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Research at the RBML | Tomoko Akami on the Institute of Pacific Relations papersProfessor Tomoko Akami, from the School of Culture, History and Language at ANU College of Asia & the Pacific, is examining the Institute of...
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Research at the RBML | Nadav Millman investigates the Chris Claremont papersNadav Millman recently visited the RBML to dive into the papers of comic book writers and novelist Chris Claremont, which include works in...
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An Overdue Book from the King’s College LibraryOn September 6, 1950, Enos M. Johnson returned to the Columbia University Libraries a book last checked out in 1772 from the King’s College...
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Two Operatic Controversies (and what they tell us about the relationship between the arts and the media in the United States)This post is by Callum Blackmore, a GSAS student and intern in the RBML’s Graduate Student Internship in Primary Sources. In October...
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Research at the RBML | Nathan Garlic on Otto RankNathan Gorlick, currently an Assistant Professor of English at Barnard, recently visited the RBML to explore the Otto Rank papers. Rank’s...
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Meet me at the Sundial“Meet me at the Sundial.” It’s heard all over campus, but have you ever wondered how that platform on College Walk is (or was) a sundial? Well,...
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Research at the RBML | Hannah Klimas on Mirra Ginsburg’s translations of Mikhail BulgakovHannah Klimas, PhD Candidate at the School of Languages, Cultures, and Societies at the University of Leeds, recently visited the RBML to examine...
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Research at the RBML | Max Lewontin on CLR James and Darcus HowePhD Candidate in History at Northwestern University, Max Lewontin recently visited the RBML as part of his project titled, “Poor people all over...
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Now Available | The JoAnn Winsten PapersThe JoAnn Winsten papers document her advocacy work on behalf of the University’s administrative staff. An administrative assistant and...
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Research at the RBML | Barbara Weinstein on Frank TannenbaumProfessor of History at NYU Barbara Weinstein recently visited the RBML to research Frank Tannenbaum, an organizer in the IWW in his youth who...
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Tributes Marking the Retirement of Jennifer Lee, Curator for Performing ArtsAs this post is being written, the Curator for Performing Arts, Jennifer Lee, is checking up on researchers in the RBML’s reading room...
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Tips for researchers’ first time in the archives: photos and scanningPhoto credit: Ali Wahid Carrie Smith , Lecturer at Cardiff University, recently posted a thread on Twitter with basic advice for...
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Now Available | Columbia Engineering Alumni Association recordsHow do alumni stay connected to their Alma Mater? In the case of the School of Mines (later known as the School of Mines, Engineering and...
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Research at the RBML | The Big Five and supersizing literature: Dan Sinykin on publishing conglomerationAssistant Professor of English at Emory University Dan Sinykin recently visited the RBML to delve into the library’s massive...
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Neighborhood VendorsLocal neighborhood vendors, located both on campus and just off campus, have been a part of a Columbian’s daily life since the move to...
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Columbia Neighbors features activist and former West Harlem resident Yuri KochiyamaFrom Columbia Neighbors weekly newsletter, which describes people, places, and things of interest on the Columbia campus accessible to the...
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Juneteenth: Now a University HolidayThe University Senate recently passed a resolution designating Juneteenth as an official University Holiday. After two years observing the...
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Research at the RBML | Gary Ley on Albert MaltzRBML researcher and Swansea University PhD candidate, Gary Ley writes a guest essay about delving into the Albert Maltz collection at Columbia....
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Research at the RBML | Laurence Cossu-Beaumont on transatlantic literary agentsLaurence Cossu-Beaumont, Professor at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, recently visited the RBML for his project, Two Literary Agents in the...
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Now Available | Columbia Bicentennial Anniversary RecordsIn 1954, Columbia marked its first 200 years with a year-long celebration. There were conferences, convocations, a weekly radio show, a...
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Transatlantic’s Varian FryThe Netflix limited series Transatlantic tells the story behind a rescue operation to help artists, intellectuals, writers and other...
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What’s Cooking at Columbia: A Recipe BookWhat’s Cooking at Columbia, A Recipe Book, 1948. University Archives. In 1942, the Columbia University Committee for War Relief...
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Jack Kerouac: #DormLife in 1940In the semi-autobiographical novel Vanity of Duluoz , Jack Kerouac talks about his days as a student and football player at Columbia in...
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Description and digitization of the George Hunt Kwak’wala ethnographic manuscriptsStarting in 1913 and over the course of his life, anthropologist Franz Boas gifted stacks of handwritten manuscripts to Columbia University....
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Engineering Women: “Firsts”Columbia College did not admit women students until 1983 for its first coeducational class, the Class of 1987. But that did not mean that there...
