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Aug 20, 2021

In the media

Columbia News highlights curator Thai Jones and his work in the archives and the classroom in Voices for Change, a series designed to spark conversation about how to create a truly inclusive, antiracist community at Columbia.

Aug 16, 2021

In the media

The 36-pound comic scrapbook that chronicles the Great Depression: Atlas Obscura tells how the collection went from a small-town barbershop to a big-time library. (That would be our Rare Book & Manuscript Library!)

Aug 4, 2021

In the media

Postcards from the Libraries' special collections showcase "amusements, movies, and the great outdoors" that writer H.P. Lovecraft visited during the summer of 1925, including the Vale of Cashmere in Prospect Park.

Jul 26, 2021

In the media

How curators in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library virtually reunited half of an ancient papyrus letter that dates to 6 A.D. with its companion, held by the British Library in London.

Jun 21, 2021

In the media

The Libraries announces plans for a full reopening for the Fall term, including all library locations, library stacks, visitor access, and 24-hour operations in Butler Library, among other highlights.

May 10, 2021

In the media

EuropeNow, the online journal for the Council for European Studies at Columbia, publishes a series of essays by graduate students who participated in the Parallel Heritage project with Avery Library's Art Properties.

Apr 22, 2021

In the media

Israeli magazine Haaretz chronicles the career of illustrator Nurit Karlin, the first woman cartoonist to be published by The New Yorker, whose papers were recently acquired by the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Apr 13, 2021

In the media

The prolific career of Chinese filmmaker Wango Weng receives long-overdue attention in a recent virtual event co-hosted by the C.V. Starr East Asian Library, which holds a collection of his films.

Mar 22, 2021

In the media

University Librarian Ann Thornton is honored among the "women who built the New York Public Library" for her tenure as the first woman to serve as Andrew W. Mellon Director of Research Libraries.

Dec 10, 2020

In the media

The Libraries' Norman E. Alexander Lecture in Jewish Studies celebrates ten years of collecting and conserving Judaica and highlights research in Jewish studies.

Nov 4, 2020

In the media

The Libraries hosts four cartoonists for "America, WTF?: Comics in a Time of Crisis," a discussion of the Trump administration, identity, and the role of comics.

Oct 23, 2020

In the media

University President Lee C. Bollinger moderates an online panel, co-sponsored by the Libraries, that focuses on how the post-Civil War period connects to contemporary U.S. politics.

Oct 22, 2020

In the media

Library Journal details efforts by archivists in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library to identify more than 1,200 married women by their full names, rather than their husbands' names, in the library's finding aids.

Sep 17, 2020

In the media

Curator Thai Jones, who co-taught the 2020 Columbia University and Slavery seminar, addresses the "long and complex legacy" of slavery at King's College and Columbia University.

Jul 19, 2020

In the media

Curator Thai Jones discusses the form of reparations for victims of slavery and their descendants with Politalk, a podcast from Trinity College Dublin.

Jul 6, 2020

In the media

The New York Times cites the Columbia & Slavery project, co-taught by curator Thai Jones, as experts set the historical record straight about acclaimed musical "Hamilton."

Jun 29, 2020

In the media

CNN consults curator Roberto Ferrari about an 1864 painting held by Avery Library's Art Properties that is likely among the earliest depictions of same-sex female desire.

Jun 26, 2020

In the media

Curator Kimberly Springer weighs in on a trend among Black Americans who choose to settle abroad in the face of persistent racism in the United States.

Jun 16, 2020

In the media

Ireland's University Times describes efforts by the University Archives and Trinity College Dublin to archive experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jun 9, 2020

In the media

An article by curator Thai Jones about the Chicago public school curriculum that teaches the history of police torture is included in a round-up of resources on policing in America.

Jun 3, 2020

In the media

A questionnaire and website from the University Archives aim to capture the voices and views of faculty, students, staff, and alumni as they live through the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 7, 2020

In the media

The reporters behind the Ear podcast from Columbia Spectator consult the University Archives to examine how Columbia navigated three historic health crises.

May 4, 2020

In the media

Digital Scholarship Librarian Alex Gil is named a 2020 "mover & shaker" by Library Journal for his work at the intersection of technology, humanities, and social justice.

Apr 21, 2020

In the media

An essay in the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies magazine features manuscripts from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library that describe "social distancing" efforts during the plague in Padua in 1631.

News

Voices for Change: Thai Jones, Herbert H. Lehman Curator for American History, Rare Book & Manuscript Library

The 36-Pound Comic Scrapbook That Chronicles the Great Depression

Amusements, Movies, and the Great Outdoors: Summertime Fun with H.P. Lovecraft

British Library Medieval Manuscripts Blog: A Letter of Recommendation Split between Two Continents

Here's What You Need to Know About the Reopening of Columbia's Libraries This Fall

Transatlantic Adventures: Parallel Heritages, Humanities in Action

Nurit Karlin Papers (Haaretz)

Wango Weng's Films Get the Attention They Deserve at Columbia

Women Who Built NYPL

Celebrating 10 Years of Collecting, Conserving, and Studying Judaica

How Did We Get Here, As Answered Through Comics

Reflecting on the History and Legacies of Reconstruction

Identifying 1,257 Married Women by their Full Names in Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library Finding Aids

A Long And Complex Legacy: An Interview With Thai Jones On The Columbia University And Slavery Project

Politalk: Reparations in 2020

‘Hamilton’ and the Historical Record: Frequently Asked Questions

This Victorian Painting Depicting Two Women in Love was Nearly Lost in History

'I'm Leaving, and I'm Just Not Coming Back': Fed Up with Racism, Black Americans Head Overseas

In Trinity and Columbia, Twin Archivist Projects Map a Pandemic in Real Time

Resources to Teach the History of Policing in America that You Won’t Find in Textbooks

University Archives Will Document COVID-19 at Columbia

The Continued Crisis

Alex Gil | Movers & Shakers 2020 - Change Agents (Library Journal)

Plague, Passover, and Perspectives on Social Distancing

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Voices for Change: Thai Jones, Herbert H. Lehman Curator for American History, Rare Book & Manuscript Library

The 36-Pound Comic Scrapbook That Chronicles the Great Depression

Amusements, Movies, and the Great Outdoors: Summertime Fun with H.P. Lovecraft

British Library Medieval Manuscripts Blog: A Letter of Recommendation Split between Two Continents

Here's What You Need to Know About the Reopening of Columbia's Libraries This Fall

Transatlantic Adventures: Parallel Heritages, Humanities in Action

Nurit Karlin Papers (Haaretz)

Wango Weng's Films Get the Attention They Deserve at Columbia

Women Who Built NYPL

Celebrating 10 Years of Collecting, Conserving, and Studying Judaica

How Did We Get Here, As Answered Through Comics

Reflecting on the History and Legacies of Reconstruction

Identifying 1,257 Married Women by their Full Names in Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library Finding Aids

A Long And Complex Legacy: An Interview With Thai Jones On The Columbia University And Slavery Project

Politalk: Reparations in 2020

‘Hamilton’ and the Historical Record: Frequently Asked Questions

This Victorian Painting Depicting Two Women in Love was Nearly Lost in History

'I'm Leaving, and I'm Just Not Coming Back': Fed Up with Racism, Black Americans Head Overseas

In Trinity and Columbia, Twin Archivist Projects Map a Pandemic in Real Time

Resources to Teach the History of Policing in America that You Won’t Find in Textbooks

University Archives Will Document COVID-19 at Columbia

The Continued Crisis

Alex Gil | Movers & Shakers 2020 - Change Agents (Library Journal)

Plague, Passover, and Perspectives on Social Distancing