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Apr 6, 2021 News President’s House Books for Welcomed Guests A small collection of guest books from the University president’s house show a range of events and dinner guests hosted by Columbia President Nicholas Murray Butler during his 30-year tenure. Apr 5, 2021 News New Online Content | Insistent Change: Columbia’s Core Curriculum at 100 The University Archives announces the publication of a new online exhibition, "Insistent Change: Columbia’s Core Curriculum at 100," which documents the development and ongoing transformation of the curriculum. Mar 31, 2021 News News from RBML’s Archivists | March 2021 News from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes a project completed by Library Assistant Melissa Cabarcas that enables staff to locate materials more easily, meaning shorter wait-times for reading room visitors. Mar 30, 2021 News A Digital Treasure Trove University archivists identify more than 2,100 titles owned by Columbia and previously closed for public research, including a 1937 guide to the University, that are now accessible online. Mar 30, 2021 News Columbians Honored by the U.S. Post Office A number of Columbia alumni, faculty, and even the University itself have been honored by the U.S. Post Office with a commemorative stamp, including, most recently, physics professor Chien-Shiung Wu. Mar 18, 2021 News Beer at John Jay Hall As restrictions against the sale of alcohol began to ease with the election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, Columbia students petitioned to add beer to the menu at John Jay Grill. Mar 10, 2021 News Charles Henry Alston at Columbia Columbia alumnus Charles Henry Alston, CC 1929, TC 1931, a sculptor, painter, and art educator, was the first Black project supervisor for the Works Progress Administration. Mar 9, 2021 News Newly Available Online | Lawyers Who Went South Lawyers Who Went South, a newly-available collection from the Oral History Archives, documents the experiences of lawyers who participated in the 1960s civil rights movement. Mar 8, 2021 News Liturgical Books Goes Live Liturgical Books presents examples from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library of various readings used for the celebration of Latin liturgy in the Middle Ages. Mar 4, 2021 News A Frances Perkins Anniversary Gift to Oral History Hear from Frances Perkins, one of the most influential female figures of the 20th century, in an extensive oral history interview, newly released by the Oral History Archives. Mar 3, 2021 News News from RBML’s Archivists | February 2021 News from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes a collection of documents that highlights the decades-long career of activist and entertainer Josephine Baker. Mar 2, 2021 News Harold Jacoby and the Stars Above Grand Central Above the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal, the vaulted ceiling features an expansive mural of stars and constellations, thanks to the expertise of Columbia professor Harold Jacoby. Mar 1, 2021 News Meet Kevin, Who Ensures that Archives in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library are Discoverable and Accessible to Researchers Meet Kevin Schlottmann, Head of Archives Processing and Interim Director of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, who ensures that archives are accessible to researchers. Feb 24, 2021 News News from RBML’s Archivists | January 2021 News from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes documents from notable Columbia faculty, like Christine Ladd Franklin, well-known for her research on color vision. Feb 16, 2021 News Mamie’s “Lovely Pink Gown” How two mid-century ball gowns from former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower made their way to the University Archives for "future generations of Columbia people" to appreciate. Feb 9, 2021 News Pierre Toussaint’s Portrait at Columbia A portrait from the University Archives helped a team of forensic anthropologists to identify the remains of Pierre Toussaint, who is expected to become the first Black saint in the Catholic Church in North America. Feb 3, 2021 Video Hubert Harrison: A Harlem Radical's Struggle for Equality A December event sponsored by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library celebrated Hubert Harrison, the once-forgotten figure known as the Father of Harlem Radicalism. Feb 3, 2021 News Lehman Center Spring Program: “Race, Inequality, and Health” The Lehman Center for American History presents a forthcoming program of events that will explore important contemporary questions surrounding race, inequality, and health. Jan 29, 2021 News Announcing Curatorial Shorts from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library Curatorial Shorts, a series of talks presented by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, offer an informal look at new research and findings from the library’s collections. Jan 25, 2021 News RBML: 2020 in Review Amidst the upheaval that marked 2020, archivists and curators in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library continued to steward the Libraries' rare and unique collections. Jan 22, 2021 News Oral History | Addicts Who Survived Oral History Project The Addicts Who Survived oral history collection offers a robust picture of how the trafficking and consumption of narcotics impacted 20th-century New York City. Jan 19, 2021 News Is That the President on Campus? From Columbia to the White House Is that the President on campus?! University archivists recall a number of occasions when future U.S. presidents visited Columbia on their way to the White House. Jan 13, 2021 News Updating Finding Aids During the 2020 COVID Shutdown Behind the scenes of archivists' work to update finding aids for more than 1,100 collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which are crucial to facilitate discovery for library users. « 1 2 3 »
Newly Available Online | Biographical Oral History Interviews Online News from the Oral History Archives includes more than 300 individual, or independently-collected, newly-digitized oral history interviews in the Digital Library Collections.
President’s House Books for Welcomed Guests A small collection of guest books from the University president’s house show a range of events and dinner guests hosted by Columbia President Nicholas Murray Butler during his 30-year tenure.
New Online Content | Insistent Change: Columbia’s Core Curriculum at 100 The University Archives announces the publication of a new online exhibition, "Insistent Change: Columbia’s Core Curriculum at 100," which documents the development and ongoing transformation of the curriculum.
News from RBML’s Archivists | March 2021 News from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes a project completed by Library Assistant Melissa Cabarcas that enables staff to locate materials more easily, meaning shorter wait-times for reading room visitors.
A Digital Treasure Trove University archivists identify more than 2,100 titles owned by Columbia and previously closed for public research, including a 1937 guide to the University, that are now accessible online.
Columbians Honored by the U.S. Post Office A number of Columbia alumni, faculty, and even the University itself have been honored by the U.S. Post Office with a commemorative stamp, including, most recently, physics professor Chien-Shiung Wu.
Beer at John Jay Hall As restrictions against the sale of alcohol began to ease with the election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, Columbia students petitioned to add beer to the menu at John Jay Grill.
Charles Henry Alston at Columbia Columbia alumnus Charles Henry Alston, CC 1929, TC 1931, a sculptor, painter, and art educator, was the first Black project supervisor for the Works Progress Administration.
Newly Available Online | Lawyers Who Went South Lawyers Who Went South, a newly-available collection from the Oral History Archives, documents the experiences of lawyers who participated in the 1960s civil rights movement.
Liturgical Books Goes Live Liturgical Books presents examples from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library of various readings used for the celebration of Latin liturgy in the Middle Ages.
A Frances Perkins Anniversary Gift to Oral History Hear from Frances Perkins, one of the most influential female figures of the 20th century, in an extensive oral history interview, newly released by the Oral History Archives.
News from RBML’s Archivists | February 2021 News from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes a collection of documents that highlights the decades-long career of activist and entertainer Josephine Baker.
Harold Jacoby and the Stars Above Grand Central Above the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal, the vaulted ceiling features an expansive mural of stars and constellations, thanks to the expertise of Columbia professor Harold Jacoby.
Meet Kevin, Who Ensures that Archives in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library are Discoverable and Accessible to Researchers Meet Kevin Schlottmann, Head of Archives Processing and Interim Director of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, who ensures that archives are accessible to researchers.
News from RBML’s Archivists | January 2021 News from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes documents from notable Columbia faculty, like Christine Ladd Franklin, well-known for her research on color vision.
Mamie’s “Lovely Pink Gown” How two mid-century ball gowns from former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower made their way to the University Archives for "future generations of Columbia people" to appreciate.
Pierre Toussaint’s Portrait at Columbia A portrait from the University Archives helped a team of forensic anthropologists to identify the remains of Pierre Toussaint, who is expected to become the first Black saint in the Catholic Church in North America.
Hubert Harrison: A Harlem Radical's Struggle for Equality A December event sponsored by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library celebrated Hubert Harrison, the once-forgotten figure known as the Father of Harlem Radicalism.
Lehman Center Spring Program: “Race, Inequality, and Health” The Lehman Center for American History presents a forthcoming program of events that will explore important contemporary questions surrounding race, inequality, and health.
Announcing Curatorial Shorts from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library Curatorial Shorts, a series of talks presented by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, offer an informal look at new research and findings from the library’s collections.
RBML: 2020 in Review Amidst the upheaval that marked 2020, archivists and curators in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library continued to steward the Libraries' rare and unique collections.
Oral History | Addicts Who Survived Oral History Project The Addicts Who Survived oral history collection offers a robust picture of how the trafficking and consumption of narcotics impacted 20th-century New York City.
Is That the President on Campus? From Columbia to the White House Is that the President on campus?! University archivists recall a number of occasions when future U.S. presidents visited Columbia on their way to the White House.
Updating Finding Aids During the 2020 COVID Shutdown Behind the scenes of archivists' work to update finding aids for more than 1,100 collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which are crucial to facilitate discovery for library users.
