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Category Archives: Ephemera

Museum of the City of New York Collection on Social Events, 1759-1997

July 26, 2017by Emily Chapin

Extent: 10 boxes The Collection on Social Events includes invitations, menus, calling cards, and dance cards related to balls, parties, dinners, and other invitation-only events held in New York City from […]

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Ephemera

Museum of the City of New York Collection on Education and Religion, 1705-2003

July 25, 2017by Emily Chapin

Extent: 6 boxes, 2 oversize drawers The Museum of the City of New York Collection on Education & Religion consists of ephemera spanning from 1705-2003 related to public and private schooling, […]

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Ephemera

Museum of the City of New York Collection on Women’s Suffrage, 1890-1920

July 24, 2017by Emily Chapin

Extent: 2 boxes The Museum of the City of New York’s Collection on Women’s Suffrage contains two and three-dimensional ephemera ranging from 1890 to 1920, relating primarily to the suffrage movement […]

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Ephemera

Museum of the City of New York Collection on Dining and Hospitality, 1719-1996 (bulk 1834-1996)

June 28, 2017by Emily Chapin

Extent: 10 boxes (4 oversize) The Museum of the City of New York Collection on Dining and Entertainment contains materials related to New York City’s restaurants and hotels between the […]

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Ephemera

Museum of the City of New York Collection on the United States Civil War, 1861-1864

June 28, 2017by Emily Chapin

Extent: 1 box This collection consists of ephemera from the American Civil War (1861-1865), the bulk of which relates to the United States Sanitary Commission. The primary mission of the […]

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Ephemera

Museum of the City of New York Collection on Culture and Entertainment, 1817-2002 (bulk 1817-1920)

November 17, 2016by Emily Chapin 2 Comments

Extent: 2 boxes The Museum of the City of New York Collection on Culture and Entertainment contains materials related to New York City’s museums, theaters, lectures, and special events between […]

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Ephemera

Museum of the City of New York Collection on Politics, 1774-2013 (bulk 1860-1997)

November 17, 2016by Emily Chapin 3 Comments

Extent: 3 boxes, 1 oversize drawer The Museum of the City of New York’s Collection on Politics consists of a variety of material types spanning from 1774 to 2013 and […]

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Ephemera

Museum of the City of New York Collection of Pamphlets, 18th – 21st Century (1706-2008)

October 31, 2016by Emily Chapin 4 Comments

Extent: 83 boxes The Collection of Pamphlets contains printed materials related to a broad range of topics: museums and exhibitions, historical perspectives, corporations’ annual reports, infrastructure and New York City neighborhoods.  […]

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Ephemera

Collection on the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform, 1929-1934

October 28, 2016by Emily Chapin 3 Comments

Extent: 2 boxes (1 linear foot) The Collection on the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform contains materials dating from 1929 to 1933 that illustrate the organization’s mission – strict repeal […]

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Ephemera

Collection on Prohibition, 1927-1934 (bulk 1932-1933)

November 2, 2015by MCNY Blog 2 Comments

Extent: 1 box This collection primarily consists of speakeasy cards and bootleggers’ price lists from New York City during the Prohibition era (1920-1933), a time in which the sale, manufacture, […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Collection on Sports, 1822 – 1997

November 2, 2015by MCNY Blog

Extent: 2 boxes The Museum of the City of New York Collection on Sports contains materials related to New York City’s sports clubs, professional and college sports teams, and sports […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Collection on Ships and Shipping, 1700 – 1976

October 30, 2015by MCNY Blog 1 Comment

Extent: 3 boxes The Museum of the City of New York Collection on Ships and Shipping consists of materials spanning from 1700 to 1976 and pertaining to the domestic and […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Collection on Formal Dining Events, 1865-1965

October 30, 2015by MCNY Blog 2 Comments

Extent: 3 boxes The collection on formal dining events contains materials pertaining to organized, invitation-only, private dinners held in New York City between 1865 and 1965. Historical Note The rise […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Collection on Clubs, Societies and Associations, 1785-2005

October 30, 2015by MCNY Blog 8 Comments

Extent: 15 boxes, 6 oversize drawers The Museum of the City of New York’s Collection on Clubs, Societies, and Associations consists of a variety of materials spanning from 1785 to […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Collection on AIDS and Public Health, 1985-1999

October 29, 2015by MCNY Blog 1 Comment

Extent: 2 boxes, 1 oversize drawer The Museum of the City of New York Collection on AIDS and Public Health contains materials relating to AIDS/HIV education, outreach, awareness, and activism […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Collection on the New York City Marathon, 1996 – 1997

December 23, 2014by MCNY Blog

Extent: 1 box The collection on the New York City Marathon is an artificial collection compiled by museum staff from two separate gifts from the 1996 and 1997 New York […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Collection on Civic Events, 1796-2011 (bulk – 1875-1925)

December 23, 2014by MCNY Blog 6 Comments

Extent: 8 Boxes The Museum of the City of New York collection on civic events contains materials from public and private events taking place in New York City between the […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Collection on World War I and World War II, 1917-1945 (bulk 1917-1919 and 1941-1945)

December 22, 2014by MCNY Blog 1 Comment

Extent: 3 boxes, 1 flat file The Museum of the City of New York Collection on World War I and World War II contains materials related to New York during […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Collection on Infrastructure, 18th – 20th century (bulk dates – 1724 – 2005)

December 22, 2014by MCNY Blog 3 Comments

Extent: 5 boxes, 3 oversize drawers The Museum of the City of New York Collection on Infrastructure contains materials documenting the creation and evolution of the city’s infrastructure between the […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Martin Wong papers, 1980-1995

December 22, 2014by MCNY Blog 1 Comment

Extent: 4 boxes The Martin Wong Papers collection consists of materials collected by artist and collector Martin Wong between 1980 and 1994. The bulk of the collection consists of graffiti-related […]

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Ephemera, Family and Corporate Papers, Manuscript Collections

Museum of the City of New York collection on advertising, 19th – 20th century (Bulk 1870-1900)

July 8, 2014by MCNY Blog 2 Comments

Extent: 10 boxes and one oversize drawer (3 linear feet) The collection on advertising is an artificial collection compiled by Museum staff since the Museum’s earliest decades of operation in the […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Stewart Technical School course bulletins and promotional material, 1918-1948

February 10, 2014by MCNY Blog 3 Comments

Extent: 1 box, (.209 linear feet) The Stewart Technical School was founded in 1909 as the Stewart Automobile School, and offered courses in automobile mechanics.  In 1927, the school expanded […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

Collection on the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair, 1959-1967

October 1, 2013by MCNY Blog

Extent: 18 boxes Like the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair 25 years earlier, the 1964-1965 Fair was held at Flushing Meadows in the Borough of Queens. The Fair’s theme was […]

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Ephemera, Family and Corporate Papers, Manuscript Collections

Collection on the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair, 1934-1993

October 1, 2013by MCNY Blog

Extent:47 boxes New York’s celebrated World’s Fair of 1939-1940, held on a former ash dump in Flushing Meadows, Queens, drew millions of visitors with its promise to reveal “The World […]

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Ephemera, Family and Corporate Papers, Manuscript Collections

Collection on New York City Society, mid-19th century to the present (bulk 1880-1910)

February 18, 2013by MCNY Blog

Extent: 10 boxes, 4 oversize drawers The Museum of the City of New York’s “Society Collection” brings to life a time when gentleman dined at their “club,” ladies lunched with […]

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Ephemera, Manuscript Collections

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