RBML Curatorial Shorts 2026-2027 The RBML Curatorial Shorts series features conversations highlighting new acquisitions, research findings, and other library news. These informal talks take place over Zoom and are open to the public. This year, several talks will highlight aspects of the Toni Morrison editorial papers, which are part of the library’s Random House […]
Orienting to Oral History Resources at Columbia
As one of the oldest institutional oral history collections in the U.S., the Oral History Archives at Columbia (OHAC) has many resources to help you understand the range of oral history methods and primary sources available to the Columbia community. This list is updated at the start of each academic year, so check back […]
Columbia’s Irish Elk
Did you know that an Irish elk was part of Columbia’s Geological Museum? In 1867, William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen, who was a member of the Geological Society and had amassed quite a collection in his estate near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, was looking to sell an Irish elk specimen. The trustees’ Committee on […]
Elizabeth M. Nuxoll and the John Jay Papers: A Commemorative Tribute
By Robb Haberman Elizabeth M. Nuxoll served as the editor of The Selected Papers of John Jay from the commencement of the project in the early 2000s to its completion in 2021 with the publication of the seventh and final volume. Betty hailed from Brooklyn and received her doctorate in American history from CUNY Graduate […]
The Dangerous Playground
This post was written by Jessica (Jingyun) Lin, GSAS ‘26 and an intern in the RBML’s Graduate Student Internship in Primary Sources. She recently processed the Wallace S. Broecker papers. The Dangerous Playground We will think about early human bones when we hear the word carbon-14 dating. We might think of mummies and Tutankhamun […]