Columbia University’s Bancroft Prizes offers an annual, timely opportunity to reflect on the complexities of American history and historical scholarship. This year, jury chair Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History and Deputy Director of Columbia World Projects, oversaw the selection of two groundbreaking books that explore how early legal, financial, and racial frameworks […]
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Columbia Alumna Beverly Gage Reflects on Winning a 2023 Bancroft Prize
Beverly Gage, a 2004 graduate of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, was recently awarded a Bancroft Prize for her book, G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century, a biography of former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Reviewing it in The New York Times, Jennifer Szalai described the 837-page biography […]
Meet John Tofanelli, Librarian for British & American History & Literature
“I’m John Tofanelli and I build the Libraries’ print and online collections in many areas, including British and American history and literature, and African-American studies. One of my special interests is in periodicals and newspapers from earlier historical periods, since these can provide us with valuable insights into the times during which they were produced. […]