News

News from RBML’s Archivists and Collections Managers | March and April 2022
News from the Rare Book & Manuscript Library includes of the results of an audio and moving images initiative, a three-year project that concluded at the end of March and featured a number of newly-digitized oral history collections.

The Fall 2021 Harriman Institute @ 75 Atrium Exhibit “People, Books & Archives in Pictures 1903-2021” Re-Opens in Lehman Library
An exhibition from the Libraries and partners across Columbia, on display in Lehman Library, marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Institute (now the Harriman Institute).

America On Fire: A Conversation on Police Violence & Black Rebellion Since the 1960s [VIDEO]
The Lehman Center for American History hosted author Dr. Elizabeth Hinton for a conversation on police violence and Black rebellion since the 1960s with Professor Jelani Cobb of the Columbia School of Journalism.

At Home in the World: An Online Conversation Series Bringing Area Studies Librarians Together
Organizers of "At Home in the World," a series of online conversations that brings together librarians from various area studies disciplines, reflect on the grassroots effort and discuss upcoming events.

‘He Never Stopped Ripping Things Up’: Inside Trump’s Relentless Document Destruction Habits
The Washington Post consults Director of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library Courtney Chartier to discuss President Donald Trump's frequent destruction of articles, briefings, schedules, and other documents.