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Dec 27, 2019

In the media

Curator Thai Jones, who studies radical social movements, discusses the potential consequences of a decision by a Virginia school district to allow students time off to protest.

Dec 13, 2019

In the media

Columbia Engineering Magazine consults the Libraries' lead conservators about the future of cultural preservation.

Dec 10, 2019

News

In recognition of Human Rights Month, archivist Chris Laico discusses his work to make the Libraries' human rights collections accessible to researchers and scholars worldwide.

Dec 10, 2019

News

Hear a 1991 oral history from Margaret Lawrence, the first African-American psychoanalyst and a graduate of Columbia's College of Physicians & Surgeons, who passed away on December 4 at 105.

Dec 6, 2019

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The Mellon Foundation awards the Libraries $750,000 to preserve nearly 21,000 unique audio and moving-image recordings, including audio material from the archive of radio personality Bob Fass.

Dec 2, 2019

News

Cliff Montgomery was a star on the Columbia Football field who nearly landed in Hollywood! Montgomery led the Lions to victory over Stanford in the 1934 Rose Bowl.

Dec 1, 2019

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The Rare Book & Manuscript Library marks World AIDS Day with oral histories from the Physicians & AIDS project, "a historical account of the epidemic through the eyes of the doctors who experienced it."

Nov 20, 2019

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News from archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library include the papers of Chinese-American publisher William Chang and Russian choreographer Leonide Massine.

Nov 18, 2019

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The Web Archive of Independent News Sites on Turkish Affairs documents and preserves online news outlets about Turkey that are not controlled by the state.

Nov 18, 2019

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A new research guide from the Columbia Research Initiative on the Global History of Sexualities connects scholars to oral histories and other resources from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Nov 15, 2019

News

An interview with Dr. Manan Ahmed, Associate Professor of History, about the value of the ongoing Muslim World Manuscript Project to teaching and scholarship.

Nov 11, 2019

In the media

Two-time Tony Award winner Patti LuPone donated a portion of her theatrical archive, spanning the actress's five-decade career, to the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Nov 11, 2019

News

The Independent Documentary Filmmakers from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Web Archive preserves at-risk primary source materials from notable documentarians.

Nov 7, 2019

News

On World Digital Preservation Day, the Libraries celebrates the collections conserved, the access maintained, and the understanding fostered by preserving digital materials.

Nov 5, 2019

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Recently-processed materials from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library include a collection that documents Nobel Prize-winner Marie Curie's travels in the United States.

Oct 31, 2019

News

Like a restless spirit, the chair in which Columbia alumnus and two-term governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton, died drifted across campus before taking up permanent residence in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Oct 31, 2019

Social

In time for Halloween, the Libraries tells the eerie tale of Buell Hall, the only remaining building from an era when the Columbia campus was home to an "asylum for the insane."

Oct 31, 2019

In the media

The curators of the archival exhibit "Roar, Lion, Roar: A Celebration of Columbia Football" share stories about New York City from the history of Columbia Football.

Oct 29, 2019

News

University archivists recount the unfortunately ill-fated and short-lived football career of Jack Kerouac, who briefly played for Columbia football coach Lou Little in the 1940s.

Oct 28, 2019

News

The Libraries receives early Slavic books and manuscripts that date from the 17th to the 20th centuries from Columbia alumnus and Hamilton College professor emeritus, Franklin A. Sciacca.

Oct 23, 2019

News

The South Asian Open Archives, an initiative from the Libraries and numerous partner institutions, facilitates global access to 350,000 pages of research materials in 13 languages.

Oct 23, 2019

In the media

In partnership with the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Libraries announces a digital archive that explores the philanthropic legacy of Andrew Carnegie.

Oct 22, 2019

News

The Women in Film Pioneers Project relaunches the thriving digital resource, enhancing its commitment to the advancement of research on women filmmakers in the silent era.

Oct 18, 2019

In the media

"The Pavilion," a mural by Baris Gokturk, SOA '20, and based on a book by Professor Zeynep Celik, is installed in Butler Library as part of the Performing the Library project.

News

Virginia School System to Allow Students Day Off to Protest

Engineering the Future of Cultural Preservation

International Human Rights Day: An Interview with Chris Laico, Archivist at RBML

First African-American Psychoanalyst, Margaret Lawrence, Dies at 105

Mellon Foundation Awards Columbia University Libraries Grant to Preserve Unique Audio and Moving-Image Collections

Cliff Montgomery and Columbia Football

Marking World AIDS Day with Oral Histories from the Collections

News from RBML’s Archivists: November 2019

Just Launched: Web Archive of Independent News Sites on Turkish Affairs

Global Sexualities in the RBML Collections

The MWM Project: An interview with Dr. Manan Ahmed

Columbia University Acquires Patti LuPone’s Theatrical Archive

Just Launched: Independent Documentary Filmmakers from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Web Archive

2019 World Digital Preservation Day

October 2019 News from RBML's Archivists

The Other DeWitt Clinton Chair

Buell Hall and the Bloomingdale Asylum

Roar, Lion, Roar: Columbia Football History

Jack Kerouac Played Football at Columbia

Columbia Receives Early Slavic Books and Manuscripts from Alumnus Franklin A. Sciacca

South Asian Open Archives (SAOA) Launched

Digital Archive Exploring Andrew Carnegie’s Philanthropic Legacy Launches at Columbia University Libraries

The Women in Film Pioneers Project Relaunches

'The Pavilion' by Current Student Baris Gokturk Installed in Butler Library

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Virginia School System to Allow Students Day Off to Protest

Engineering the Future of Cultural Preservation

International Human Rights Day: An Interview with Chris Laico, Archivist at RBML

First African-American Psychoanalyst, Margaret Lawrence, Dies at 105

Mellon Foundation Awards Columbia University Libraries Grant to Preserve Unique Audio and Moving-Image Collections

Cliff Montgomery and Columbia Football

Marking World AIDS Day with Oral Histories from the Collections

News from RBML’s Archivists: November 2019

Just Launched: Web Archive of Independent News Sites on Turkish Affairs

Global Sexualities in the RBML Collections

The MWM Project: An interview with Dr. Manan Ahmed

Columbia University Acquires Patti LuPone’s Theatrical Archive

Just Launched: Independent Documentary Filmmakers from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Web Archive

2019 World Digital Preservation Day

October 2019 News from RBML's Archivists

The Other DeWitt Clinton Chair

Buell Hall and the Bloomingdale Asylum

Roar, Lion, Roar: Columbia Football History

Jack Kerouac Played Football at Columbia

Columbia Receives Early Slavic Books and Manuscripts from Alumnus Franklin A. Sciacca

South Asian Open Archives (SAOA) Launched

Digital Archive Exploring Andrew Carnegie’s Philanthropic Legacy Launches at Columbia University Libraries

The Women in Film Pioneers Project Relaunches

'The Pavilion' by Current Student Baris Gokturk Installed in Butler Library