The Oral History Archive at Columbia announces the Barack Obama Presidency oral history collection, 2020-2023 archive is officially open to the public in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library reading rooms and online. Produced by Columbia University’s Incite Institute in collaboration with the Obama Foundation, this groundbreaking digital collection offers an unprecedented look at a […]
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Event | Oral Histories Behind Every Tile – a session with Nicole Wong + The Mahjong Project
Tuesday, February 10th at 4pm EST This event offers a chance to hear from The Mahjong Project’s history keeper, Nicole Wong about her efforts to preserve mahjong’s rules, etiquette, and personal anecdotes for generations. Her beautiful website and companion book, Mahjong: House Rules from Across the Asian Diaspora illustrates how the game bridges families across […]
Event | How We Listen: Behind the Boxes…When Archivists Get Personal About Their Own Family Histories
Join the Oral History Archives at Columbia for a candid conversation that explores where the professional world ends and the personal one begins! What happens when archivists confront their own family histories? On Tuesday (11.18), as part of the Oral History Archives’ How We Listen series, join us for a conversation with David Walker, […]
Oral History Archive Reveal: Anti‑Social Design in a Hyper‑Connected Society
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 […]
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) 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 […]