6 September 1950.
"Enos M. Johnson (left) of Brooklyn, hands rare volume over to Dr. Richard H. Logsdon, associate director of the Columbia University Libraries. The book, entitled "A System of Natural Philosophy," was drawn from the shelves of the…
View of one portion of the book conveyor system from behind the Alma Mater statue on Low Plaza. Between August 20 and September 19, 1934 student workers and professional movers moved books from their original home in Low Library to their new home in…
Image of student workers moving boxes from book chutes onto book carts at the foot of stairs to Low Plaza. Between August 20 and September 19, 1934 student workers and professional movers moved books from their original home in Low Library to their…
31 August 1934. Boxes of books loaded onto the book chute next to the Alma Mater on their way across campus. Between August 20 and September 19, 1934 student workers and professional movers moved books from their original home in Low Library to their…
View of the temporary book elevator constructed alongside Low Memorial Library as seen on 31 August 1934. Between August 20 and September 19, 1934 student workers and professional movers moved books from their original home in Low Library to their…
31 August 1934. Student workers unloading books from book elevator outside of Low Memorial Library. Between August 20 and September 19, 1934 student workers and professional movers moved books from their original home in Low Library to their new home…
A student working with some of the rare publications dealing with the Russian Revolutionary Movement, purchased by Columbia University from funds granted by the Rockefeller Foundation.
"Theodore Shabad, assistant editor of the Gazetteer, checks data on source which include a Communist atlas published in 1950, and the China Postal Guide in both Chinese and English editions. "
"Students pore over a display of "Banned Books of All Ages" in Butler Library at Columbia University which is observing its 200th anniversary throughout 1954."
Image of (L to R) Pierre Douzelot, President Grayson Kirk, Jean Sarrailk, and Henri Bonnet examining a part of the exhibit of French Universities at Butler Library, 18 October 1954.
"Students discuss one of the panels in Columbia University's Bicentennial Exhibit entitled 'A Man's Right to Knowledge and the Free Use Thereof." A funereal design surrounds a photograph showing the damaged front of the office of La Prensa, the…