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Columbia University Libraries to Host Grant-Funded Forum for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Curators
A groundbreaking forum, funded by a grant from the Laura Bush 21st-Century Librarian Program through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, will bring together Black, Indigenous, and people of color curators from archives and special collections across the country.
Researcher Profile | British Black Panther Movement
Dr. Robin Bunce of Homerton College, Cambridge University, describes how the papers of activist Darcus Howe, held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, and other recently-digitized materials contribute to his research on the history of Black Power in Britain.
Processing the Jack and Irene Delano Papers
Cristina Stubbe, an archivist with the Winthrop Group, processed the papers of Jack and Irene Delano, held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library and including drawings, photographs, and other materials that document the history and culture of Puerto Rico.
Research at the RBML | Laura Kaiser Finds Elizabeth Dejeans in the Paul Reynolds Papers
Author and independent researcher Laura Fisher Kaiser consulted the archival records of the Paul R. Reynolds literary agency in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library for an upcoming biography of novelist Frances Elizabeth Budgett (pen name Elizabeth Dejeans).
NYPL Library School Records: A Student Project
Students in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Itzel Franco ('26CC) and Sarah Noon ('24GS), helped University archivists to improve the condition and description of a brittle but valuable collection of records from the New York Public Library (NYPL) Library School.
Now on View: Student Research Mentorship Program Displays
Now on display in Lehman Social Sciences Library: Highlights from the Student Research Mentorship Program, which paired five first-generation, low-income students and students of color with librarian mentors on research projects that leveraged the Libraries' collections and services.
Announcing the Fall 2024 Ask A Librarian Interns
The Ask A Librarian Internship Program, which provides currently-enrolled library and information science students with paid, hands-on experience in academic librarianship, announces the Fall 2024 interns: Federica Alesiani, Willy Anthony Diaz Tapia, and Jasmine Zacate.
An A-to-Z of Oral History | G is for (40% Oral History Collection on) Gun Violence in America, 2017-2020
An A-to-Z guide to the Libraries' Oral History Archives: 'G' is for gun violence in America, addressed in the Forty Percent oral history collection which "gives a powerful voice to survivors of gun violence" in the U.S. from 2017 through 2020.
Archivist’s Pick: A Glance at the Chinese Republican Era and Beyond
Processing Archivist Yingwen Huang details a small exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on the people of the Chinese Republican era (1912-1949) and beyond, which includes photographs, letters, ephemera, and other artifacts.