In honor of the centennial of the Pulitzer Prizes, Columbia’s Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML) presents “The Pulitzer Prizes: From Julia Ward Howe to Hamilton, A Selective Look at 100 Years of Excellence,” on display in the Kempner Gallery, RBML, Butler Library, 6th Floor, East from September 12 through December 23, 2016. RBML is […]
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Federalist 5 published on this day in 1787
Read our blog post on Federalist 5 and the draft copy held by RBML here. And listen to Associate Editor Robb K. Haberman’s conversation with Liz Covart about John Jay on Ben Franklin’s World. […]
Granary Books exhibit in the Columbia RBML: September 8, 2015-January 30, 2016
Next month the Columbia Rare Book & Manuscript Library will open an exhibition on the artist book and poetry publisher Granary Books: The Book Undone: Thirty Years of Granary Books. The exhibit runs in the RBML Kempner cases from September 8, 2015 through January 30, 2016, and will be open to the public during our […]
Eric Foner Discusses the “Record of Fugitives” at the RBML, Jan. 29, 6pm
Thursday, Jan. 29th, 6pm. Butler Library, Room 203, Columbia University. “Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad and the Record of Fugitives” A discussion of his new book by Eric Foner, Dewitt Clinton Professor of History, Columbia University. Please join us for a conversation on research, discovery, and the “record of fugitives,” […]
Sept. 8th’s “Political Memories” Panel Video is Online
For anyone who was unable to join us on the evening of Sept. 8th, the “Political Memories” panel, featuring Gov. David Paterson, Jim Neal, Khalil Muhammad, Peggy Shepard, and Ester Fuchs, is now viewable here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOZ6Y6PhxR0&feature=youtu.be […]