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Dec 5, 2023

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A series of profiles highlight valued student employees from across the Libraries, including Callum John Blackmore, Processing Archivist in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Nov 10, 2023

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New additions to the Libraries' Oral History Archives in October include the LGBTQ+ Columbia University oral history collection, which documents the experiences of LGBTQ individuals affiliated with the University.

Nov 9, 2023

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Newly-processed collections in the Libraries' Oral History Archives in September include the Cuban Voices oral history collection, which follows the transition to communist rule after the Cuban Revolution and events of the subsequent decades.

Oct 27, 2023

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The personal papers of Joanna Wan-Ying Chan (陳尹瑩), a Chinese-American playwright and producer and a member of the Maryknoll Sisters, are now available to researchers through the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Oct 26, 2023

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A newly-discovered set of records of "institutional research data" from 1960-1966 reveals enrollment figures, tuition, and even faculty salaries - including the salary of noteworthy anthropologist Margaret Mead.

Oct 25, 2023

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Archivists, curators, and subject specialists highlight a number of noteworthy acquisitions, conservation projects, and digitization efforts that are underway in 2023, including the Fly Papers that are now held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Oct 11, 2023

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An A-to-Z guide to the Libraries' Oral History Archives: 'B' is for the Schlesinger Library’s Black Women’s Oral History Project, which memorializes women who had a significant impact on Black communities in the U.S.

Oct 2, 2023

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The newly-available Cuban Voices oral history collection presents "first-person accounts of life in post-revolutionary Cuba" and, through interviews with Cuban citizens, offers perspectives on historic events.

Sep 29, 2023

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Two newly-processed collections from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library provide insights into the life and work of actress Judy Garland and offer varying perspectives on her enduring legacy.

Sep 27, 2023

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As the Columbia community prepares for the installation of President Minouche Shafik on October 4, University archivists recall the sights and sounds of past ceremonies through historical recordings.

Sep 26, 2023

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The Rare Book & Manuscript Library celebrates the addition of the Josefina Báez Papers to the Latino Arts and Activism Collection and honors the enduring importance of the writer's work.

Sep 21, 2023

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Jeff Pooley, Professor of Media and Communication at Muhlenberg College, investigates the lasting impact of sociologist Paul Lazarsfeld on the history of communication and media.

Sep 13, 2023

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As the University prepares for the installation of President Minouche Shafik, archivists recall the history and traditions of the ritual, including the first ceremony to be held on the Morningside Heights campus.

Sep 8, 2023

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An A-to-Z guide to oral history at Columbia: A monthly series that begins with the Addicts Who Survived collection, which features interviews with drug addicts about family histories, patterns of drug use, and other topics.

Aug 23, 2023

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Archivists unearth the University's ties to Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, where David Ledyard Mallison, Class of 1858, became the first alumni interred in a Columbia-owned plot at the graveyard.

Aug 11, 2023

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The personal papers of Daniel Talbot, a notable figure in art-house cinema who operated several theaters on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, are now accessible to researchers through the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Aug 9, 2023

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University archivists highlight a subtle monument, nearly hidden along College Walk, to George Lockhart Rives, a graduate of the Class of 1868 and Columbia Law School Class of 1873 and Chair of the University Board of Trustees.

Aug 3, 2023

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Professor Tomoko Akami from the School of Culture, History, and Language at ANU College of Asia and the Pacific examines the archives of the Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR) to explore how the IPR shaped the field of Asian studies.

Jul 27, 2023

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Illustrator Nadav Millman visits the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to delve into the personal papers of comic book author and Marvel contributor Chris Claremont, whose archive includes discarded story ideas, works in progress, and more.

Jul 26, 2023

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Talk about past due! On September 6, 1950, a book was returned to the Libraries that was last checked out in 1772 from the library at King’s College (now Columbia University), one of the few volumes from the library to survive the Revolutionary War.

Jul 13, 2023

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Assistant Professor of English at Barnard College Nathan Gorlick delves into the personal papers of famed - if controversial - psychoanalyst Otto Rank as a pathway to explore horror literature and science fiction.

Jul 12, 2023

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Meet me at the Sundial: A gift from the Class of 1885 on the 25th anniversary of their graduation, the Sundial at the center of the Morningside Heights campus was presented on Commencement Day in 1910.

Jul 6, 2023

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Hannah Klimas, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Leeds, visits the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to examine materials on Mirra Ginsburg and her translations of Russian-Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov.

Jun 29, 2023

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Max Lewontin, a Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern University, consulted the papers of activists CLR James and Darcus Howe for his dissertation on "Black Power as a transnational social and political movement in the 1960s and 1970s."

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Student Employee Profile: Meet Callum John Blackmore

Newly Processed and Updated Oral History Collections for October 2023

Newly Processed and Updated Oral History Collections for September 2023

From Staging Plays in New York’s Chinatown Community Theatres to Fostering Talents in Sing Sing’s RTA Program: Joanna Wan-Ying Chan Papers

Institutional Research Data from the 1960s

Noteworthy Acquisitions, Digitization, and Conservation for 2023

Oral History A-to-Z | B…is for Schlesinger Library’s Black Women’s Oral History Project

Oral History | Newly-Available Cuban Voices Oral History Collection

Two Glimpses of Judy Garland at the RBML

Installation Sights and Sounds

Event | ArteSana: Celebrating the Life and Work of Josefina Báez

Research at the RBML | Jeff Pooley on Communication Studies and Paul Lazarsfeld

Presidential Installations 101

An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia | The Addicts Who Survived Collection by David Courtwright

Columbia’s Plot at Green-Wood Cemetery

Dan Talbot, a New Yorker and His Love for Independent Films and World Cinema

The George L. Rives Balustrade

Research at the RBML | Tomoko Akami on the Institute of Pacific Relations Papers

Research at the RBML | Nadav Millman Investigates the Chris Claremont Papers

An Overdue Book from the King’s College Library

Research at the RBML | Nathan Garlic on Otto Rank

Meet Me at the Sundial

Research at the RBML | Hannah Klimas on Mirra Ginsburg’s Translations of Mikhail Bulgakov

Research at the RBML | Max Lewontin on CLR James and Darcus Howe

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Student Employee Profile: Meet Callum John Blackmore

Newly Processed and Updated Oral History Collections for October 2023

Newly Processed and Updated Oral History Collections for September 2023

From Staging Plays in New York’s Chinatown Community Theatres to Fostering Talents in Sing Sing’s RTA Program: Joanna Wan-Ying Chan Papers

Institutional Research Data from the 1960s

Noteworthy Acquisitions, Digitization, and Conservation for 2023

Oral History A-to-Z | B…is for Schlesinger Library’s Black Women’s Oral History Project

Oral History | Newly-Available Cuban Voices Oral History Collection

Two Glimpses of Judy Garland at the RBML

Installation Sights and Sounds

Event | ArteSana: Celebrating the Life and Work of Josefina Báez

Research at the RBML | Jeff Pooley on Communication Studies and Paul Lazarsfeld

Presidential Installations 101

An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia | The Addicts Who Survived Collection by David Courtwright

Columbia’s Plot at Green-Wood Cemetery

Dan Talbot, a New Yorker and His Love for Independent Films and World Cinema

The George L. Rives Balustrade

Research at the RBML | Tomoko Akami on the Institute of Pacific Relations Papers

Research at the RBML | Nadav Millman Investigates the Chris Claremont Papers

An Overdue Book from the King’s College Library

Research at the RBML | Nathan Garlic on Otto Rank

Meet Me at the Sundial

Research at the RBML | Hannah Klimas on Mirra Ginsburg’s Translations of Mikhail Bulgakov

Research at the RBML | Max Lewontin on CLR James and Darcus Howe