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May 15, 2025

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University archivists recently processed the alumni files in the Columbia School of Library Service records, which include materials related to the coursework of groundbreaking librarian, curator, and cataloger Dorothy (Burnett) Porter Wesley, B.S. 1931, M.S. 1932.

May 1, 2025

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University archivists introduce Florence Ellen (F. E.) Harpham, the first woman to become a member of the Columbia faculty in 1896 as a "computer" in the Department of Astronomy; her work included analysis of the some of the earliest celestial photographs taken in the United States.

Jan 30, 2025

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To mark the 200th anniversary of the Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA), Columbia College Today visited the University archives to learn more about the origins and early history of the organization - and found just how much alumni have shaped the College and its community.

Jan 9, 2025

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To mark the 100th anniversary of the Morgan Library and Museum as a public institution, University archivists remember its first director, Belle da Costa Greene, as "a key partner and contributor" to library exhibitions at Columbia throughout the early 20th century.

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