Upcoming Event: Re-examining Relations between Hu Shih and T. V. Soong as Top Chinese Diplomats in the U.S. During WWII: New Discoveries from Koo, Soong and Hu Papers

Please Join the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the C.V. Starr East Asian Library for a talk and discussion on Re-examining Relations between Hu Shih and T. V. Soong as Top Chinese Diplomats in the U.S. During WWII: New Discoveries from Koo, Soong and Hu Papers, on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 4-5PM, in Room 918, International […]

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Research at the RBML | Jeff Pooley on communication studies & Paul Lazarsfeld

Jeff Pooley, Professor of Media and Communication at Muhlenberg College, has visited the RBML many times to delve into the extensive records of Paul Lazarsfeld. Here he discusses his research on how this ground-breaking sociologist has influenced the history of media and communication, in his project entitled, ““The Plasticity of Social Knowledge: Paul F. Lazarsfeld and […]

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An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia | The Addicts Who Survived Collection by David Courtwright

  An A-to-Z of Oral History at Columbia is a monthly posting featuring the people, events, and organizations in the Oral History Archive at Columbia’s collections, as well as behind-the-scenes info about oral history methodology.   Collection title: Addicts Who Survived oral history collection, 1978-1984 Interview contents: Narrators typically discuss their family history, their introduction […]

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Dan Talbot, a New Yorker and His Love for Independent Films and World Cinema

The Daniel Talbot papers are processed and the finding aid is now available. “I distribute and show films for a living–sometimes precariously. But when I ‘discover’ a new director, I want to sing out to everyone that something new has come along–a work of art that is fresh, different, exciting. The really good stuff makes […]

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