In collaboration with the Max Neuhaus Estate, we are delighted to share that all audio-visual materials in the Max Neuhaus papers are digitized and available online through the Columbia Libraries’ Digital Library Collections. The recordings document Max’s career as a pioneer of sound: his work as a percussionist and performer; his sound installations; and […]
Notes I Have Now and Then Made… Items from the Lydia Davis papers On display in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library are selections from one of the library’s most significant recent literary acquisitions– the papers of writer Lydia Davis. Davis, a short-story writer, novelist, essayist, translator, and Barnard alum, is perhaps best known for her […]
Event Announcement – How We Listen…Archive Reveal: Anti‑Social Design in a Hyper‑Connected Society Date: Tuesday, 23 September 2025 Time: 3:00 – 4:30 PM ET Location: Online (Zoom link will be emailed to registrants) The Oral History Archives at Columbia is thrilled to unveil a groundbreaking addition to our holdings—the MINUTIAE app archival collection. This is the first time Columbia University Libraries […]
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 […]
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 […]