The Columbia University Libraries is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Graduate Student Internship in Primary Sources. The Columbia University Libraries’ Graduate Student Internship Program is designed to enrich graduate studies and professional training in primary sources through an introduction to archival work. Interns will gain hands-on training in archival […]
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Monday, Feb. 11th: The Business History Forum at Columbia University
“The Bretton Woods Transcripts: New Findings” with Kurt Schuler, Senior Fellow, Center for Financial Stability; Economist, U.S. Department of the Treasury; co-editor of The Bretton Woods Transcripts The 1944 international financial conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire established the IMF and the World Bank, and has shaped the international monetary system for nearly 70 years. […]
Leon Davidson Flying Saucer Collection
The flying saucer has been a meme in the U.S. at least since Kenneth Arnold's 1947 sighting near Mt. Rainier, but discs in the sky have "appeared" in global manuscripts from Japan through Europe for hundreds of years. The post-war 20th-century explosion of interest is inextricably bound up with the Cold War, nuclear weaponry, and […]
Yes, researchers – it’s Superman!: the papers of Larry Tye, Superman author, are now available
We are pleased to announce that the papers of Larry Tye, the author of the acclaimed 2012 book Superman: The High Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero, are now open to researchers. This collection consists of a range of materials, relating primarily to his Superman book. The files include correspondence, subject files, and legal […]
Researchers: The Barney Rosset Papers Are Now Available
We are pleased to announce that the papers of Barney Rosset (1922-2012), maverick and iconoclast American publisher, have been processed and are now open for research. The collection covers his personal and professional endeavors as a radical publisher, intellectual, and overall man of letters. It consists of writings, letters, photographs, interviews, films, catalogs, publishing files […]