The Columbia Center for Oral History Archives at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library is pleased to announce that a finding aid is now available for the Animal Advocates Oral History Collection. The collection’s fourteen interviews were conducted between 1999 and 2004 to document the activities of individuals and organizations that had fought for […]
After Processing, Scholarship Begins: Research Applications of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Records
On September 30, the Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s three-year project to process the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Records will officially come to an end. The project, supported by the Ford Foundation, met several goals. It supported the processing of approximately 500 linear feet of paper records and 3.6 terabytes of digital records, which […]
In Her Words: A Celebration and Reflection on the Completion of the IRWGS Oral History Project
In 2012, Columbia University’s Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality (IRWGS) celebrated its 25th anniversary. As part of that celebration, the Institute decided to record its history by collaborating with the Columbia Center for Oral History Research (CCOHR) to collect interviews with 36 individuals—scholars, administrators, and students—who have been involved with the […]
Pulitzer Prize Centennial Exhibition
In honor of the centennial of the Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML) presents “The Pulitzer Prizes: From Julia Ward Howe to Hamilton, A Selective Look at 100 Years of Excellence,” on display in the Kempner Gallery, RBML, Butler Library, 6th Floor, East from September 12 through December 23, 2016. RBML is […]
Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s First Visiting Scholars Consult Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Records
The Rare Book and Manuscript Library achieved a milestone this summer, sponsoring its first group of international visiting scholars in connection with the opening of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program Records. The six scholars, visiting from institutions around the world, have spent the summer conducting intensive research using the paper and digital components […]