Trending Collections | Summer 2019

These are the top ten RBML collection finding aids accessed from July 2019 through September 2019 Carnegie Corporation of New York records, circa 1872-2015 (see: Carnegie Corporation Digital Archives) Historical Photograph collection, 1858- Meyer Schapiro collection, 1919-2006 Central Files, 1890-1984 Bob Fass Recordings and Papers, 1960-2011 1963-1991 Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and […]

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New from RBML’s Archivists | September 2019

Newly Processed Collections Patti LuPone papers A collection of scrapbooks, scripts, sheet music, and photographs chronicling the career of the Tony award winning actress and singer Patti LuPone. #Loveinaction OH Collection “The interviews of the #LoveInAction oral history collection were taken to document narrators’ experiences in the Student Interracial Ministry and SIM’s impact on their […]

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Play Ball! Columbia Football and the New York Yankees

With the New York Yankees about to begin another playoff run, we just had to take this opportunity to highlight some interesting intersections between Columbia Football and the Yankees. In the current Columbia Football exhibition, “Roar, Lion, Roar,” we highlight former Columbia Lion Lou Gehrig (CC 1925). Gehrig played freshmen football in the fall of […]

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EVENT: Roar, Lion, Roar: Panel Discussion & Reception, Thursday 10/17, 6pm

To mark the official opening of “Roar, Lion Roar: A Celebration of Columbia Football,” an exhibit in the Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s Chang Octagon, a moderated panel will discuss the arc of Columbia football from its inception in 1870 to present day. The discussion is being held in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the […]

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