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Young, to donate her late husband's papers to Columbia. Jul 13, 2021 News Bourke-White at Columbia The University Archives shares photos from renowned photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, who took her first class in photography at Columbia in 1922 and whose work is now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jun 30, 2021 News Return to Campus: Records Management Considerations As Columbia prepares to return to "normal University life," according to the Office of the President, the University Archives offers a series of recommendations to transition offices and records back to campus. Jun 23, 2021 News A Safe Space Turns 50 Fifty years ago, in 1971, Columbia established the first LGBTQ student lounge on a college campus in Furnald Hall, a safe space for the gay community at the University. Jun 15, 2021 News From Immigrant to Inventor To celebrate National Immigrant Heritage Month, the University Archives remembers Michael Pupin, or Mihajlo Idvorsky Pupin, CC 1883, University faculty member and inventor of coils to facilitate long-distance telephone calls. Jun 9, 2021 News Mrs. Duer’s Diaries The diaries of Hannah Maria Denning Duer, wife of Columbia College’s fifth president, William Alexander Duer, date from January 1838 to June 1862 and detail her time in College Hall on Park Place, the original home of King's College. Jun 2, 2021 News Lou Gehrig Day The University Archives remembers "Columbia Lou" on the first annual Lou Gehrig Day, which supports ALS awareness and research, with photos, yearbook entries & other memories from Gehrig's time as a Columbia Lion. May 25, 2021 News From Amsterdam Avenue to Broadway A recently re-discovered photo of South Field, where Columbia Football games were played from 1915-1922, shows a long-lost view of the Morningside campus from Amsterdam Avenue to Broadway. May 4, 2021 News, Social Bugs for the Month of May 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. Apr 21, 2021 News Newly Available | The Harold Brown Papers 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. Apr 6, 2021 News President’s House Books for Welcomed Guests 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. Apr 5, 2021 News New Online Content | Insistent Change: Columbia’s Core Curriculum at 100 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. Mar 30, 2021 News A Digital Treasure Trove 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. Mar 30, 2021 News Columbians Honored by the U.S. Post Office 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. Mar 18, 2021 News Beer at John Jay Hall 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. Mar 10, 2021 News Charles Henry Alston at Columbia 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. Mar 2, 2021 News Harold Jacoby and the Stars Above Grand Central Above the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal, the vaulted ceiling features an expansive mural of stars and constellations, thanks to the expertise of Columbia professor Harold Jacoby. Feb 16, 2021 News Mamie’s “Lovely Pink Gown” How two mid-century ball gowns from former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower made their way to the University Archives for "future generations of Columbia people" to appreciate. Jan 19, 2021 News Is That the President on Campus? From Columbia to the White House Is that the President on campus?! University archivists recall a number of occasions when future U.S. presidents visited Columbia on their way to the White House. Dec 22, 2020 News 2020: A Year Unlike Any Other A year in review: among other projects, the University Archives mobilized to document Columbia's official response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other milestones in 2020. Dec 15, 2020 News “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” and Columbia The iconic Santa Claus with a beard “as white as the snow" was created by loyal Columbian Clement Clark Moore, CC 1798, in a poem for his children, written on Christmas Eve in 1822. Dec 8, 2020 News Home Study: Columbia’s Long-Distance Experiment The University Archives details an initiative that began in 1919 and enabled Columbia to provide educational opportunities, or "home study," to students all over the world. Dec 1, 2020 News Lighting Up the Yule Log The University Archives celebrates the holiday season with one of the oldest Columbia traditions, the Yule Log, which dates to the colonial days of King's College. Nov 18, 2020 News Records Management and University Archives 101s Learn the basics behind the University Archives, which helps Columbians manage their records and preserves and makes accessible the institutional history of the University. « 1 2 3 »
How the Whitney M. Young, Jr. Papers Came to Columbia University archivists recount how protests among student activists on campus inspired Margaret B. Young, widow of civil rights leader Whitney M. Young, to donate her late husband's papers to Columbia.
Bourke-White at Columbia The University Archives shares photos from renowned photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White, who took her first class in photography at Columbia in 1922 and whose work is now on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Return to Campus: Records Management Considerations As Columbia prepares to return to "normal University life," according to the Office of the President, the University Archives offers a series of recommendations to transition offices and records back to campus.
A Safe Space Turns 50 Fifty years ago, in 1971, Columbia established the first LGBTQ student lounge on a college campus in Furnald Hall, a safe space for the gay community at the University.
From Immigrant to Inventor To celebrate National Immigrant Heritage Month, the University Archives remembers Michael Pupin, or Mihajlo Idvorsky Pupin, CC 1883, University faculty member and inventor of coils to facilitate long-distance telephone calls.
Mrs. Duer’s Diaries The diaries of Hannah Maria Denning Duer, wife of Columbia College’s fifth president, William Alexander Duer, date from January 1838 to June 1862 and detail her time in College Hall on Park Place, the original home of King's College.
Lou Gehrig Day The University Archives remembers "Columbia Lou" on the first annual Lou Gehrig Day, which supports ALS awareness and research, with photos, yearbook entries & other memories from Gehrig's time as a Columbia Lion.
From Amsterdam Avenue to Broadway A recently re-discovered photo of South Field, where Columbia Football games were played from 1915-1922, shows a long-lost view of the Morningside campus from Amsterdam Avenue to Broadway.
Bugs for the Month of May 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.
Newly Available | The Harold Brown Papers 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.
President’s House Books for Welcomed Guests 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.
New Online Content | Insistent Change: Columbia’s Core Curriculum at 100 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.
A Digital Treasure Trove 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.
Columbians Honored by the U.S. Post Office 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.
Beer at John Jay Hall 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.
Charles Henry Alston at Columbia 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.
Harold Jacoby and the Stars Above Grand Central Above the main concourse of Grand Central Terminal, the vaulted ceiling features an expansive mural of stars and constellations, thanks to the expertise of Columbia professor Harold Jacoby.
Mamie’s “Lovely Pink Gown” How two mid-century ball gowns from former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower made their way to the University Archives for "future generations of Columbia people" to appreciate.
Is That the President on Campus? From Columbia to the White House Is that the President on campus?! University archivists recall a number of occasions when future U.S. presidents visited Columbia on their way to the White House.
2020: A Year Unlike Any Other A year in review: among other projects, the University Archives mobilized to document Columbia's official response to the COVID-19 pandemic and other milestones in 2020.
“’Twas the Night Before Christmas” and Columbia The iconic Santa Claus with a beard “as white as the snow" was created by loyal Columbian Clement Clark Moore, CC 1798, in a poem for his children, written on Christmas Eve in 1822.
Home Study: Columbia’s Long-Distance Experiment The University Archives details an initiative that began in 1919 and enabled Columbia to provide educational opportunities, or "home study," to students all over the world.
Lighting Up the Yule Log The University Archives celebrates the holiday season with one of the oldest Columbia traditions, the Yule Log, which dates to the colonial days of King's College.
Records Management and University Archives 101s Learn the basics behind the University Archives, which helps Columbians manage their records and preserves and makes accessible the institutional history of the University.
