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The Slavic, East European & Eurasian Collections of Columbia University @ 118: Vignettes Towards a History

ABSTRACT The Slavic, Eurasian & East European Collections of the Columbia University Libraries are among the largest in North America and have served a diverse faculty and student body for more than a century. Yet the developmental history of this resource is as yet little-known. This essay provides a series of brief historical vignettes of collections, collectors, and influencers that have shaped the collection. We bring developments down to the present day, including the decade-old partnership with the venerable Cornell University Library Slavic collection, with origins dating back to 1884.