News Location All Avery Library Barnard College Library Butler Library C.V. Starr East Asian Library Columbia University Archives Columbia University Libraries Copyright Advisory Services Digital Scholarship Global Studies Jewish Studies Music & Arts Library Oral History Archives Rare Book & Manuscript Library Social Work Library The Burke Library Web Archives Category All In the media News Social Video Year All (2020 - 2016) 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 Jan 27, 2020 News Dining with Homer: University Commons in 1919 Before JJ's, there was the Commons: 100 years ago, Columbia students dined in the University Commons, a dining room decorated with verses by Homer in the former University Hall. Jan 23, 2020 In the media Butler Library is “Awash in Books” for Year of Water Exhibit Celebrating Earth’s Precious Resource Columbia Spectator showcases "Awash in Books: Books for the Year of Water," an exhibition of works that celebrate and explore one of the most precious resources on Earth. Jan 13, 2020 News New Year and New Records about a New President The University Archives shares previously-restricted administrative records related to the search for a new University president after the historic campus protests in April 1968. Jan 13, 2020 News Buying Cool Things for the Burke Browse the latest additions to the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, including a 16th-century volume that features fold-out maps of the Holy Land. Jan 8, 2020 News News from RBML's Archivists | January 2020 New year, newly-processed collections! The latest from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the papers of dancer Arthur Mitchell and the archive of New York-based publisher Goodie Publications. Jan 7, 2020 Social Happy Birthday, Zora Neale Hurston! Happy birthday, Zora Neale Hurston (BC 1928)! The acclaimed author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and other works was the first African-American graduate of Barnard College. Jan 6, 2020 News As Seen on TV: More on the Apollo Theater through Oral History Learn about the history of the iconic Apollo Theater from the Oral History Archives' Apollo Theater Oral History Project, which features interviews with performers and music industry insiders. Dec 27, 2019 In the media Virginia School System to Allow Students Day Off to Protest 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 Engineering the Future of Cultural Preservation Columbia Engineering Magazine consults the Libraries' lead conservators about the future of cultural preservation. Dec 10, 2019 News International Human Rights Day: An Interview with Chris Laico, Archivist at RBML 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 First African-American Psychoanalyst, Margaret Lawrence, Dies at 105 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 News Mellon Foundation Awards Columbia University Libraries Grant to Preserve Unique Audio and Moving-Image Collections 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 and Columbia Football 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 News Marking World AIDS Day with Oral Histories from the Collections 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 News News from RBML’s Archivists: November 2019 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 News Just Launched: Web Archive of Independent News Sites on Turkish Affairs 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 News Global Sexualities in the RBML Collections 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 The MWM Project: An interview with Dr. Manan Ahmed 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 Columbia University Acquires Patti LuPone’s Theatrical Archive 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 Just Launched: Independent Documentary Filmmakers from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Web Archive 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 2019 World Digital Preservation Day 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 News October 2019 News from RBML's Archivists 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 The Other DeWitt Clinton Chair 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 Buell Hall and the Bloomingdale Asylum 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." « 1 2 »
Dining with Homer: University Commons in 1919 Before JJ's, there was the Commons: 100 years ago, Columbia students dined in the University Commons, a dining room decorated with verses by Homer in the former University Hall.
Butler Library is “Awash in Books” for Year of Water Exhibit Celebrating Earth’s Precious Resource Columbia Spectator showcases "Awash in Books: Books for the Year of Water," an exhibition of works that celebrate and explore one of the most precious resources on Earth.
New Year and New Records about a New President The University Archives shares previously-restricted administrative records related to the search for a new University president after the historic campus protests in April 1968.
Buying Cool Things for the Burke Browse the latest additions to the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary, including a 16th-century volume that features fold-out maps of the Holy Land.
News from RBML's Archivists | January 2020 New year, newly-processed collections! The latest from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the papers of dancer Arthur Mitchell and the archive of New York-based publisher Goodie Publications.
Happy Birthday, Zora Neale Hurston! Happy birthday, Zora Neale Hurston (BC 1928)! The acclaimed author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God" and other works was the first African-American graduate of Barnard College.
As Seen on TV: More on the Apollo Theater through Oral History Learn about the history of the iconic Apollo Theater from the Oral History Archives' Apollo Theater Oral History Project, which features interviews with performers and music industry insiders.
Virginia School System to Allow Students Day Off to Protest 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.
Engineering the Future of Cultural Preservation Columbia Engineering Magazine consults the Libraries' lead conservators about the future of cultural preservation.
International Human Rights Day: An Interview with Chris Laico, Archivist at RBML 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.
First African-American Psychoanalyst, Margaret Lawrence, Dies at 105 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.
Mellon Foundation Awards Columbia University Libraries Grant to Preserve Unique Audio and Moving-Image Collections 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.
Cliff Montgomery and Columbia Football 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.
Marking World AIDS Day with Oral Histories from the Collections 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."
News from RBML’s Archivists: November 2019 News from archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library include the papers of Chinese-American publisher William Chang and Russian choreographer Leonide Massine.
Just Launched: Web Archive of Independent News Sites on Turkish Affairs 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.
Global Sexualities in the RBML Collections 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.
The MWM Project: An interview with Dr. Manan Ahmed An interview with Dr. Manan Ahmed, Associate Professor of History, about the value of the ongoing Muslim World Manuscript Project to teaching and scholarship.
Columbia University Acquires Patti LuPone’s Theatrical Archive 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.
Just Launched: Independent Documentary Filmmakers from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Web Archive The Independent Documentary Filmmakers from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Web Archive preserves at-risk primary source materials from notable documentarians.
2019 World Digital Preservation Day On World Digital Preservation Day, the Libraries celebrates the collections conserved, the access maintained, and the understanding fostered by preserving digital materials.
October 2019 News from RBML's Archivists 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.
The Other DeWitt Clinton Chair 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.
Buell Hall and the Bloomingdale Asylum 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."
