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Dec 1, 2021 News Now Available | Department of Classics Records 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. Oct 26, 2021 News Play Ball | World Series Winners at Columbia 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 20, 2021 News Clean & Go Green: Preparing Your Records for the Shredding Event With the return of Columbia's Clean & Go Green program, a campus-wide recycling drive that will take place in early December, University archivists offer advice to prepare archives and office records for recycling. Oct 6, 2021 News Moonlight Inside the Library 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 15, 2021 News A Little House with a Long History 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. Aug 31, 2021 News Making Holdings Available to Users: A Long-Standing Tradition 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 2, 2021 News Columbia Olympians in the University Archives With a roster of Columbia Lions participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, archivists showcase past Olympic competitors from medal-worthy collections in the University Archives. Jul 23, 2021 News How the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Papers Came to Columbia University archivists recount how protests among student activists on campus inspired Margaret B. Young, widow of civil rights leader Whitney M. Young, to donate her late husband's papers to Columbia. Jul 13, 2021 News Bourke-White at Columbia The University Archives shares photos from renowned photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, who took her first class in photography at Columbia in 1922 and whose work is now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jun 30, 2021 News Return to Campus: Records Management Considerations As Columbia prepares to return to "normal University life," according to the Office of the President, the University Archives offers a series of recommendations to transition offices and records back to campus. Jun 23, 2021 News A Safe Space Turns 50 Fifty years ago, in 1971, Columbia established the first LGBTQ student lounge on a college campus in Furnald Hall, a safe space for the gay community at the University. Jun 15, 2021 News From Immigrant to Inventor To celebrate National Immigrant Heritage Month, the University Archives remembers Michael Pupin, or Mihajlo Idvorsky Pupin, CC 1883, University faculty member and inventor of coils to facilitate long-distance telephone calls. Jun 9, 2021 News Mrs. Duer’s Diaries The diaries of Hannah Maria Denning Duer, wife of Columbia College’s fifth president, William Alexander Duer, date from January 1838 to June 1862 and detail her time in College Hall on Park Place, the original home of King's College. Jun 2, 2021 News Lou Gehrig Day The University Archives remembers "Columbia Lou" on the first annual Lou Gehrig Day, which supports ALS awareness and research, with photos, yearbook entries & other memories from Gehrig's time as a Columbia Lion. May 25, 2021 News From Amsterdam Avenue to Broadway A recently re-discovered photo of South Field, where Columbia Football games were played from 1915-1922, shows a long-lost view of the Morningside campus from Amsterdam Avenue to Broadway. May 4, 2021 News, Social Bugs for the Month of May University archivists join the National Archives' monthly #ArchivesHashtagParty to highlight #ArchivesBugs and the work of Columbia professor Thomas Hunt Morgan, who studied the inherited traits of fruit flies. Apr 21, 2021 News Newly Available | The Harold Brown Papers A newly-processed collection of student work in the University Archives chronicles the academic career of Harold Brown, who earned three degrees from Columbia during and immediately following World War II. 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 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. « 1 »
Mr. Weeks' Chapel Attendance Book 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.
Now Available | Department of Classics Records 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.
Play Ball | World Series Winners at Columbia 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.
Clean & Go Green: Preparing Your Records for the Shredding Event With the return of Columbia's Clean & Go Green program, a campus-wide recycling drive that will take place in early December, University archivists offer advice to prepare archives and office records for recycling.
Moonlight Inside the Library 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.
A Little House with a Long History 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.
Making Holdings Available to Users: A Long-Standing Tradition 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.
Columbia Olympians in the University Archives With a roster of Columbia Lions participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, archivists showcase past Olympic competitors from medal-worthy collections in the University Archives.
How the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Papers Came to Columbia University archivists recount how protests among student activists on campus inspired Margaret B. Young, widow of civil rights leader Whitney M. Young, to donate her late husband's papers to Columbia.
Bourke-White at Columbia The University Archives shares photos from renowned photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, who took her first class in photography at Columbia in 1922 and whose work is now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Return to Campus: Records Management Considerations As Columbia prepares to return to "normal University life," according to the Office of the President, the University Archives offers a series of recommendations to transition offices and records back to campus.
A Safe Space Turns 50 Fifty years ago, in 1971, Columbia established the first LGBTQ student lounge on a college campus in Furnald Hall, a safe space for the gay community at the University.
From Immigrant to Inventor To celebrate National Immigrant Heritage Month, the University Archives remembers Michael Pupin, or Mihajlo Idvorsky Pupin, CC 1883, University faculty member and inventor of coils to facilitate long-distance telephone calls.
Mrs. Duer’s Diaries The diaries of Hannah Maria Denning Duer, wife of Columbia College’s fifth president, William Alexander Duer, date from January 1838 to June 1862 and detail her time in College Hall on Park Place, the original home of King's College.
Lou Gehrig Day The University Archives remembers "Columbia Lou" on the first annual Lou Gehrig Day, which supports ALS awareness and research, with photos, yearbook entries & other memories from Gehrig's time as a Columbia Lion.
From Amsterdam Avenue to Broadway A recently re-discovered photo of South Field, where Columbia Football games were played from 1915-1922, shows a long-lost view of the Morningside campus from Amsterdam Avenue to Broadway.
Bugs for the Month of May University archivists join the National Archives' monthly #ArchivesHashtagParty to highlight #ArchivesBugs and the work of Columbia professor Thomas Hunt Morgan, who studied the inherited traits of fruit flies.
Newly Available | The Harold Brown Papers A newly-processed collection of student work in the University Archives chronicles the academic career of Harold Brown, who earned three degrees from Columbia during and immediately following World War II.
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.
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.
