Kevin Schlottmann shares newly processed and available collections, as well as some exciting updates to oral history records. Big cheer to archivists Chelsea Reil and David Olson for their efforts in creating pathways to discovering and using these collections, and thanks to our CUL colleagues in other units for their assistance. Newly Processed Collections Oral […]
From Staging Plays in New York’s Chinatown Community Theatres to Fostering Talents in Sing Sing’s RTA Program: Joanna Wan-Ying Chan papers
The Joanna Wan-Ying Chan papers have been processed and open for research, and the finding aid is now available. It all started when Joanna Wan-Ying Chan (陳尹瑩), a Maryknoll sister, was appointed the Director of Youth Services at the Transfiguration Church in New York’s Chinatown in 1969. On the Lunar New Year holiday, February 7, […]
Institutional Research Data from the 1960s
The term institutional research data was not in use in 1960, but that is exactly what Director of University Planning Stanley Salmen was collecting and studying. In a recently discovered set of boxes, we found a number of binders from Salmen’s office. Labeled as “Course Study,” these binders hold enrollment numbers, tuition data, faculty salaries […]
An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia | B…is for Schlesinger Library’s Black Women’s Oral History Project
An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia is a monthly posting featuring the people, events, and organizations in the Oral History Archive at Columbia’s collections, as well as behind-the-scenes info about oral history methodology. Collection title: Black women oral history project : oral history, 1976-1985 Interview contents: Undertaken by the Schlesinger Library of Radcliffe […]
“In Matters of Religion”
In honor of Columbia’s 20th University President Minouche Shafik, there is a small exhibition in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s Chang Octagon on the traditions related to the installation ceremony. The “Charter and Keys” exhibition highlights the two symbols in the transfer of power: incoming presidents receive a copy of the 1754 Charter of […]