Columbia Archival Collection

Version: 9 (current) | Updated: 11/14/2025, 6:17:20 PM

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Description

Columbia Archival Collection

Overview

The Columbia Archival Collection is a digital repository of materials produced or curated by Columbia University in 2023. It is a single‑level collection in English that aggregates three distinct items: a Substack editor tutorial, a scholarly article on medieval indulgences, and an empty HTML placeholder. The collection is accessible through the PINAX archival system (access URL placeholder) and is protected by Substack copyright.

Background

Columbia University archived the collection to preserve a snapshot of its digital content production in the late 2010s and early 2020s. The collection reflects the university’s engagement with contemporary publishing platforms (Substack) and its scholarly output on medieval church economics. The inclusion of an empty HTML file indicates a test or template file used during digitisation or data migration.

Contents

  • Substack Editor Tutorials – A 2017 HTML guide (15 Dec 2017) that explains Substack’s web‑based editor, covering formatting (bold, italic, block quotes, headings), media embedding (tweets, YouTube, Vimeo, Spotify, SoundCloud), publishing options (Publish, Publish & Send), post‑settings (back‑date, delete, settings), and support resources.
  • Modern Indulgence: A Historical Analysis of Wealth, Power, and Religious Institutions – A 2023 scholarly article by Nicholas Chimicles that examines the economic and social functions of indulgences in medieval Europe, discusses wealth inequality, church power, and draws parallels to modern institutions. It references major secondary works and focuses on regions such as Florence, Bruges, Paris, Spain, Jerusalem, Rome, and Germany.
  • Empty Content – An intentionally blank HTML file with no textual or media content, serving as a placeholder within the collection.
  • Scope

    The collection covers materials created between 2017 and 2023, primarily situated in 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

    **Collection‑level entity**
    
    @columbia_archival_collection:collection {title: "Columbia Archival Collection", creator: @columbia, year: @date_2023, description: "A collection of archival materials from Columbia, including tutorials on using the Substack editor and a historical analysis of wealth, power, and religious institutions in medieval Europe."}
    
    **Metadata file → collection**
    
    @file_pinax -> metadata -> @columbia_archival_collection
    
    **Documents included in the collection**
    
    @columbia_archival_collection -> includes -> [@substack_editor_tutorials, @modern_indulgence_analysis, @empty_content]
    
    **Places referenced by the collection (from PINAX “place” list)**  
    
    @europe:place {description: "Continent of Europe"}  
    @florence:place {region: "Italy"}  
    @bruges:place {region: "Belgium"}  
    @paris:place {region: "France"}  
    @spain:place {region: "Spain"}  
    @jerusalem:place {region: "Israel"}  
    @rome:place {region: "Italy"}  
    @germany:place {region: "Germany"}
    
    @columbia_archival_collection -> related_to -> [@europe, @florence, @bruges, @paris, @spain, @jerusalem, @rome, @germany]
    
    **Concepts / subjects drawn from the PINAX “subjects” list**
    
    @editor_tutorials:concept {description: "Instructional material teaching how to use software tools."}  
    @medieval_europe:concept {description: "Historical period and region covering Europe during the Middle Ages."}  
    @christianity:concept {description: "World religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ."}  
    @wealth_inequality:concept {description: "Unequal distribution of wealth among individuals or groups."}  
    @church_history:concept {description: "Historical study of Christian churches and institutions."}  
    @social_hierarchy:concept {description: "System of ranking individuals or groups in a society."}  
    @economic_history:concept {description: "Study of economies and economic phenomena in the past."}  
    @religious_institutions:concept {description: "Organizations and structures associated with religious practice."}  
    @historical_analysis:concept {description: "Methodological approach to studying past events."}  
    @modern_parallels:concept {description: "Contemporary similarities to historical phenomena."}  
    @formatting_options:concept {description: "Various text‑formatting features available in an editor."}
    
    **Collection ↔ subjects**
    
    @columbia_archival_collection -> covers -> [@editor_tutorials, @medieval_europe, @christianity, @wealth_inequality, @indulgence, @church_history, @social_hierarchy, @economic_history, @religious_institutions, @historical_analysis, @modern_parallels, @formatting_options]
    
    **Linking existing documents to their thematic concepts**
    
    @substack_editor_tutorials -> includes -> [@block_quotes, @bold, @italic, @links, @headings, @embeddings, @images, @tweets, @youtube_videos, @vimeo_videos, @spotify_tracks, @soundcloud_tracks, @publish, @publish_and_send, @help_center, @support, @settings_button, @delete_button, @backdate_feature, @email]  
    @substack_editor_tutorials -> related_to -> @editor_tutorials  
    
    @modern_indulgence_analysis -> discusses -> [@indulgence, @wealth_inequality, @church_history, @social_hierarchy, @economic_history, @religious_institutions]  
    @modern_indulgence_analysis -> uses_methodology -> @historical_analysis  
    @modern_indulgence_analysis -> draws_parallel -> @modern_parallels  
    @modern_indulgence_analysis -> set_in -> @medieval_europe  
    
    **Synthesis across subdirectories**
    
    - **Cross‑document person linkage**: @nicholas_chimicles (author of @modern_indulgence_analysis) appears only in the *Substack_Posts* subdirectory, but through @columbia_archival_collection we now see his work is part of the same archival collection that also houses the *Substack Editor Tutorials* created by @substack. This connects a medieval‑history scholar with a digital‑publishing platform within a single institutional repository.
    
    - **Temporal‑thematic chain**:  
      @indulgence → originated_in → @crusade {when: @date_1060} → led to → @construction_of_cathedrals → financed by → @indulgence → examined in → @modern_indulgence_analysis → draws_parallel → @modern_nonprofits (contemporary charitable sector).  
      The collection groups these historical and modern strands together, illustrating how medieval financial mechanisms echo today’s nonprofit economics.
    
    - **Conceptual bridge**: The collection’s subjects link *formatting options* (e.g., @block_quotes, @headings) with *historical analysis* concepts (e.g., @wealth_inequality, @church_history). This demonstrates a methodological parallel: just as editors format modern text, scholars structure historical narratives.
    
    - **Geographic coherence**: All places listed in the PINAX metadata (@florence, @bruges, @paris, @spain, @jerusalem, @rome, @germany) are also the geographic focus of the documents within the collection (e.g., @modern_indulgence_analysis discusses Florence, Bruges, etc.). The collection therefore unifies spatial references across the two thematic domains.
    
    - **Organizational linkage**: @substack (creator of the editor tutorials) and @columbia (institution hosting the collection) are both tied to the collection entity, highlighting Columbia’s role in preserving both digital‑media instructional content and scholarly historical research.

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    Additional Components

    reorganization-description.txt
    # Reorganization Summary
    
    The files were organized into three distinct groups based on their content and purpose. The 'Substack_Editor_Tutorials' group includes files that provide guidance on using the Substack editor. The 'Substack_Posts' group contains files with actual Substack posts or drafts. The 'Empty_Content' group includes files that are either empty or contain placeholder content. This strategy ensures that each file is logically categorized based on its content and function.
    
    ## Groups Created
    
    - **Substack_Editor_Tutorials**: Files related to tutorials or guides on using the Substack editor, including formatting and publishing instructions.
    - **Substack_Posts**: Files containing Substack posts or drafts, including articles and essays.
    - **Empty_Content**: Files with no meaningful content or placeholder content.

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