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New-York Historical Society press clippings

Call Number

NYHS-RG 7

Date

1843-2014, inclusive

Creator

New-York Historical Society

Extent

48 Linear feet in 50 boxes of various sizes

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Abstract

The New-York Historical Society press clippings record group includes material compiled regularly by N-YHS into scrapbooks, subject files and binders from published sources from about 1870 to 2014, with some clippings as early as 1843. Subjects include exhibitions, lectures, publications, and other programs; acquisitions of new collections or objects; building construction, management controversies, and other institutional matters; and leadership changes, obituaries, and other matters connected to individuals. The record group provides insight from over a century into the extent of press coverage of N-YHS and press perceptions of the organization and its programs, and a broad overview of events in N-YHS's history as presented in the press.

Arrangement Note

The New-York Historical Society press clippings record group is organized in three series:

Series I. Scrapbooks, 1843-1991

Series II. Subject Files, 1968-2013

Series III. Media Coverage Binders, 2004-2009, 2013-2014

Scope and Contents Note

The New-York Historical Society press clippings record group includes material compiled regularly by N-YHS from published sources from about 1870 to about 2014. The record group also holds some clippings from as early as 1843. The material includes clippings and tearsheets from newspapers, general interest magazines, museum, antiques, and other specialist journals, and other print matter. These clippings are compiled in 28 boxed volumes of scrapbooks and, from about 1970, in subject-oriented files and binders. Although perhaps most of the clippings are from New York sources, there are a substantial number of clippings from other U.S. cities and even from the international press (accordingly, many of these are not in English). The record group also holds a small number of reprints and copies of essays written about N-YHS and its collections in books and journals.

The subjects of the articles in the record group are wide-ranging. Topics relate to N-YHS exhibitions, lectures, publications, and other programs and events; acquisitions of new collections or objects; implementation of major new initiatives (e.g. the Field Exploration Committee, circa 1917-1938); building construction on Central Park West (1900s and 1930s); management controversies (e.g., Mrs. Van Rensselaer's reform movement of circa 1917 and the financial difficulties of the 1980s-1990s); and recognitions, leadership changes, obituaries (e.g., the death of Director Alexander Wall in 1944), and other matters connected to individuals. Overall, the record group provides insight into the extent of press coverage of N-YHS, press perceptions of the organization and its programs, and a broad overview and narrative of events in N-YHS's history as presented in the press.

Access Restrictions

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 Note

This record group should be cited as New-York Historical Society press clippings (NYHS-RG 7), 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.

Related Archival Materials Note

This finding aid relates to just one record group of the New-York Historical Society archives. For information about the other record groups and for overall information about the archives, please see the Guide to the New-York Historical Society Archives (NYHS-RG Archives). Other record groups that are processed and available to researchers and are especially related to the New-York Historical Society press clippings (NYHS-RG 7) are as follows:

For press releases (1941-1993) and press kits (1976-1994) produced by N-YHS and its Public Relations Department, see New-York Historical Society public relations material (NYHS-RG 8).

Collection processed by

Margaret Kaczorowski and Larry Weimer

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:49:06 -0400.
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Language: English

Processing Information

Series I and II of the record group were processed by archivists Margaret Kaczorowski and Larry Weimer in 2015-16. Additional material was transfered to the archives in 2019 and this was added to the finding aid as Series III by Larry Weimer in August 2021.

Repository

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