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Sep 5, 2019 News What Is This Place? A Short Introduction to RBML A brief introduction to the impressive range of resources to be found in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, fondly known as the "Pink Palace." Sep 3, 2019 Social Fall 2019 First Day of Classes Happy first day of classes, Columbia! Take a peek inside classrooms past, courtesy of the University Archives. Aug 27, 2019 News Gems from the New Carnegie Corporation of New York Digital Archive The Carnegie Corporation of New York Digital Archive provides a portal into the organization's prolific philanthropy, from the late 19th to the 21st century. Aug 26, 2019 Social 2019 New Student Welcome Week Here's to an exciting new year at Columbia! A warm welcome to all of our new students from your Libraries - we look forward to working with you! Aug 23, 2019 In the media The Story of an American Missionary and Her Paper Gods A collection of "paper gods" in the Starr East Asian Library, donated to Columbia by missionary Anne Swann Goodrich, provides a window into 20th-century folk religion in Beijing. Aug 21, 2019 In the media An Exhibition Celebrates the Legacy of Jamestown An exhibition that celebrates the legacy of the earliest documented Africans to arrive in America in 1619 incorporates works from Avery Library and the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Aug 20, 2019 News Avery Library's New Director Vice Provost and University Librarian Ann D. Thornton is pleased to announce the appointment of Hannah Bennett as Director of Avery Library. Aug 16, 2019 Social The Grateful Dead Perform at Columbia Prior to their set at Woodstock 50 years ago, in August 1969, the Grateful Dead held an impromptu performance at Columbia during the 1968 student protests. Aug 16, 2019 News Remembering the Influence of the Chicago Defender The Oral History Archives' Black Journalists Collection reflects the influence of the Chicago Defender, a noted African-American newspaper that will soon cease print production. Aug 14, 2019 News A Rare Hatless Herriman - with Scotties Another fantastic find from the collection of comic book artist Jerry Robinson provides new perspective on George Herriman, one of the "true geniuses" of the comic medium. Aug 9, 2019 News Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Microfiche: the Nachlass Collection A nineteenth-century technology that originated with the advent of photography allows researchers to view the papers of a noted theologian, as written in his own hand. Aug 9, 2019 Social Book Lovers Day in Butler Library With more than 13 million volumes in our collections - and plenty of corners to curl up with a book - the Libraries is a haven for readers on Book Lovers Day! Aug 7, 2019 News Researcher Profile: Dana Williams on Toni Morrison’s Editorship In remembrance of literary icon Toni Morrison, an interview with scholar Dana Williams explores how the novelist's early work as an editor informed her award-winning fiction. Aug 5, 2019 News An Unexpected Task for Conservation Curator for Comics & Cartoons Karen Green makes an unexpected discovery in the pages of an unassuming anthology, leading the Libraries' Conservation team to take on an unusual task. Jul 26, 2019 News Lo and Behold: A New Finding Aid for the Wellington Koo Papers Archivist Yingwen Huang catalogs the papers of Wellington Koo, the youngest Chinese delegate to the Paris Peace Conference and a subject of Columbia's Chinese oral history project. Jul 26, 2019 Social New York State Ratifies the US Constitution Upon New York State's ratification of the Constitution on July 26, 1788, New York politician John Jay, CC 1764, received a congratulatory letter from George Washington. Jul 22, 2019 In the media Bring Me the Head of Béla Bartók Columbia Magazine explores the life and work of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, whose sculpted bronze likeness resides in the Music & Arts Library. Jul 19, 2019 News In Passing: Oral History with Justice John Paul Stevens The late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was interviewed by Columbia's Center for Oral History about the state of civil and human rights post-9/11. Jul 18, 2019 News Newly-Processed Collection: United Bronx Parents Records A collection in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library traces the history of United Bronx Parents, a community organization that worked to improve health and education in the borough. Jul 17, 2019 News Just Launched: Stonewall 50 Commemoration Web Archive Web archivists captured commemorative websites for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, preserving a milestone in the modern gay rights movement. Jul 17, 2019 In the media 'Schuyler Sisters' Exhibit Examines Albany's Hamilton Link The wedding bands exchanged by Alexander and Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, on loan from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, feature in an exhibit on "the Schuyler sisters and their circle." Jul 16, 2019 Social 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Apollo 11 launched its mission to the moon in 1969. More than 100 years earlier, a Columbia trustee captured a rare photo of the moon, now held by the University Archives. Jul 9, 2019 Social, Video MAD Magazine Ceases Production, but the Al Jaffee Archives Live On MAD Magazine ceases production, but the work of iconic MAD cartoonist Al Jaffee lives on in the Libraries' archives, which hold the illustrator's personal papers. « 1 2 3 »
The Key to Teaching College-Level Research The Libraries' Head of History & Humanities Jeremiah Mercurio advises School Library Journal on the key to teaching college-level research.
What Is This Place? A Short Introduction to RBML A brief introduction to the impressive range of resources to be found in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, fondly known as the "Pink Palace."
Fall 2019 First Day of Classes Happy first day of classes, Columbia! Take a peek inside classrooms past, courtesy of the University Archives.
Gems from the New Carnegie Corporation of New York Digital Archive The Carnegie Corporation of New York Digital Archive provides a portal into the organization's prolific philanthropy, from the late 19th to the 21st century.
2019 New Student Welcome Week Here's to an exciting new year at Columbia! A warm welcome to all of our new students from your Libraries - we look forward to working with you!
The Story of an American Missionary and Her Paper Gods A collection of "paper gods" in the Starr East Asian Library, donated to Columbia by missionary Anne Swann Goodrich, provides a window into 20th-century folk religion in Beijing.
An Exhibition Celebrates the Legacy of Jamestown An exhibition that celebrates the legacy of the earliest documented Africans to arrive in America in 1619 incorporates works from Avery Library and the Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Avery Library's New Director Vice Provost and University Librarian Ann D. Thornton is pleased to announce the appointment of Hannah Bennett as Director of Avery Library.
The Grateful Dead Perform at Columbia Prior to their set at Woodstock 50 years ago, in August 1969, the Grateful Dead held an impromptu performance at Columbia during the 1968 student protests.
Remembering the Influence of the Chicago Defender The Oral History Archives' Black Journalists Collection reflects the influence of the Chicago Defender, a noted African-American newspaper that will soon cease print production.
A Rare Hatless Herriman - with Scotties Another fantastic find from the collection of comic book artist Jerry Robinson provides new perspective on George Herriman, one of the "true geniuses" of the comic medium.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Microfiche: the Nachlass Collection A nineteenth-century technology that originated with the advent of photography allows researchers to view the papers of a noted theologian, as written in his own hand.
Book Lovers Day in Butler Library With more than 13 million volumes in our collections - and plenty of corners to curl up with a book - the Libraries is a haven for readers on Book Lovers Day!
Researcher Profile: Dana Williams on Toni Morrison’s Editorship In remembrance of literary icon Toni Morrison, an interview with scholar Dana Williams explores how the novelist's early work as an editor informed her award-winning fiction.
An Unexpected Task for Conservation Curator for Comics & Cartoons Karen Green makes an unexpected discovery in the pages of an unassuming anthology, leading the Libraries' Conservation team to take on an unusual task.
Lo and Behold: A New Finding Aid for the Wellington Koo Papers Archivist Yingwen Huang catalogs the papers of Wellington Koo, the youngest Chinese delegate to the Paris Peace Conference and a subject of Columbia's Chinese oral history project.
New York State Ratifies the US Constitution Upon New York State's ratification of the Constitution on July 26, 1788, New York politician John Jay, CC 1764, received a congratulatory letter from George Washington.
Bring Me the Head of Béla Bartók Columbia Magazine explores the life and work of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, whose sculpted bronze likeness resides in the Music & Arts Library.
In Passing: Oral History with Justice John Paul Stevens The late Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was interviewed by Columbia's Center for Oral History about the state of civil and human rights post-9/11.
Newly-Processed Collection: United Bronx Parents Records A collection in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library traces the history of United Bronx Parents, a community organization that worked to improve health and education in the borough.
Just Launched: Stonewall 50 Commemoration Web Archive Web archivists captured commemorative websites for the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, preserving a milestone in the modern gay rights movement.
'Schuyler Sisters' Exhibit Examines Albany's Hamilton Link The wedding bands exchanged by Alexander and Eliza Schuyler Hamilton, on loan from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library, feature in an exhibit on "the Schuyler sisters and their circle."
50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Apollo 11 launched its mission to the moon in 1969. More than 100 years earlier, a Columbia trustee captured a rare photo of the moon, now held by the University Archives.
MAD Magazine Ceases Production, but the Al Jaffee Archives Live On MAD Magazine ceases production, but the work of iconic MAD cartoonist Al Jaffee lives on in the Libraries' archives, which hold the illustrator's personal papers.
