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President Barnard’s Other Legacy
The (other) legacy of Frederick A.P. Barnard, tenth president of Columbia College: Best known for paving the way for the College to become a University and for his unsuccessful campaign in support of coeducation, Barnard also made significant contributions in the education of deaf students.

An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia: “F” is for “Fair Use”
An A-to-Z guide to the Libraries' Oral History Archives: 'F' is for fair use and copyright, which dictate how journalists, researchers, and others are permitted to incorporate archival materials like oral histories into their academic work.

Research at the RBML | Glenda Sluga Uses the Wellington Koo Papers to Tell a Story of Economic Development
Professor Glenda Sluga of the European University Institute visited the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to consult the papers of Chinese diplomat V. K. Wellington Koo to "extend her research on the intellectual foundations of international cooperation into the twentieth century."

Oral History | New Collection Launches with Hundreds of Interviews with African American Elders
"Established by award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson, the Baldwin-Emerson Elders Project captures and celebrates [through oral history] the untold stories of activists, storytellers, and community builders who have witnessed and shaped monumental change in American public life."

Research at the RBML | The Socrates of Hamilton Heights: Jonathan Marty on Marshall Berman
Jonathan Marty, a Ph.D. student at the University of California-Berkeley, consults the papers of New York City-based, Marxist philosopher Marshall Berman, held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, for a forthcoming project on the "Socrates of Hamilton Heights."

Research at the RBML | Ann Hornaday on "All the President’s Men"
Ann Hornaday, a movie critic with The Washington Post, visits the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to explore the papers of screenwriter William Goldman, who wrote the script for the award-winning film, "All the President's Men," the subject of Hornaday's latest project.

Research at the RBML | A. Brad Schwartz on Ed Murrow and Fred Friendly
Historian A. Brad Schwartz delves into the collections and oral histories on journalism held by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, including the papers of former Columbia professor Fred W. Friendly, for his research on legendary broadcaster Edward R. Murrow.

New Exhibit! Conservation: What, Why, Who, How?
An exhibition in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library highlights the "behind-the-scenes" work of the Libraries' conservationists and partners at the Philadelphia Center for Conservation of Historic Art and Artifacts (CCAHA) to preserve several important manuscripts.

An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia: “E” is for Ethics
An A-to-Z guide to the Libraries' Oral History Archives: 'E' is for ethics in the Oral History Archives, including discussions of archivists' ethical obligations to people, to narrators who share their stories with the Libraries, and to oral history interviews themselves.

The History of the Women Who Founded Columbia's Most Prolific Community Service Efforts
Columbia News reports on "the history of the women who founded Columbia's most prolific community service efforts," which have collectively "raised millions of dollars in support of nonprofits that serve Harlem and Morningside Heights."

From the Archives: Five Columbia Library Collections that Amplify Uptown Black History
"From the archives: Five Columbia Libraries collections that amplify Uptown Black history. Dive into into the stories of globally celebrated trailblazers whose transformative work shaped Uptown history."

Columbia Spectator | Obama Presidency Oral History Project...
Columbia Spectator reports on the progress of the Obama Presidency Oral History Project, which aims to "document the presidency of Barack Obama, CC ’83, from the perspective of...'extraordinary people' affected by the presidency."
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