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Author Archives: Columbia College Archives
Reflecting on change
The pandemic has impacted our lives in ways we’re just beginning to understand. Less than three years ago, we worked five days a week onsite, shared food communally, and met in conference rooms. The move to remote research, online classes, … Continue reading
Student Perspective: Unveiling Mysteries through Processing
By: Amara Andrew My palms were sweating, my heartbeat was racing and I felt like I was about to pass out. I was a nervous wreck when I was first approached about processing a collection for the archives. All that … Continue reading
Posted in Columbia College, student perspective
Tagged archives, artists' books, book art, paper art, student perspective
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Why are we named Columbia?
As we welcome our new students to campus this week, many might be wondering why we are named Columbia. It must be that we are somehow related to the New York flagship, Columbia University, right? Wrong. Typical to Columbia College … Continue reading
Posted in About, Columbia College
Tagged archives, college archives, college history, columbia college, columbia college chicago, history
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New Expression
A study done in 1974 showed that urban minority students were underrepresented and lacked a place to express themselves. This led a woman named Sister Ann Heintz, a Chicago teacher, to found Youth Communication, a non-profit organization, in 1976. The … Continue reading
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Tagged chicago, journalism, New Expressionism, Youth Communication Chicago, YYC
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First Honorary Degree Recipient : Gwendolyn Brooks
Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical guise. Poet Gwendolyn Brooks taught poetry and oversaw the poetry curriculum at Columbia College Chicago from 1963 to 1969. Brooks … Continue reading
Who is Mary Blood? What is the Blood Ball anyway?
In Mary Blood’s honor, Columbia hosts an annual “Blood Ball”. This year, the formal dance will be held on March 7th in the 1104 S Wabash building. Doors open at 7pm. It is easy to confuse Columbia’s first president with … Continue reading
Oldest Item in the Archives: The Voice of Phi Sigma
The oldest item we have here in the College Archives is an issue of “The Voice of Phi Sigma” from 1879. Although Phi Sigma wasn’t directly involved with Columbia College, they are dedicated to public speaking and is the oldest … Continue reading
Posted in Manuscript Collections
Tagged archival collection, archives, chicago, digital commons, digitization, exhibits, history, manuscripts
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Columbia College Memory Project
Memory: 1. the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information. 2. something remembered from the past; a recollection. 3. the part of a computer in which data or program instructions can be stored for retrieval. Share your favorite Columbia related moments … Continue reading
Posted in College Life, Columbia College
Tagged chicago, college history, history, outreach, past and present, south loop, student perspective, students, website
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Elevator Gridlock: A Problem Then and Now
What was happening ten years ago at Columbia College? I flipped through the November 3, 2003 issue of The Columbia Chronicle to find out and the front-page story is just as relevant today. “Gridlock: Students, faculty idle as elevator woes … Continue reading
Student Perspective: Digitizing Dead Formats
This week we have been digitizing CDs and DVDs featuring Provost Meetings, Interdisciplinary Arts theses, and recordings from William Russo. The material originally consisted of VHS tapes, compact-cassettes, and micro-cassettes among others before being sent out in order to be … Continue reading
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