By Sophia Scanlan, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, History PhD student Like all great journalist collections, the recently processed Patricia S. McCormack Papers (finding aid) offer insight into both the period she covered and the way she understood the world around her. Though the collection doubtless provides ample material for mid-to-late twentieth-century women’s historians, […]
Oral History in the News | Frances Perkins on NPR’s Throughline
Media producers, content creators, and documentarians familiar with Columbia’s oral history collections know that through a relatively easy licensing and permissions process, they can find and showcase audio gems for their productions. Most recently, NPR’s award-winning program Throughline put to good use the extensive oral history interview with Frances Perkins. Using audio to “bring history […]
On View | Windows into the Past: Columbia College Class Albums, 1856-1890
How do you capture your college memories? Columbians in the late 19th century took advantage of the new art of photography to collect their classmates’ images in keepsake volumes. A new exhibition in the RBML Chang Octagon showcases these photo albums and offers some insights into student life at Columbia before the move to Morningside […]
Echoes of the Epicenter: The New York City COVID-19 Narrative and Memory Oral History Collection Now Accessible
OHAC announces the availability of the New York City COVID-19 Narrative and Memory oral history collection, a significant archive covering the period of 2020-2022. The materials are available by appointment in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library reading room, with select interviews and materials available online in the Digital Library Collection. This vital collection, […]
“New York’s Future As I View It”
A forgotten collection of New York students’ essays from the 1960s captures more than a thousand viewpoints on the city’s greatest challenges and opportunities. Now fully digitized and searchable, the “New York’s Future As I View It” essay contest from 1965 offers a unique snapshot of the history of the city’s future. […]