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Yuri and Bill Kochiyama Papers, 1936-2003, bulk 1968-1998

186.25 linear feet

Letters, diaries, albums, photographs, and printed material.

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Daniel Talbot Papers, 1923-2010, bulk 1960-2008

495 linear feet
The Dan Talbot Papers document the business operation of the New Yorker Films, an independent film acquisition and distribution company, dating from 1960s to 2008, as well as movie theaters in the Upper West Side Manhattan which he operated, dating from 1960 to 2007. It is of particular relevance to New Yorkers as the Talbots operated the New Yorker Theater, Cinema Studio, Metro, and Lincoln Plaza Cinemas, on the Upper West Side, as popular venues to view independent and foreign films.
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Oral History Archives at Columbia

Cuban Voices oral history collection, 2004-2010

6740 pages

The Cuban Voices oral history collection is comprised of interviews conducted for the project of the same name. The project resulted in the publication of Elizabeth Dore's book How Things Fall Apart. The interviews are intended to engage in conversations with Cubans who lived through the transition to communist rule after the Cuban Revolution and experienced events of the following decades. The goal of the project, led by Dore, was not to interview people who have established themselves as public or political figures after the Revolution, but rather to generate a dialogue with ordinary citizens whose narratives do not appear in conventional narratives. Most of the interviewees, then, are not prominent personalities. They are professionals, campesinxs, teachers, sex workers, state employees, cooks, messengers, and people working illegally, among others.

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Oral history interview with Laura, 2007 Box 5

"double standard" in Cuba related to homosexuality and religion as taboo subjects. Laura comments on the

Laura begins the first session by recalling her childhood, her studies, life as a boarding school student, and the difficulties in choosing a university career. Then, Laura reviews her experience as a militant in the Young Communist League and the Communist Party, as well as the reasons why she decided to distance herself from her political commitment. Laura discusses her work as a food controller and brivery. She also discusses living with her brother and mother. Laura recalls the missile crisis, the death of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, the 1994 rafter crisis, the Special Period, and the Mariel exodus. She then discusses her relationship with homosexuality and the problems homosexuals face on the island. Finally, Laura discusses alcoholism in Cuba.

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Oral history interview with Yohanca, 2007 Box 8

, she reflects on the taboo surrounding virginity and the lack of access to sex education

Yohanca begins the interview by describing the desire she had as a child to have genital reconstruction and identify as male. Yohanca comments on the insults she was called as a child. She then recalls the moment she told her family that she was a lesbian and the support she received from them. Yohanca recalls her studies and her first jobs. Yohanca reflects on the social changes in favor of homosexuals that took place in Cuba. She recalls the Mariel Exodus, the Special Period, and the humiliation of those who emigrated from the country. Yohanca compares life in Santiago with life in Havana. Finally, she reflects on the taboo surrounding virginity and the lack of access to sex education

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Avery Drawings & Archives

Peter Marcuse papers, 1947-2017

20 document boxes
Peter Marcuse (b. 1928), son of critical theorist Herbert Marcuse, is an attorney, planner, and professor of planning. He has produced extensive scholarship on planning matters, covering different issues such as professional ethics, housing, city planning, comparative policy, the 'right to the city' movement', urban history, and globalization. This collection consists mainly of teaching and course materials related to Marcuse's tenure as Professor of Urban Planning at Columbia University (since 1975) as well as research, writings, and reference materials for professional work inside and outside academia, including projects commissioned by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal.
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Edward Said Papers, 1940s-2006

277 linear feet
Edward W. Said was an academic, literary critic, musician, and political activist for the Palestinian cause in the United States. The collection includes appointment books, audiovisual materials, clippings, correspondence, course materials, drafts, journals, notes, research materials, reviews, printed materials and publications.
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Marilyn French papers, 1957-2009, bulk 1978-2008

27.83 linear feet
Papers of author and feminist critic Marilyn French. The collection documents French's literary career, including manuscripts of literary works and documentation of the publication and promotion of her works.
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Marvin I. Herzog papers, 1942-2008

5.67 linear feet

The Marvin Herzog collection contains correspondence relating to Herzog's academic and personal life, including printouts from an email list devoted to Yiddish Studies. Also included is teaching and research materials, as well as materials relating to Herzog's work on the Language and Culture Atlas of Ashkenazic Jewry (LCAAJ), and various materials relating to Zionist summer camps.

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Copies and print matter 2, 1991; 1993 Box 10, Folder 3

Jochnowitz; copy of article "Religion and Taboo in Lason Akodesh (Judeo-Piedmontese)" by George Jochnowitz

article "The Czernowitz Yiddish Language Conference (1908) " by Hyman Bass; copy of Yidishe Shprakh and lexicon article on Veynger; papers by Tjeerd de Graaf; copy of text by H. Leivick; book review of LCAAJ vol. III; copy of article "Judeo-Italian Lexical Items Collected by Zalman Yovely" by George Jochnowitz; copy of article "Religion and Taboo in Lason Akodesh (Judeo-Piedmontese)" by George Jochnowitz

  1. Series V: Research, 1950-2007, undated
Barnard Archives & Special Collections

Barnard Center for Research on Women records, 1962-2020

57 Linear Feet
This collection consists of records from the Barnard Center for Research on Women, formerly known as the Barnard Women's Center. It includes bylaws; director's and financial reports; correspondence; Executive Committee minutes; planning and publicity materials for and recordings of the Scholar and the Feminist Conference, career workshops and other events; and administrative materials related to women's studies courses, the Women's Center Resource Collection, the Women's Counseling Project, and other projects and publications.
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BC13-58_SFAudio_097, The Scholar and the Feminist IX (Towards a Politics of Sexuality): Afternoon Workshop 15, 1982-04-24 Box 44

Forbidden: Eroticism and Taboo".

Paper delivered by Paula Webster, Institute for the Study of Sex in Society and History during the Afternoon Workshops Session at the Scholar and Feminist IX. Papers presented or name of session: "The Forbidden: Eroticism and Taboo".

  1. Lectures, Conferences, Exhibits, and Events, 1972-2018
  2. The Scholar and the Feminist, 1972-2018
  3. Audio recordings of the Scholar and the Feminist conferences (cassette tapes, CD transfers of 1982 conference, and reel-to-reel of 1978 tapes), 1975-1983

BC13-58_SFAudio_022, The Scholar and the Feminist VI (The Future of Difference): Afternoon Workshop 4, 1979-04-21 Box 44

Function of Taboo".

Paper delivered by Tucker Pamella Farley, Brooklyn College during the Afternoon Workshops Session at The Scholar and the Feminist VI. Papers presented or name of session: "Lesbianism and the Social Function of Taboo".

  1. Lectures, Conferences, Exhibits, and Events, 1972-2018
  2. The Scholar and the Feminist, 1972-2018
  3. Audio recordings of the Scholar and the Feminist conferences (cassette tapes, CD transfers of 1982 conference, and reel-to-reel of 1978 tapes), 1975-1983
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Robert K. Merton papers, 1928-2003, bulk 1943-2001

220 linear feet
The Robert K. Merton papers document the noted sociologist's career as a student, professor, writer, and researcher. Merton's numerous and varied academic and professional affiliations, activities, and accomplishments are reflected in correspondence, memoranda, drafts, clippings, and notes.
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Harriet Zuckerman papers, 1887-2014, bulk 1963-1992

71.52 linear feet

Correspondence, manuscripts, research files, drafts, memoranda, etc.

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