As one of the oldest institutional oral history collections in the U.S., the Oral History Archives at Columbia (OHAC) offers a number of 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 […]
Staging the World with Josefina Báez
By Emily Oliveira, Latin American and Iberian Cultures PhD student The challenging thing about processing Josefina Báez’ papers is that processing definitionally requires categorization—and Báez is a person who resists categorization. In no particular order, she is a sui generis Dominican dancer, writer, performer, Mantra Yoga initiate, actress, theorist, and teacher, among a sea of […]
Archiving the Red Scare in New York’s Schools and Colleges
The 1940s Rapp-Coudert Committee Investigating Subversive Activity in the New York School System Ava Rosenstein, Guest Author Between 1940-1943, the Rapp-Coudert Committee was a legislative body tasked with investigating subversive activities in the New York State education system. Spearheaded by Assemblyman Herbert A. Rapp and Senator Frederic Coudert Jr., the committee primarily targeted universities and […]
The Baby Cup
In our current exhibition, Windows into the Past, we feature the Columbia College class photo albums from the 1850s to the 1890s. These volumes include photographs of the College president, faculty, staff and students as well as some campus views. But every so often, you will find a baby picture. Why are there babies in […]
A to Z of Oral History | I is for Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality Oral History Collection
An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia is a periodic posting featuring 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: Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality Oral History Collection Interview contents: The Institute for Research on […]