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Collection on Theatrical Broadsides

June 4, 2021by Lauren Robinson

Extent:  6 drawers of flat file storage, 3 oversize print boxes totaling 954 objects. The Collection on Theatrical Broadsides is an artificial collection physically united by Morgen Stevens-Garmon, Associate Curator for […]

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Subject based collections

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 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 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 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 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

Berenice Abbott’s Changing New York papers, 1935-1938

June 14, 2013by MCNY Blog 2 Comments

Extent: Seven boxes (8.75 linear feet) Berenice Abbott was an American photographer best known for her black-and-white photographs of New York City architecture and urban design in the 1930s. Abbott’s […]

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