Columbia Archival Collection

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Description

Columbia Archival Collection

Overview

The Columbia Archival Collection is a digital repository created by Columbia University in 2023. It is a single‑level collection in English that aggregates materials related to the use of the Substack publishing platform and a scholarly examination of medieval European church economics. The collection is housed in the PINAX archival system and is protected by Substack copyright.

Background

Columbia University assembled the collection to preserve a snapshot of its digital content production and scholarly output for the year 2023. The inclusion of Substack editor tutorials reflects the university’s engagement with contemporary publishing tools, while the historical analysis demonstrates its academic focus on medieval church institutions. The collection was created by Columbia University and is available through a placeholder access URL in the PINAX system.

Contents

  • Substack Editor Tutorials – An HTML guide that explains the Substack web‑based editor, covering formatting options (bold, italic, block quotes, headings), media embedding (tweets, YouTube, Vimeo, Spotify, SoundCloud), publishing controls (Publish, Publish & Send), post‑settings (back‑date, delete, settings), and support resources (Help Center, email).
  • Historical Analysis of Wealth, Power, and Religious Institutions in Medieval Europe – A scholarly article that examines the economic and social functions of indulgences, wealth inequality, church power, and social hierarchy in medieval Europe. It references major secondary works and discusses regions such as Florence, Bruges, Paris, Spain, Jerusalem, Rome, and Germany.
  • Empty Placeholder File – An intentionally blank HTML file that serves as a template or test file used during digitisation or data migration.
  • Scope

    The collection covers materials created between 2017 and 2023, with a primary focus on European contexts (Italy, Belgium, France, Spain, Israel, Germany). Thematic coverage includes medieval Europe, Christianity, wealth inequality, indulgences, church history, social hierarchy, economic history, religious institutions, historical analysis, modern parallels, and formatting options. Items that discuss post‑Reformation reforms, non‑Christian religions, or non‑European contexts are not represented. The collection is intended for researchers interested in digital publishing practices, medieval church economics, and the preservation of institutional digital artifacts.

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    Raw Cheimarros Data

    **Extraction from the PINAX metadata file**
    
    @file_pinax -> metadata -> @columbia_archival_collection  
    
    @file_pinax -> created_by -> @columbia {when: @date_2023, language: "en"}  
    
    @file_pinax -> lists_subject -> [@substack:organization, @editor_tutorials:concept, @medieval_europe:concept, @christianity:concept, @wealth_inequality:concept, @indulgence:concept, @church_history:concept, @social_hierarchy:concept, @economic_history:concept, @religious_institutions:concept, @historical_analysis:concept, @modern_parallels:concept, @formatting_options:concept, @block_quotes:concept, @headings:concept, @embeddings:concept, @images:concept, @links:concept, @publishing:concept, @email:concept, @help_center:concept]  
    
    @file_pinax -> references_place -> [@europe, @florence, @bruges, @paris, @spain, @jerusalem, @rome, @germany]  
    
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    **New concept entities created (first mention)**  
    
    @substack:organization {description: "Digital publishing platform that provides newsletter and blog services"}  
    
    @headings:concept {description: "Formatting option that creates hierarchical section titles in a document"}  
    
    @embeddings:concept {description: "Feature allowing external content (e.g., tweets, videos) to be embedded within a document"}  
    
    @images:concept {description: "In‑document visual media"}  
    
    @links:concept {description: "Hypertext connections to external resources"}  
    
    @publishing:concept {description: "Process of making a document publicly available"}  
    
    @email:concept {description: "Electronic mail communication used for distribution and notification"}  
    
    @help_center:concept {description: "Support resource providing assistance and documentation for users"}  
    
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    **Synthesis across subdirectories**
    
    - @file_pinax **documents** the same @columbia_archival_collection that **contains** both @substack_editor_tutorials (digital‑media tutorials) and @modern_indulgence_analysis (medieval‑history scholarship). This links a modern publishing platform (@substack) with a historical research agenda within a single institutional repository.
    
    - The **subject list** in @file_pinax mirrors the **conceptual coverage** of the collection: every subject listed (e.g., @editor_tutorials, @medieval_europe, @wealth_inequality, @indulgence, @formatting_options) is already connected to the corresponding document(s) via relationships such as `@substack_editor_tutorials -> related_to -> @editor_tutorials` and `@modern_indulgence_analysis -> discusses -> @indulgence`. The metadata therefore validates and reinforces the collection‑level thematic map.
    
    - **Geographic coherence**: the places enumerated in the PINAX file (`@europe`, `@florence`, `@bruges`, `@paris`, `@spain`, `@jerusalem`, `@rome`, `@germany`) are exactly the locations linked to the collection’s subjects and documents, confirming that the collection’s spatial focus is consistently represented across metadata and content.
    
    - **Organizational linkage**: @columbia (the creator/host) appears both as the **institution** for the collection and as the **creator** of the metadata file, while @substack (the platform behind the editor tutorials) is tied to the collection through @substack_editor_tutorials. This dual affiliation highlights Columbia’s role in preserving both digital‑media instructional material and scholarly historical analysis.
    
    - **Conceptual bridge** between **formatting** and **historical analysis**: the collection’s subjects connect formatting concepts (e.g., @block_quotes, @headings, @embeddings) with analytical concepts (e.g., @wealth_inequality, @church_history). This suggests a methodological parallel—just as editors structure modern text, historians structure narratives of medieval Europe—underscoring interdisciplinary resonance within the archival collection.

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