When Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated 50 years ago, Columbia University responded as most other institutions did – with shock and grieving. Flags were set to fly at half-mast until after Dr. King’s funeral and President Kirk sent a telegram on April 5, 1968 to Dr. King’s widow expressing condolences on behalf […]
Category: Columbia University Archives
Historic CU LGBT achievement! Earl Hall on National Register of Historic Place
This week, Earl Hall at Columbia University was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, following its nomination by the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project and in recognition of Earl Hall as a venue for meetings and dances of the Student Homophile League, the first gay student organization in the country. Professor Andrew Dolkart conducted […]
1967-1968 Men’s Basketball: A season to remember
A sportising and betting tradition started on Staten Island by a barkeep, March Madness bracketology is upon us! RBML Records Manager Joanna Rios shares key moments in a timely University Archives exhibition. The Columbia University Archives has on view a small exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of Columbia’s best men’s basketball team. In 1967-1968, Columbia […]
Campus is heating up over @1968CU
Our deep dive into the Columbia University Archives and the student unrest that lead to campus protest, building takeovers and critical questions about The Establishment continues on Twitter. […]
Columbia ’68 Walking Tour
Join the Rare Book & Manuscript Library on this intro to the people, places and event that lead to the Columbia Crisis of 1968 and its aftermath. Start tour. […]