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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.

Mar 1, 2023

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The Latino Arts and Activisms (LAAS) Collection in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library acquires the papers of writer, performer, and theorist Josefina Báez, founder of the Latinarte/Ay Ombe Theatre in New York, among numerous other accomplishments.

Feb 28, 2023

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University archivists tell how an incident in the original College Hall at Columbia (then King's College) earned statesman John Jay a suspension from the school - and almost cost the future Supreme Court Justice his diploma.

Feb 28, 2023

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Did you know that alumni of Columbia University enjoy free, lifetime access to library facilities as well as free, off-campus access to dozens of journals and databases, including four new resources? Learn how to put your alumni benefits to use.

Feb 28, 2023

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Senior Lecturer at Flinders University Leïla Morsy visited the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to examine how powerful philanthropies in the early 20th century restructured medical education, creating long-lasting legacies that persist today.

Feb 21, 2023

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Columbia faculty, staff, students, and others with borrowing privileges are now able to use the Libraries' self-check app and kiosk to check out materials when physically present in Butler Library.

Feb 21, 2023

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Historian Scott Spillman details the numerous collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that he consulted for a forthcoming book, including the papers of Columbia professor and writer Eric L. McKitrick (1919-2002).

Feb 21, 2023

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On March 9, a panel of expert faculty and staff will share perspectives on and experience with academic publishing in the medical sciences. Register in advance to join the online conversation.

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 17, 2023

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Following an announcement on January 18 that Nemat “Minouche” Shafik will become the 20th president of Columbia University, she embarked on a welcome tour of the University, including a visit to Butler Library.

Feb 15, 2023

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Join the Lehman Center for American History and scholars Caleb Gayle and Elizabeth Ellis on February 23 for a conversation about their studies in the history of race, identity, citizenship, and belonging.

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 14, 2023

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Everyday is Valentine's Day at Kent Hall: Glance above the second-story windows of Kent Hall on the Morningside Heights campus and you'll find engraved 'putti,' or chubby cherubs with garlands and flowers.

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.

Feb 6, 2023

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Author and poet Kurt Boone, a "collector and documentarian of urban culture" who appears in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library's ongoing Curatorial Shorts series, speaks on the impact of mass incarceration.

Feb 6, 2023

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Recent additions to the catalog of web archives curated by the Libraries and partner institutions within the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation include the Greater China Archival Resources Web Archive.

Feb 3, 2023

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The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection, part of the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship at the Burke Library, will facilitate access to digitized materials from the papers of the late professor and theologian, including drawings and sermons.

Feb 2, 2023

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Professor Marija Delabello of Rutgers University takes an international perspective in her work with the Industrial Workers of the World collection, held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, which documents the efforts of the 20th-century union.

Feb 1, 2023

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An iconic Harlem restaurant visits the dining room in John Jay Hall: In 1997, landmark establishment, Sylvia's teamed with Columbia Dining Services to prepare signature dishes like fried chicken, collard greens, and peach cobbler on campus.

Feb 1, 2023

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Scholars James V. Koch and Omari H. Swinton, who authored "Vital and Valuable: The Relevance HBCUs for American Life and Education" from Columbia University Press, comment on the importance of historically Black colleges and universities to the U.S. higher education system.

Jan 25, 2023

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The Rare Book & Manuscript Library welcomes the archive of Tania León, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Music, a 2022 recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, and a renowned musician whose compositions are performed across the globe.

Jan 25, 2023

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The Libraries works to comply with new guidelines, set forth in August of 2022, that seek to ensure "broad and expeditious sharing of federally-funded research" so that the public may "benefit from the returns on our research and development investments without delay."

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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

Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library Welcomes the Josefina Báez Papers, the Tenth in the Latino Arts and Activisms Collection

John Jay: #DormLife in 1764

How to Use the Libraries as an Alum (Plus, New Databases!)

Researcher Profile | Leïla Morsy on the Closure of Black Medical Schools

Columbia University Libraries Self-Check App

Research at the RBML | Scott Spillman on Stanley Elkins and Eric McKitrick

Understanding Open Access Publishing: Medical Sciences

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

In Pictures: Columbia’s Next President Minouche Shafik Visits Butler Library and Views Collections

Black and Native Citizenship: The Making of American Identity

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

Every Day Is Valentine’s Day at Kent Hall

Columbia University and Slavery Project Launches Historical Campus Markers

Mass Incarceration from One Family’s Perspective: A Curatorial Short with Kurt Boone

New Web Archives from Columbia University Libraries and the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation

The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection

Research at the RBML | Marija Dalbello Delves into the Industrial Workers of the World Collections

Sylvia’s in Morningside Heights?!

Columbia University Press | Why Historically Black Colleges and Universities Are Vital and Valuable to the U.S. Higher Education System

Welcoming the Tania León Archive

The Nelson Memo: Preparing for Updated Federal Public Access Policies

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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

Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library Welcomes the Josefina Báez Papers, the Tenth in the Latino Arts and Activisms Collection

John Jay: #DormLife in 1764

How to Use the Libraries as an Alum (Plus, New Databases!)

Researcher Profile | Leïla Morsy on the Closure of Black Medical Schools

Columbia University Libraries Self-Check App

Research at the RBML | Scott Spillman on Stanley Elkins and Eric McKitrick

Understanding Open Access Publishing: Medical Sciences

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

In Pictures: Columbia’s Next President Minouche Shafik Visits Butler Library and Views Collections

Black and Native Citizenship: The Making of American Identity

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

Every Day Is Valentine’s Day at Kent Hall

Columbia University and Slavery Project Launches Historical Campus Markers

Mass Incarceration from One Family’s Perspective: A Curatorial Short with Kurt Boone

New Web Archives from Columbia University Libraries and the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation

The Katie Geneva Cannon Digital Collection

Research at the RBML | Marija Dalbello Delves into the Industrial Workers of the World Collections

Sylvia’s in Morningside Heights?!

Columbia University Press | Why Historically Black Colleges and Universities Are Vital and Valuable to the U.S. Higher Education System

Welcoming the Tania León Archive

The Nelson Memo: Preparing for Updated Federal Public Access Policies