As the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves meet in this year’s World Series, we look to past World Series greats and their connections to Columbia. And just to keep things interesting, we are not even going to include “Columbia Lou,” aka Lou Gehrig (CC 1925), who appeared in 7 World Series and won 6 […]
Clean & Go Green: Preparing Your Records for the Shredding Event
Clean & Go Green makes its much-anticipated return on December 2-3, 2021 so now is a great time to consider the records in our workspaces: our own records and those which have been long-ignored or were abandoned in file drawers. Here are some tips to get you ready for the big shredding event. […]
On Outdated and Harmful Language in Library of Congress Subject Headings
Note: We always welcome corrections and other feedback on our finding aids. Please contact us at rbml@library.columbia.edu if you notice anything in a finding aid, including a subject heading, that needs attention. A colleague recently asked an excellent question: why do the subject headings in our finding aids frequently use outdated terminology? It seems […]
In Praise of Jack Beeson: A Centennial Exhibition
We celebrate the centennial of the birth of Jack Beeson, born on July 15, 1921. Jack’s story is a very New York story. While he was born in Indiana, at the age of 12 he was inspired by the Saturday afternoon live Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts to decide to become an opera composer. His 2010 […]
In Service to the New Nation: The Life and Legacy of John Jay
As part of Columbia University’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library’s celebration of the completion of the seven volume Selected Papers of John Jay publication project, the physical exhibition “In Service to the New Nation: The Life & Legacy of John Jay” sheds light on the different aspects of John Jay’s personal and public life. Drawing […]