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The New York City 100 Records

Call Number

MS 444

Date

1995-2000 (Bulk 1997-1999), inclusive

Creator

Extent

8.5 Linear feet (18 boxes, 3 volumes)

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Abstract

The New York City 100 Records documents the activities of the nonprofit institution "The New York City 100." A public-private collaboration, the organization was created to focus on a year of New York history and to coordinate the centennial celebration of Greater New York's consolidation. Records describe organizational structure and participants; background and planning; fundraising; events and programs; partnerships; educational outreach; public relations and advertising; accounting and finance; spin off products and licensing; and press coverage.

Historical Note

The New York City 100 (1997-2000) was a nonprofit institution created as a public-private collaboration whose mission was to plan and coordinate commemoration of the centennial of the creation of "Greater New York" -- the consolidation of forty municipalities, including the separate cities of Brooklyn and New York, on January 1, 1898. (This merger insured New York's place as America's largest city and, in the world, second only to London. The city's size tripled, to 320 square miles, and its population doubled to 3.4 million.)

Timeline

1995 Centennial celebration idea conceived by Betsy Gotbaum, then Executive Director of the New-York Historical Society, and Ric Burns, President of Steeplechase Films.
1997 New York City 100 non-profit incorporated as NYC 1898-1998 Centennial Celebration Inc.; DBA NYC 100, Inc.
May 13, 1997 Kick-off Fundraiser hosted by Arthur Gelb, president of the New York Times Foundation.
July 1, 1997 Marie Salerno named President and Executive Director.
August 9, 1997 Fundraiser and preview of New York documentary hosted by Ric Burns.
September 8, 1997 Gracie Mansion Announcement Event.
December 1998-December 1999 NYC 100 produces a Centennial Celebration in which the City of New York collaborated with a consortium of New York's major cultural, educational and historic institutions, and national public television. Events included performances, concerts, parades, exhibitions, sporting and other public programs under a single umbrella, under the centennial official logo. Celebration also included integration of the centennial into the public school curriculum, establishment of a Web site and creation of spin-off products.
December 31, 1997 Major Event - New Years Eve at Times Square followed by Mayoral Inauguration.
June 19-21, 1998 Major Event - Centennial Weekend.
July 10, 1998 Major Event - Concert on the Great Lawn, Central Park.
January-December 1999 Extension of the celebration into 1999 – a second year of programming called "America Begins in New York" based on the immigrant experience. Among its activities were creation of teacher resource materials, walking tours, essay and poster contests and creation of The New York Pop-Up Book.
1999 Nationwide broadcast of New York documentary film by Ric Burns.

Arrangement Note

The arrangement of the collection follows that outlined in "Final Report for the archive of The New-York Historical Society prepared by Marie Salerno President, New York City 100." Series I – XIII are based on sections within the report and their folder titles correspond to the "Contents of File" lists. A copy of the report is available.

Some items are mentioned in the report but were not included in the donation. They are identified with an asterisk (*). In addition, there are items within the donation that are not mentioned in the report. Their titles are included within brackets [].

Series XIV – XVI are not described in the "Final Report…" See the Series Descriptions for arrangement of these materials.

Within several series, there are references to newspaper advertisements, clippings, reviews, etc. Materials of this type are located in Box 17, Folders 6 and 7 (Series XII) and in Box 18 (Series XVI). They are arranged by news source (e.g. The New York Times, New York Daily News) rather than by specific event.

The arrangement of the collection follows that outlined in "Final Report for the archive of The New-York Historical Society prepared by Marie Salerno President, New York City 100." Series I – XIII are based on sections within the report and their folder titles correspond to the "Contents of File" lists. A copy of the report is available.

There are items within the donation that are not mentioned in the report. Their titles are included within brackets [].

Series XIV – XVI are not described in the "Final Report…" See the Series Descriptions for arrangement of these materials.

Within several series, there are references to newspaper advertisements, clippings, reviews, etc. Materials of this type are located in Box 17, Folders 6 and 7 (Series XII) and in Box 18 (Series XVI). They are arranged by news source (e.g. The New York Times, The New York Daily News) rather than by specific event.

The New York City 100 Records are arranged into the following series:

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains a wide variety of materials accumulated during the life of the New York City 100 organization. Most of the materials are outlined in "Final Report for the archive of The New-York Historical Society" prepared by Marie Salerno, President, New York City 100.

Among the document types are correspondence, plans and drafts of plans, funding proposals, press releases, lists of individuals (staff, donors, invitees, participants), photographs, news clippings, advertisements, graphics, posters, mock-ups and final version of The New York Pop-Up Book, manuals, videocassettes, computer disks, and financial materials.

Overall, the condition of the items is good. There are, in some cases, duplicates of materials. Documents are dated from 1997 through 2001, although many are not dated. More specific information may be found in each of the Series Descriptions.

Access Restrictions

Series XIV: Accounting and Finance, including boxes 10-13, contains confidential financial information and is restricted for 75 years. The rest of the collection is open to qualified researchers.

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Use Restrictions

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.

Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation

The collection should be cited as The New York City 100 Records, MS 444, the New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Provenance

Donation, 2001.

Separated Material

The Nicole Miller scarves that came as part of the original collection (Series XII) have been moved to the N-YHS museum collection.

Collection processed by

Jan Hilley, Machine readable finding aid created by Julianna Monjeau

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Language: Finding Aid is written in English.

Repository

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024