Category Archives: General

Talk with David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States

On February 29, 2012, NYU’s Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists in conjunction with the National Archives at New York City invited students from NYU, Pratt Institute, Queen’s College and Long Island University to attend a talk with … Continue reading

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Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Dept. of Special Collections and FIT Archives, Co-Sponsored by FIT

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NY Philharmonic Digital Archives Releases New Material

Join an international online discussion of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra’s International Era 10:30 am (EDT), Thursday, March 22.  Using original source material from the Philharmonic’s Digital Archives, scholars around the world will discuss the Philharmonic’s role in key events … Continue reading

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Kait Medley Article

Congratulations to Kaitlyn Medley, a Spring 2010 graduate of the APH Program, whose article, “Keep It Down Over There! Milblogs: Evidence that Historic Things Happen,” appeared in the current (July-December 2011) issue of the Journal of Archival Organization (pp. 141-169). … Continue reading

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Networked New York Conference, March 9 – please circulate widely

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HDC 2012 Preservation Conference on Open Space

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Exclusive Event at the New York Historical Society

On 27 January 2012, NYU students from the Archives and Public History Program and the Program in Museum Studies had the unique opportunity to go on a private tour at the newly renovated New York Historical Society.  Additionally, students were … Continue reading

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East 7th Street: Anatomy of an East Village Block

On December 14th, 2011, the Introduction to Public History class in the NYU Archives and Public History Program presented to an enthusiastic audience of approximately seventy Village residents the history of East 7th Street. The presentation was given in collaboration … Continue reading

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Stuart Glass

I am sad to report that Stuart Glass, who matriculated in the archives program from 2001-2003 and has been working since then on a variety of archival projects at institutions ranging from the New York Stock Exchange to Lincoln Center, … Continue reading

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Fwd: Upcoming Symposium: Caribbean History and Anthropology in the Archives

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Fwd: [NY-ART] “Societal Trends and Archives Outrea

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Fwd: [FWD: Event Announcement – ART September 2011 Programming Event:

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Fwd: Please circalate!

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Tenement Talks Seeking Volunteers

Tenement Talks Volunteer Orientation on April 8, 2011 at 2:00 PM Learn more about Tenement Talks volunteer opportunities over coffee and cookies at 91 Orchard Street. Please RSVP to Alana Rosen at ARosen@tenement.org The following is a brief desc-ription of … Continue reading

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SAA Looking For Volunteer Transcribers

Here is an opportunity to contribute to the history of SAA during its 75th anniversary year by transcribing an oral history interview. You’ll also gain valuable experience in the process. The SAA Oral History Project honors women and men who … Continue reading

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February Alumni Profile: Leslie Fields

Check out this month’s alumni profile Leslie Fields from the class of ’98! My introduction to archives came in an undergraduate women’s studies course at Smith College. Our first assignment was to visit the College Archives, read a student diary, … Continue reading

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Fwd: Invitation to VIP reception: Monday, January 10

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course evaluations

Hi All- This is directed at those of you who are currently taking courses and received course evaluations in your inbox yesterday.It seems that I had some incorrect titling on the top of the survey that did not correspond with … Continue reading

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Fwd: SAA Donald Peterson Student Scholarship Award Call for

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Story Corps Recording and Archive Department Position

Dear Dr. Wosh, The Recording and Archive Department at StoryCorps is hiring for the position of Archive Coordinator. Would you be so kind as to post the position announcement to the Archives and Public History blog? I’m happy to answer … Continue reading

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Fwd: Graduate intern in Latino history

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December 15 Public History Class Program

On December 15, from 6:30 until 8:00, the Introduction to Public History class will be presenting a public program on Tompkins Square North in conjunction with the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. I have pasted in the information below … Continue reading

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History Channel Episode Features Alum: Series Dramatizes Archival Research

Andrea Meyer will appear on the January 27 episode of the History Channel’s new program Brad Meltzer’s Decoded, a series featuring researchers investigating historical mysteries in archival collections. Continue reading

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ny times: how digital tools are reshaping the humanities

Great article this week from their ongoing series “Humanities 2.0″ Analyzing Literature by Words and Numbers by Patricia Cohen Victorians were enamored of the new science of statistics, so it seems fitting that these pioneering data hounds are now the … Continue reading

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new alumni profile, Joanna Steinberg.

Check out this month’s new alumni profile! This month Joanna Steinberg discusses her new exhibit at the Fales Library while reflecting on her time in the program. Cite this article

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