We see them every day, handing them a key as they walk in each morning, and receiving it back toward the end of the day. Most often they are hunkered down over a particular archive, getting to understand a portion of one of our archives better than anybody here. We await the longer scholarly projects […]
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Now tweeting via @CULHebrewMss : images from the RBML’s Hebrew manuscript collection. You can also find more materials with Internet Archive. Ketubah : Korfu. Corfu, 1817. https://t.co/uIT853b6PB pic.twitter.com/qR27n4Rikf — Columbia Hebrew Manuscripts (@CULHebrewMss) March 18, 2018 […]
Exhibition | RBML: Becoming the “Pink Palace”
It’s tempting to attribute the pink-almost-salmon color of Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library to the times during which the library was constructed: 1983 – 1984. But, since the RBML construction just slightly predates the premier of Miami Vice in all its pastel, crime-fighting glory, we’ll go with this explanation: “The use of … warm […]
Beannaachtaí na Féile Pádraig leat!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Thanks to curator for Medieval and Renaissance Collections Consuelo Dutschke for the image and Bibliographic Assistant Kevin O’Connor for the translation. […]
Exhibition | Tennessee (Williams) in Texas
If you happen to be in the longhorn state, stop by the University of Texas at Austin to see some RBML holdings in the Tennessee Williams exhibition, No Refuge but Writing. From the curator, “Opening February 2 and continuing through May 13, Tennessee Williams: No Refuge but Writing highlights the playwright’s creative process and his close involvement with the […]