Author Archives: Nicole Neale

Student Perspective: Amateur Photograph Album

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Nicole Neale

    As I’ve begun to process our Early Photography Collection, one item immediately piqued my interest. The collection is comprised mostly of commercial photography projects: a lot of daguerreotype, ambrotype, carte de visite, and a few tintype portraits which … Continue reading →

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“A Canterbury Christmas”

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Nicole Neale

Found in our unprocessed Center for Book & Paper Arts Collection, A Canterbury Christmas or A True Relation of the Insurrection in CANTERBURY on Christmas day last, with great hurt befell divers persons thereby is not your average Christmas tale. With pressure from … Continue reading →

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What was Columbia like in the 1890s?

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Nicole Neale

Inspired by a research question, Head Archivist Heidi Marshall and I sat down to discuss what Columbia was like around the turn of the 20th century. How were the administration, the curriculum, and the location of the school, then titled … Continue reading →

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Student Perspective: Importance of Research Skills

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Nicole Neale

I was sent to the Special Collections Book Room with the task of finding items that exemplify the scope of the collection and could make interesting social media posts. In other words, to find cool stuff and take pictures of … Continue reading →

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Student Perspective: Exploring the Archives

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Nicole Neale

Since I began working at the Columbia College Archives and Special Collections early last semester, my friends and family have asked me what I do here. When I say, “Sort, digitize, and maintain collections,” usually the response I get is … Continue reading →

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