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May 1, 2023

In the media

"Inside the treasure room at Columbia Law School": Columbia Magazines visits the special collections held by the Law Library, including the archives of Founding Father John Jay, a 1764 graduate of King's College (now Columbia University).

Apr 30, 2023

In the media

The Eye investigates "efforts for language revitalization and cultural preservation" at the University, including a project in the Libraries to digitize and make accessible a collection of manuscripts about the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw culture.

Apr 30, 2023

In the media

Rare Book Librarian Jane Siegel shares favorite texts from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which holds more than 10 million volumes, and provides insights into the history and artistry of bookmaking.

Apr 27, 2023

In the media

The American Library Association (ALA) announces that University Librarian Emeritus James (Jim) Neal will receive the 2023 John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award in recognition of his work to advance "critical agendas for international librarianship."

Mar 17, 2023

In the media

A conversation hosted by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on March 27 focuses on materials that were recently uncovered in the archive of Jewish bibliographer and historian Zosa Szajkowski (1911-1978).

Mar 15, 2023

In the media

"A hundred years ago, legendary baseball player Lou Gehrig hit a monstrous home run on South Field. But where did the ball really land?" Columbia Magazine consults the University Archives to "bust a major myth" about the baseball icon.

Mar 8, 2023

In the media

The New York Times reports that "histories of Hoover, the Mexican Revolution, and 1790s New York" win the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy, considered one of the most prestigious awards in the field of American history.

Mar 3, 2023

In the media

For Tablet magazine, writer Chaya Sara Oppenheim studies the Megillat Saragossa, a 17th century scroll held by the Rare Book & Manuscript that tells of "a diasporic Jewish community on the verge of destruction."

Mar 2, 2023

In the media

Columbia University Libraries joins peer institutions in the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation in support of updated policy guidance from the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) that will make funded research immediately available to the public.

Feb 20, 2023

In the media

The archive of Josefina Báez, an innovative Afro-Latina artist known first for her groundbreaking work, "Dominicanish," was recently acquired by the Latino Arts & Activisms Collection in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Feb 15, 2023

In the media

"The newly-formed President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism aims to interrogate little-known events" from Columbia history, "analyzing the University’s symbols and representations within a greater historical and racial context."

Feb 10, 2023

In the media

An outcome of the Columbia University and Slavery seminar, co-taught by the Libraries' Curator for American History Thai Jones, the Historical Markers project is an "educational, public-oriented display" based on student research from the course.

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Inside the Treasure Room at Columbia Law School

A Century Later, Columbia Excavates ‘Salvage Anthropology’

Cut the Pages | The Eye

Jim Neal Receives 2023 John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award

An RBML Program on Jewish Life in France Before World War II

One-Hit Wonder: Busting a Major Myth About Lou Gehrig

Histories of Hoover, the Mexican Revolution, and 1790s New York Win the Bancroft Prize

A Second Purim Story

Ivy Plus Libraries Weigh in on OSTP Guidance on Access to Federally Funded Research

Josefina Báez: Dominican-York Icon Whose Archive is Now Housed at Columbia University

President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism to Shed Light on Columbia’s Past and Present

Columbia University and Slavery Project Launches Historical Campus Markers

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Inside the Treasure Room at Columbia Law School

A Century Later, Columbia Excavates ‘Salvage Anthropology’

Cut the Pages | The Eye

Jim Neal Receives 2023 John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award

An RBML Program on Jewish Life in France Before World War II

One-Hit Wonder: Busting a Major Myth About Lou Gehrig

Histories of Hoover, the Mexican Revolution, and 1790s New York Win the Bancroft Prize

A Second Purim Story

Ivy Plus Libraries Weigh in on OSTP Guidance on Access to Federally Funded Research

Josefina Báez: Dominican-York Icon Whose Archive is Now Housed at Columbia University

President’s Commission on the History of Race and Racism to Shed Light on Columbia’s Past and Present

Columbia University and Slavery Project Launches Historical Campus Markers

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