives shares weekly postcards from Columbia University history on Facebook, including recent pieces that date to 1912, 1915, 1920, and 1926.
New from RBML’s Archivists | July 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the Radio Liberty Oral History Project, which documents the 1917 Russian Revolution and is now open to researchers.
Finding the Women in Columbia’s Judaica Collections Librarian Michelle Chesner uncovers traces of women in the Libraries' rare Judaica collection through records of book ownership, marriage, prayer, and printing.
The Malleable Academic Calendar: Then and Now The 2020-2021 academic calendar was adjusted to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest example of how the calendar has been historically responsive to circumstances.
Politalk: Reparations in 2020 Curator Thai Jones discusses the form of reparations for victims of slavery and their descendants with Politalk, a podcast from Trinity College Dublin.
News from RBML’s Archivists | May and June 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes newly-digitized oral history collections and records from the University Archives.
‘Hamilton’ and the Historical Record: Frequently Asked Questions The New York Times cites the Columbia & Slavery project, co-taught by curator Thai Jones, as experts set the historical record straight about acclaimed musical "Hamilton."
Pride Month and History in the RBML Collections In celebration of PRIDE Month, explore collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that represent a range of LGBTQIA voices and experiences.
The First Summer Session in 1900 Columbia University first opened its doors for a new term, the Summer Session, in 1900, with courses in disciplines from botany to geography, taught by University faculty.
Juneteenth, Freedom, and Emancipation Archives in the RBML Archival documents in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library reflect the long history of the struggle for emancipation and freedom from enslavement, now celebrated as Juneteenth.
Resources to Teach the History of Policing in America that You Won’t Find in Textbooks An article by curator Thai Jones about the Chicago public school curriculum that teaches the history of police torture is included in a round-up of resources on policing in America.
Anti-Racist and Black Liberation Archives in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library The Rare Book & Manuscript Library holds important archives from activists, artists, and organizations who dedicated their lives to fighting racism and promoting black freedom struggles.
University Archives Will Document COVID-19 at Columbia A questionnaire and website from the University Archives aim to capture the voices and views of faculty, students, staff, and alumni as they live through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inside Low Library: The Offices of the Presidents Tour the offices of University presidents past with the University Archives, from the first offices in 1897 to the present-day suite that was once occupied by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A 1966 Oral History Offers Insights into Roots of Unemployment Insurance A 1966 oral history that offers insights into the origins of unemployment insurance, part of the Social Security Act of 1935, is accessible through the Oral History Archives.
The Continued Crisis The reporters behind the Ear podcast from Columbia Spectator consult the University Archives to examine how Columbia navigated three historic health crises.
Low Library as an Athletics Training Facility? Library, administrative offices, ceremonial space, athletics training facility? The University Archives unveils perhaps the most unexpected prior use of Low Library.
Rare Book & Manuscript Library Acquires the Archive of Playwright Myrna Casas The Rare Book & Manuscript Library acquires the archive of Myrna Casas, one of the most important Puerto Rican, Caribbean, and Latina playwrights of the twentieth century.
“1968: The Global Revolutions” Exhibition Goes Online The momentous historical events that took place across the globe in 1968 are documented in a newly-digitized exhibition from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, now accessible online.
