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Aug 18, 2020 News Teaching With Digitized Archives: Some Challenges and Opportunities The wealth of digitized archival material available from the Libraries presents both opportunities and challenges that instructors should consider when teaching with digitized archives. Aug 6, 2020 News New from RBML’s Archivists | July 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the Radio Liberty Oral History Project, which documents the 1917 Russian Revolution and is now open to researchers. Jul 20, 2020 News Finding the Women in Columbia’s Judaica Collections Librarian Michelle Chesner uncovers traces of women in the Libraries' rare Judaica collection through records of book ownership, marriage, prayer, and printing. Jul 20, 2020 News The Malleable Academic Calendar: Then and Now The 2020-2021 academic calendar was adjusted to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest example of how the calendar has been historically responsive to circumstances. Jul 13, 2020 News News from RBML’s Archivists | May and June 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes newly-digitized oral history collections and records from the University Archives. Jun 24, 2020 News Pride Month and History in the RBML Collections In celebration of PRIDE Month, explore collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that represent a range of LGBTQIA voices and experiences. Jun 22, 2020 News The First Summer Session in 1900 Columbia University first opened its doors for a new term, the Summer Session, in 1900, with courses in disciplines from botany to geography, taught by University faculty. Jun 19, 2020 News Juneteenth, Freedom, and Emancipation Archives in the RBML Archival documents in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library reflect the long history of the struggle for emancipation and freedom from enslavement, now celebrated as Juneteenth. Jun 8, 2020 News Anti-Racist and Black Liberation Archives in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library The Rare Book & Manuscript Library holds important archives from activists, artists, and organizations who dedicated their lives to fighting racism and promoting black freedom struggles. May 18, 2020 News Inside Low Library: The Offices of the Presidents Tour the offices of University presidents past with the University Archives, from the first offices in 1897 to the present-day suite that was once occupied by Dwight D. Eisenhower. May 8, 2020 News A 1966 Oral History Offers Insights into Roots of Unemployment Insurance A 1966 oral history that offers insights into the origins of unemployment insurance, part of the Social Security Act of 1935, is accessible through the Oral History Archives. May 4, 2020 News Low Library as an Athletics Training Facility? Library, administrative offices, ceremonial space, athletics training facility? The University Archives unveils perhaps the most unexpected prior use of Low Library. May 1, 2020 News Rare Book & Manuscript Library Acquires the Archive of Playwright Myrna Casas The Rare Book & Manuscript Library acquires the archive of Myrna Casas, one of the most important Puerto Rican, Caribbean, and Latina playwrights of the twentieth century. Apr 30, 2020 News “1968: The Global Revolutions” Exhibition Goes Online The momentous historical events that took place across the globe in 1968 are documented in a newly-digitized exhibition from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, now accessible online. Apr 27, 2020 News View from the Top: The Low Library Dome Visible from across campus, the Low Library dome is made entirely of masonry and stands 135 feet high. The University Archives takes us inside the iconic structure. Apr 22, 2020 News Oral Histories Newly Available Online The Oral History Archives works with the Libraries to make newly-reformatted collections accessible online, including projects on naval history, social security, and the World Bank. Apr 20, 2020 News Documenting COVID-19 at Columbia The University Archives collects materials to document the Coronavirus pandemic, including official University communications, emails, and websites. Share your lived experience with the Libraries. Apr 20, 2020 News Low and Gould Memorial Libraries: Contemporaries and Counterparts Contemporaries and counterparts: Low Memorial Library and Gould Memorial Library of the University of the City of New York, now NYU, were designed by the same architecture firm in the 1890s. Apr 17, 2020 News News from RBML’s Archivists: April 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes digital resources and online archives, collections, and exhibitions as well as new and updated finding aids. Apr 13, 2020 News Continuous History: The Trustees Room of Low Library The University Archives traces the history of the Trustees Room in Low Library, which has held meetings of the University's Board of Trustees since 1897. Apr 6, 2020 News New Directions in Libraries: Now and Low The University Archives shares favorite facts, photos, and stories about Low Library, which opened in 1897 and featured one of the “most advanced library arrangements of the time.” Mar 30, 2020 News Columbia’s Response to Other Pandemics Decades prior to the onset of COVID-19, Columbia responded to two devastating health crises: an outbreak of cholera in New York City in 1832 and the worldwide influenza pandemic of 1918. Mar 20, 2020 News New Digital Collection: Photographs from Coney Island’s Heyday From thrilling amusement rides to opulent pleasure palaces, explore the golden age of Coney Island, the preeminent leisure destination for America's working class, through a newly-digitized collection of photos. « 1 2 »
Going to Columbia While Living At Home As the University reduces the number of students who will live on campus for the Fall 2020 term, the University Archives recalls that Columbia wasn't always a residential college.
Teaching With Digitized Archives: Some Challenges and Opportunities The wealth of digitized archival material available from the Libraries presents both opportunities and challenges that instructors should consider when teaching with digitized archives.
New from RBML’s Archivists | July 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes the Radio Liberty Oral History Project, which documents the 1917 Russian Revolution and is now open to researchers.
Finding the Women in Columbia’s Judaica Collections Librarian Michelle Chesner uncovers traces of women in the Libraries' rare Judaica collection through records of book ownership, marriage, prayer, and printing.
The Malleable Academic Calendar: Then and Now The 2020-2021 academic calendar was adjusted to address the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest example of how the calendar has been historically responsive to circumstances.
News from RBML’s Archivists | May and June 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes newly-digitized oral history collections and records from the University Archives.
Pride Month and History in the RBML Collections In celebration of PRIDE Month, explore collections in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that represent a range of LGBTQIA voices and experiences.
The First Summer Session in 1900 Columbia University first opened its doors for a new term, the Summer Session, in 1900, with courses in disciplines from botany to geography, taught by University faculty.
Juneteenth, Freedom, and Emancipation Archives in the RBML Archival documents in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library reflect the long history of the struggle for emancipation and freedom from enslavement, now celebrated as Juneteenth.
Anti-Racist and Black Liberation Archives in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library The Rare Book & Manuscript Library holds important archives from activists, artists, and organizations who dedicated their lives to fighting racism and promoting black freedom struggles.
Inside Low Library: The Offices of the Presidents Tour the offices of University presidents past with the University Archives, from the first offices in 1897 to the present-day suite that was once occupied by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A 1966 Oral History Offers Insights into Roots of Unemployment Insurance A 1966 oral history that offers insights into the origins of unemployment insurance, part of the Social Security Act of 1935, is accessible through the Oral History Archives.
Low Library as an Athletics Training Facility? Library, administrative offices, ceremonial space, athletics training facility? The University Archives unveils perhaps the most unexpected prior use of Low Library.
Rare Book & Manuscript Library Acquires the Archive of Playwright Myrna Casas The Rare Book & Manuscript Library acquires the archive of Myrna Casas, one of the most important Puerto Rican, Caribbean, and Latina playwrights of the twentieth century.
“1968: The Global Revolutions” Exhibition Goes Online The momentous historical events that took place across the globe in 1968 are documented in a newly-digitized exhibition from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, now accessible online.
View from the Top: The Low Library Dome Visible from across campus, the Low Library dome is made entirely of masonry and stands 135 feet high. The University Archives takes us inside the iconic structure.
Oral Histories Newly Available Online The Oral History Archives works with the Libraries to make newly-reformatted collections accessible online, including projects on naval history, social security, and the World Bank.
Documenting COVID-19 at Columbia The University Archives collects materials to document the Coronavirus pandemic, including official University communications, emails, and websites. Share your lived experience with the Libraries.
Low and Gould Memorial Libraries: Contemporaries and Counterparts Contemporaries and counterparts: Low Memorial Library and Gould Memorial Library of the University of the City of New York, now NYU, were designed by the same architecture firm in the 1890s.
News from RBML’s Archivists: April 2020 News from the archives of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes digital resources and online archives, collections, and exhibitions as well as new and updated finding aids.
Continuous History: The Trustees Room of Low Library The University Archives traces the history of the Trustees Room in Low Library, which has held meetings of the University's Board of Trustees since 1897.
New Directions in Libraries: Now and Low The University Archives shares favorite facts, photos, and stories about Low Library, which opened in 1897 and featured one of the “most advanced library arrangements of the time.”
Columbia’s Response to Other Pandemics Decades prior to the onset of COVID-19, Columbia responded to two devastating health crises: an outbreak of cholera in New York City in 1832 and the worldwide influenza pandemic of 1918.
New Digital Collection: Photographs from Coney Island’s Heyday From thrilling amusement rides to opulent pleasure palaces, explore the golden age of Coney Island, the preeminent leisure destination for America's working class, through a newly-digitized collection of photos.
