We recently processed the Faculty Association records. Originally known as the Association for University Teas, the Faculty Association was founded by a group of Columbia wives in 1902 to “further the social life of Columbia families.” For 80 years, the Association hosted events for new faculty families as well as for retirees and widows. And […]
Category: Columbia University Archives
The Roll of Honor at the University Archives
In the Butler Library lobby, to the left of the Athena mural, you will find the War Memorial Plaque. This monument honors the Columbia alumni who lost their lives in conflicts starting from the American Revolution. Unveiled in December 2008, the plaque was accompanied by a dedicated website to collect the names of these alumni […]
Play Ball | World Series Winners at Columbia
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. […]
Moonlight Inside the Library
In April 1897, the Spectator reported on the “two mysterious hemispheres” which had appeared in the entrance of the Library being built on Columbia’s soon-to-be new campus in Morningside Heights. First, the two halves were joined to form a globe. And then, this wooden sphere was hung from the ceiling and could cast a soft, […]