Rachel Crothers papers, 1898-1957 (bulk dates 1920-1950)
Extent: 1.75 cubic feet Rachel Crothers was born on December 12, 1878 in Bloomington, Illinois. She graduated from the Illinois State Normal School. When she was 19, Crothers moved to […]
Tag Archives: 20th century
Collection on the Women’s Organization for National Prohibition Reform, 1929-1934
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 […]
Collection on Theaters, 1804-2005
Extent: 13 cubic feet. The Museum of the City of New York’s Collection on Theaters contains materials documenting theatrical playhouses in New York City. Administrative Note The Museum of the […]
Collection on Prohibition, 1927-1934 (bulk 1932-1933)
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, […]
Collection on Sports, 1822 – 1997
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 […]
Collection on Ships and Shipping, 1700 – 1976
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 […]
Collection on Formal Dining Events, 1865-1965
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 […]
Collection on Clubs, Societies and Associations, 1785-2005
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 […]
Collection on AIDS and Public Health, 1985-1999
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 […]
Collection on World War I and World War II, 1917-1945 (bulk 1917-1919 and 1941-1945)
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 […]
Collection on Infrastructure, 18th – 20th century (bulk dates – 1724 – 2005)
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 […]
Museum of the City of New York collection on advertising, 19th – 20th century (Bulk 1870-1900)
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 […]
William Auerbach-Levy drawings, 1925-1964
Extent: 3,326 drawings William Auerbach-Levy (1889-1964) was born in Brest-Litovsk, Russia. His family added the surname Levy when they moved to the United States around 1894. Auerbach-Levy grew up in […]
Stewart Technical School course bulletins and promotional material, 1918-1948
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 […]
Collection on the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair, 1959-1967
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 […]
Collection on the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair, 1934-1993
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 […]
Alfred E. Smith papers, 1886-1945
Extent: Three boxes (1.25 linear feet) Alfred E. Smith served as governor of New York State four times between 1919 and 1928, and was the Democratic US Presidential candidate in […]
Collection on Real Estate of New York City and Surrounding Areas, 1646-1941 (bulk mid 1700s – mid 1800s)
Extent: 14 boxes, 7 oversize drawers This collection consists of material pertaining to land in and around New York City and its boroughs. It comprises a variety of documents including […]
Grace M. Mayer papers, 1891-1960 (bulk 1932-1958)
Extent: 48 boxes (21 linear feet) The Grace Mayer Files include day-to-day external incoming and outgoing correspondence related to researching, acquiring, preserving, exhibiting, and publicizing images of New York while […]
Collection on Yiddish theater, 1883-2005 (bulk dates 1910-1965)
Extent: 25.5 linear feet The current Collection on Yiddish theater began in the mid 1960s through the collecting efforts of a volunteer at the Museum. The Collection on Yiddish theater […]
Collection on New York City Society, mid-19th century to the present (bulk 1880-1910)
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 […]
Collection on Broadway Productions, ca. 1890-present
Extent: Approximately 575 linear feet The Collection holds over 15,000 files documenting theatrical productions in Broadway theatres since the late nineteenth century. Material within the files varies widely but can […]
Collection of Anthony F. Dumas Theatre Drawings, ca. 1916 – 1942
Extent: 228 items Not much information is available about the life and training of Anthony F. Dumas. His death certificate records his birth on August 30, 1882 in Saint-Anne, France. […]
Fred A. Mayer Silhouette Collection, ca. 1923 – ca. 1946
Extent: 84 items Artist Friedrike Mayer was born in Germany on April 4, 1904. At the age of nineteen, he emigrated to New York, arriving on April 22, 1923. While […]
Martha Sawyers drawings, ca. 1930-1935
Extent: 28 objects Artist Martha Sawyers (1902-1988) was born in Cuero, Texas. She moved to New York City after high school and took classes at New York Art Students League. […]
Edward B. Marks Music Co. Collection on George M. Cohan, 1901-1968, bulk dates ca. 1915-1935
Extent: 65.25 cubic feet The combination of three gifts from the Edward B. Marks Music Co., the collection contains original manuscripts, annotated typescripts, orchestrations, contracts, sheet music, and ephemera related […]
Ella M. Boult papers, 1898-1947 (bulk 1899)
Extent:1 box (.3 linear feet) Ella M. Boult was born in Medina, Ohio in 1866. She graduated from Cornell University in 1888 with a degree in Chemistry, but went on […]
