by Geoff Edwards, Head Archivist

10/21/2026

American Art, Illustrations, Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives

Filmmaker, author, and artist Anita Rosenberg recently donated three beautifully illustrated volumes documenting the life and career of her great-uncle, the illustrator and cartoonist Manuel Rosenberg (1897–1967). Drawing extensively on the collection of the Manuel Rosenberg papers held by Columbia University, "Uncle Manuel & Me" illuminates the life and work of a prolific artist whose illustrations captured the personalities and events of the early twentieth century.

by Alexis Horst, Library Assistant

11/13/2019

behind the scenes, Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives, John Atkinson Grimshaw, victorian period, book, Illustrations

The Victorian Period is widely known as a time of rapid industrialization, mechanization, and scientific inquiry.

by Molly Donnermeyer

4/13/2018

Clare Leighton, Etchings, Illustrations, Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives

“Spring is here with us. In little wafts it touches the trees and hedges, giving us a feeling of a certainty that it is here for always, and that we have left behind us the cold and wet of winter…”

by Molly Donnermeyer

6/20/2016

cats, Mary R. Schiff Library and Archives, library, archives, Illustrations

Posted by: Molly Donnermeyer