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Sep 18, 2019 News Asking More of Wikipedia: On the Disrupt Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon The team behind Barnard Library's Digital Humanities Center reflect on the recent #DisruptWikipedia panel & edit-a-thon, calling on community editors to "make Wikipedia a source worth referencing." Sep 12, 2019 News Hispanic Heritage Month: Latinx Comics and Graphic Novels Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and the work of Latinx cartoonists, comic book artists and writers, and graphic novelists from the Comics@Columbia collection. Sep 10, 2019 News Avery Art Properties in "20 and Odd" Exhibition Works from Art Properties, the University art collection stewarded by Avery Library, appear in "20 and Odd: The 400-Year Anniversary of 1619," on view in Dodge Hall. Sep 9, 2019 News Just Launched: Geologic Field Trip Guidebook Web Archive The Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks Web Archive preserves web-based geoscience field trip guidebooks, which document geologic information from across North America. Sep 5, 2019 News What Is This Place? A Short Introduction to RBML A brief introduction to the impressive range of resources to be found in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, fondly known as the "Pink Palace." Aug 27, 2019 News Gems from the New Carnegie Corporation of New York Digital Archive The Carnegie Corporation of New York Digital Archive provides a portal into the organization's prolific philanthropy, from the late 19th to the 21st century. Aug 20, 2019 News Avery Library's New Director Vice Provost and University Librarian Ann D. Thornton is pleased to announce the appointment of Hannah Bennett as Director of Avery Library. Aug 16, 2019 News Remembering the Influence of the Chicago Defender The Oral History Archives' Black Journalists Collection reflects the influence of the Chicago Defender, a noted African-American newspaper that will soon cease print production. Aug 14, 2019 News A Rare Hatless Herriman - with Scotties Another fantastic find from the collection of comic book artist Jerry Robinson provides new perspective on George Herriman, one of the "true geniuses" of the comic medium. Aug 9, 2019 News Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Microfiche: the Nachlass Collection A nineteenth-century technology that originated with the advent of photography allows researchers to view the papers of a noted theologian, as written in his own hand. Aug 7, 2019 News Researcher Profile: Dana Williams on Toni Morrison’s Editorship In remembrance of literary icon Toni Morrison, an interview with scholar Dana Williams explores how the novelist's early work as an editor informed her award-winning fiction. Aug 5, 2019 News An Unexpected Task for Conservation Curator for Comics & Cartoons Karen Green makes an unexpected discovery in the pages of an unassuming anthology, leading the Libraries' Conservation team to take on an unusual task. Jul 26, 2019 News Lo and Behold: A New Finding Aid for the Wellington Koo Papers Archivist Yingwen Huang catalogs the papers of Wellington Koo, the youngest Chinese delegate to the Paris Peace Conference and a subject of Columbia's Chinese oral history project. Jul 19, 2019 News In Passing: Oral History with Justice John Paul Stevens The late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was interviewed by Columbia's Center for Oral History about the state of civil and human rights post-9/11. Jul 18, 2019 News Newly-Processed Collection: United Bronx Parents Records A collection in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library traces the history of United Bronx Parents, a community organization that worked to improve health and education in the borough. Jul 17, 2019 News Just Launched: Stonewall 50 Commemoration Web Archive Web archivists captured commemorative websites for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, preserving a milestone in the modern gay rights movement. Jul 8, 2019 News Summer Processing of Hebraica and Judaica Materials Discover hundreds of unknown holdings in Hebraica and Judaica in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, processed by the Libraries' archivists during summer downtime. Jun 26, 2019 News How to Tame an Opossum and Other Preoccupations of the Barnard Children The newly-processed papers of the Barnard family, held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, reveal the childhood fantasies of the clan's three young boys. Jun 19, 2019 News On Exhibit: Animalia "Animalia," a new exhibit in Avery Library, celebrates the essence of animal life as depicted in cultural heritage objects, decorative arts, and sculpture. Jun 19, 2019 News A Rare Glimpse into the Memories of Former Slaves To commemorate Juneteenth, the Rare Book & Manuscript Library archives provide a meaningful glimpse into the memories of former slaves. Jun 19, 2019 News Just Launched: Literary Authors from Europe and Eurasia Web Archive The Literary Authors from Europe and Eurasia Web Archive preserves regional content from authors, critics, publishers, and translators about the contemporary literary process. Jun 14, 2019 News RBML Archives Highlight Pioneering Architect Norma Merrick broke ground as an influential African American female architect - the first to graduate from Columbia's School of Architecture. Jun 5, 2019 News Out and Proud in the Archives Out and proud in the archives: In honor of Pride Month, explore several collections from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that demonstrate a range of LGBTQIA experiences. « 1 2 »
Toni Morrison and Africa Following the passing of novelist Toni Morrison, African Studies Librarian Yuusuf Caruso sought to better understand the writer's relationship with Africa.
Asking More of Wikipedia: On the Disrupt Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon The team behind Barnard Library's Digital Humanities Center reflect on the recent #DisruptWikipedia panel & edit-a-thon, calling on community editors to "make Wikipedia a source worth referencing."
Hispanic Heritage Month: Latinx Comics and Graphic Novels Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month and the work of Latinx cartoonists, comic book artists and writers, and graphic novelists from the Comics@Columbia collection.
Avery Art Properties in "20 and Odd" Exhibition Works from Art Properties, the University art collection stewarded by Avery Library, appear in "20 and Odd: The 400-Year Anniversary of 1619," on view in Dodge Hall.
Just Launched: Geologic Field Trip Guidebook Web Archive The Geologic Field Trip Guidebooks Web Archive preserves web-based geoscience field trip guidebooks, which document geologic information from across North America.
What Is This Place? A Short Introduction to RBML A brief introduction to the impressive range of resources to be found in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, fondly known as the "Pink Palace."
Gems from the New Carnegie Corporation of New York Digital Archive The Carnegie Corporation of New York Digital Archive provides a portal into the organization's prolific philanthropy, from the late 19th to the 21st century.
Avery Library's New Director Vice Provost and University Librarian Ann D. Thornton is pleased to announce the appointment of Hannah Bennett as Director of Avery Library.
Remembering the Influence of the Chicago Defender The Oral History Archives' Black Journalists Collection reflects the influence of the Chicago Defender, a noted African-American newspaper that will soon cease print production.
A Rare Hatless Herriman - with Scotties Another fantastic find from the collection of comic book artist Jerry Robinson provides new perspective on George Herriman, one of the "true geniuses" of the comic medium.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Microfiche: the Nachlass Collection A nineteenth-century technology that originated with the advent of photography allows researchers to view the papers of a noted theologian, as written in his own hand.
Researcher Profile: Dana Williams on Toni Morrison’s Editorship In remembrance of literary icon Toni Morrison, an interview with scholar Dana Williams explores how the novelist's early work as an editor informed her award-winning fiction.
An Unexpected Task for Conservation Curator for Comics & Cartoons Karen Green makes an unexpected discovery in the pages of an unassuming anthology, leading the Libraries' Conservation team to take on an unusual task.
Lo and Behold: A New Finding Aid for the Wellington Koo Papers Archivist Yingwen Huang catalogs the papers of Wellington Koo, the youngest Chinese delegate to the Paris Peace Conference and a subject of Columbia's Chinese oral history project.
In Passing: Oral History with Justice John Paul Stevens The late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was interviewed by Columbia's Center for Oral History about the state of civil and human rights post-9/11.
Newly-Processed Collection: United Bronx Parents Records A collection in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library traces the history of United Bronx Parents, a community organization that worked to improve health and education in the borough.
Just Launched: Stonewall 50 Commemoration Web Archive Web archivists captured commemorative websites for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, preserving a milestone in the modern gay rights movement.
Summer Processing of Hebraica and Judaica Materials Discover hundreds of unknown holdings in Hebraica and Judaica in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, processed by the Libraries' archivists during summer downtime.
How to Tame an Opossum and Other Preoccupations of the Barnard Children The newly-processed papers of the Barnard family, held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, reveal the childhood fantasies of the clan's three young boys.
On Exhibit: Animalia "Animalia," a new exhibit in Avery Library, celebrates the essence of animal life as depicted in cultural heritage objects, decorative arts, and sculpture.
A Rare Glimpse into the Memories of Former Slaves To commemorate Juneteenth, the Rare Book & Manuscript Library archives provide a meaningful glimpse into the memories of former slaves.
Just Launched: Literary Authors from Europe and Eurasia Web Archive The Literary Authors from Europe and Eurasia Web Archive preserves regional content from authors, critics, publishers, and translators about the contemporary literary process.
RBML Archives Highlight Pioneering Architect Norma Merrick broke ground as an influential African American female architect - the first to graduate from Columbia's School of Architecture.
Out and Proud in the Archives Out and proud in the archives: In honor of Pride Month, explore several collections from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that demonstrate a range of LGBTQIA experiences.
