News

University archivists join the National Archives' monthly #ArchivesHashtagParty to highlight #ArchivesBugs and the work of Columbia professor Thomas Hunt Morgan, who studied the inherited traits of fruit flies.

Archivist Patrick Lawler led a project to describe and provide access to a "truly massive set of 19th-century newspapers” from the Libraries' Seymour B. Durst Collection of Historical Manuscripts, Documents, and Newspapers.

Oral history interviews with Columbia students, recorded in April and May 2020, reflect the social implications of the COVID-19 pandemic as the University transitioned to online learning.

To mark the passing of philanthropist Vartan Gregorian (1934-2021), President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Oral History Archives shares a 2000 interview from the Carnegie Corporation Digital Archive.

The Rare Book & Manuscript Library remembers radio pioneer Bob Fass, whose collection of correspondence, photos & remarkable audio recordings of his WBAI program, "Radio Unnameable," are held by the Libraries.

A newly-processed collection of student work in the University Archives chronicles the academic career of Harold Brown, who earned three degrees from Columbia during and immediately following World War II.

The Democracy Reform and Voting Rights in the United States Web Archive documents historic, ongoing debates surrounding voter restrictions, structural democracy reform and voting rights and ensuing legislation.

News from the Oral History Archives includes more than 300 individual, or independently-collected, newly-digitized oral history interviews in the Digital Library Collections.

Global Studies librarians offer a round-up of e-resources and library guides that are new to the Libraries, including resources related to Africa, the Middle East, and Islam, and Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe.

A small collection of guest books from the University president’s house show a range of events and dinner guests hosted by Columbia President Nicholas Murray Butler during his 30-year tenure.

The University Archives announces the publication of a new online exhibition, "Insistent Change: Columbia’s Core Curriculum at 100," which documents the development and ongoing transformation of the curriculum.

News from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes a project completed by Library Assistant Melissa Cabarcas that enables staff to locate materials more easily, meaning shorter wait-times for reading room visitors.

University archivists identify more than 2,100 titles owned by Columbia and previously closed for public research, including a 1937 guide to the University, that are now accessible online.

A number of Columbia alumni, faculty, and even the University itself have been honored by the U.S. Post Office with a commemorative stamp, including, most recently, physics professor Chien-Shiung Wu.

Archivist Leah Edelman works to improve the discovery of archival materials, including the papers of prominent theologians, held by the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary.

Candidates in the M.A. in Art History program collaborated with the Libraries to curate "From Life: Early Works by Florine Stettheimer," an online exhibition of works by the American avant-garde artist.

The Libraries awards the 2021 Bancroft Prize to two exemplary works in American history and diplomacy by accomplished historians Andy Horowitz and Claudio Saunt.

As restrictions against the sale of alcohol began to ease with the election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, Columbia students petitioned to add beer to the menu at John Jay Grill.

Five reminders about using the Libraries in person, including seat reservations, mask and physical distancing requirements, and access to special collections.

Over the last year, curators and librarians at the Burke Library have worked to connect students to the library's collection of rare materials - despite being closed to visitors.

Columbia alumnus Charles Henry Alston, CC 1929, TC 1931, a sculptor, painter, and art educator, was the first Black project supervisor for the Works Progress Administration.

Lawyers Who Went South, a newly-available collection from the Oral History Archives, documents the experiences of lawyers who participated in the 1960s civil rights movement.

Liturgical Books presents examples from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library of various readings used for the celebration of Latin liturgy in the Middle Ages.

Hear from Frances Perkins, one of the most influential female figures of the 20th century, in an extensive oral history interview, newly released by the Oral History Archives.

News

Bugs for the Month of May

News from RBML’s Archivists | April 2021

Newly Available | Columbia Students’ COVID-19 Oral History Interviews

Collection Highlight | Vartan Gregorian (1934-2021) and the Carnegie Corporation Digital Archive

Bob Fass, Radio Pioneer (1933-2021)

Newly Available | The Harold Brown Papers

Just Launched: Democracy Reform and Voting Rights in the United States Web Archive

Newly Available Online | Biographical Oral History Interviews Online

Global Studies E-Resources and Library Guides at Columbia under COVID-19, Part 1

President’s House Books for Welcomed Guests

New Online Content | Insistent Change: Columbia’s Core Curriculum at 100

News from RBML’s Archivists | March 2021

A Digital Treasure Trove

Columbians Honored by the U.S. Post Office

Updating Finding Aids: Improving the Discovery of Archives at the Burke Library

From Life: Early Works by Florine Stettheimer

Columbia University Libraries Announces the Winners of the 2021 Bancroft Prizes

Beer at John Jay Hall

5 Reminders about Using the Libraries in Person

Virtual Teaching with Rare Materials in the Era of COVID-19

Charles Henry Alston at Columbia

Newly Available Online | Lawyers Who Went South

Liturgical Books Goes Live

A Frances Perkins Anniversary Gift to Oral History