Illuminating New York City History: Processing, Cataloging, Digitizing, and Rehousing the Museum's Ephemera Collections

FAIN: PW-51704-14

Museum of the City of New York, Inc. (New York, NY 10029-5221)
Lindsay Turley (Project Director: July 2013 to August 2017)

Assessment, processing, cataloging, digitization, and rehousing of the Museum of the City of New York's 7,200-item Ephemera Collections documenting a wide range of topics in the history of New York and the United States.

The Museum of the City of New York seeks a grant of $142,056 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support a two-year project to improve stewardship of and increase public access to a major collection of printed and three-dimensional ephemera through archival assessment and processing, cataloging, digitization, and rehousing. This initiative will extend the useful life of these holdings for research, exhibition, and public programming. Containing over 7,200 objects of material culture, the Museum's Ephemera Collections include advertisements, handbills, pamphlets, menus, invitations, medals, pins, buttons, badges, three-dimensional souvenirs, and printed textiles, such as ribbons and sashes. These objects-the minor and transient documents and souvenirs of everyday life-provide visual and material insight into New Yorkers' engagement with the social, creative, civic, political, and physical dynamics of the city, from the Colonial era to the present day.

Media Coverage

Museum of the City of New York Receives Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (Media Coverage)
Author(s): C. David
Publication: 9 Miles of Ephemera and Antiques
Date: 5/22/2014
Abstract: This blog announces the Museum's successful receipt of the NEH grant to process, catalog, digitize, and rehouse the Ephemera Collections of the Museum of the City of New York
URL: http://9milesofephemeraantiques.com/museum-of-the-city-of-new-york-receives-grant-from-the-national-endowment-for-the-humanities-bwwvisual-artsworld/

Museum of the City of New York Receives Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to Process, Catalog, Digitize, and Rehouse the Ephemera Collections (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Museum of the City of New York
Publication: PRWeb Online Visibility from Focus
Date: 5/21/2014
Abstract: Press release announcing the receipt of the grant from the NEH.
URL: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/05/prweb11869388.htm

News from the Museum of the City of New York (Media Coverage)
Author(s): MARAC
Publication: MARAC Blog
Date: 8/21/2014
Abstract: Blog post announcing the Museum's receipt of the award form the NEH to process, catalog, digitize, and rehouse the Ephemera Collections.
URL: http://marac-blog.blogspot.com/2014/08/news-from-museum-of-city-of-new-york.html

Museum of the City of New York Receives Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Broadway World
Publication: Broadway World
Date: 5/21/2014
Abstract: Announcement of MCNY's award from the NEH to process, catalog, digitize, and rehouse the ephemera collections.
URL: http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwart/article/Museum-of-the-City-of-New-York-Receives-Grant-from-the-National-Endowment-for-the-Humanities-20140521#.U4STMyhurA0

Associated Products

Illuminating New York City Through Material Culture (Blog Post)
Title: Illuminating New York City Through Material Culture
Author: Lindsay Turley
Abstract: This blog post on the Museum's Collections Blog announces the Museum's successful application and funding award to process, digitize and rehouse the ephemera collections. It provides an overview of the project, and shares some highlights.
Date: 6/17/2014
Primary URL: http://mcnyblog.org/2014/06/17/illuminating-new-york-city-through-material-culture/
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Secondary URL: http://mcnyblog.org
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Blog Title: MCNY Blog: New York Stories
Website: Museum of the City of New York

Beating the summer heat with picnics, entertainment, and excursions (Blog Post)
Title: Beating the summer heat with picnics, entertainment, and excursions
Author: Lindsay Turley
Abstract: This blog post on the Museum of the City of New York's collections blog share highlights from the ephemera collections related to summer activities.
Date: 8/19/2014
Primary URL: http://mcnyblog.org/2014/08/19/beating-the-summer-heat-with-picnics-entertainment-and-excursions/
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Blog Title: MCNY Blog: New York Stories
Website: Museum of the City of New York

Visiting New York City's Hotels (Blog Post)
Title: Visiting New York City's Hotels
Author: Lindsay Turley
Abstract: This post on the Museum of the City of New York's collections blog share highlights discovered while processing the "Collection on Dining and Hospitality."
Date: 11/14/2014
Primary URL: http://mcnyblog.org/2014/11/17/hotels/
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Blog Title: MCNY Blog: New York Stories
Website: Museum of the City of New York

The origins of dining out in New York City (Blog Post)
Title: The origins of dining out in New York City
Author: Emily Chapin
Abstract: The post on the Museum of the City of New York's collections blog shares highlight discovered while preparing the "Collection on Dining and Hospitality" for digitization.
Date: 12/10/2014
Primary URL: http://mcnyblog.org/2014/12/10/the-origins-of-dining-out-in-new-york-city/
Primary URL Description: Direct link to the post on the Museum of the City of New York's blog.
Secondary URL: http://mcnyblog.org
Secondary URL Description: Home page for the Museum of the City of New York's collections blog.
Blog Title: MCNY Blog: New York Stories
Website: Museum of the City of New York

The Civilian War Effort in New York City during World War I and World War II (Blog Post)
Title: The Civilian War Effort in New York City during World War I and World War II
Author: Emily Arbuckle, Collections Intern
Abstract: Blog post on the Museum of the City of New York's collections blog sharing highlights discovered while processing the "Collection on World War I and II."
Date: 2/3/2014
Primary URL: http://mcnyblog.org/2015/02/03/the-civilian-war-effort-in-new-york-city-during-world-war-i-and-world-war-ii/
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Secondary URL: http://mcnyblog.org
Secondary URL Description: Home page for the Museum of the City of New York's collections blog.
Blog Title: MCNY Blog: New York Stories
Website: Museum of the City of New York

Bringing the American Civil War to high school students (Blog Post)
Title: Bringing the American Civil War to high school students
Author: Lindsay Turley
Abstract: This blog post describes the Collections Department's collaboration with the Education department to use archival material processed through the NEH Ephemera project to support their programming. In particular, the City Museum developed "Surpass!" a unique program to help at-risk students in local neighborhood schools prepare for the Regents examination in U.S. History and Government. The students made a total of five visits to the archives throughout the three month course. The blog post describes one in which we viewed items related to the Civil War.
Date: 5/12/2015
Primary URL: http://blog.mcny.org/2015/05/12/bringing-the-american-civil-war-to-high-school-students/
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Blog Title: MCNY Blog: New York Stories
Website: www.mcny.org

Company Songs (Blog Post)
Title: Company Songs
Author: Lauren Robinson
Abstract: This blog post highlights material from the Collection on Formal Dining Events and the Collection on Clubs, Societies, and Association that feature company songs.
Date: 6/2/2015
Primary URL: http://blog.mcny.org/2015/06/02/company-songs/
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Blog Title: Company Songs
Website: MCNY Blog: New York Stories

Brides and Debutantes: White Dresses all Around (Blog Post)
Title: Brides and Debutantes: White Dresses all Around
Author: Emily Chapin
Abstract: This blog post shares highlights from the Collection on Social Events, focusing on debutante party and wedding invitations.
Date: 6/23/2015
Primary URL: http://blog.mcny.org/2015/06/23/brides-and-debutantes-white-dresses-all-around/
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Blog Title: Brides and Debutantes: White Dresses all Around
Website: MCNY Blog: New York Stories

The plague of New York City summers (Blog Post)
Title: The plague of New York City summers
Author: Emily Chapin
Abstract: This blog post features material from Series IV: Medical Services in the Collection on Infrastructure.
Date: 8/4/2015
Primary URL: http://blog.mcny.org/2015/08/04/the-plague-of-new-york-city-summers/
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Blog Title: The plague of New York City summers
Website: MCNY Blog: New York Stories

Hygienic whiskey and little nerve pills: The rise of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising (Blog Post)
Title: Hygienic whiskey and little nerve pills: The rise of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising
Author: Lauren Robinson
Abstract: This post shares trade cards from the Collection on Advertising.
Date: 8/25/2015
Primary URL: http://blog.mcny.org/2015/08/25/hygienic-whiskey-and-little-nerve-pills-the-rise-of-direct-to-consumer-pharmaceutical-advertising/
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Blog Title: Hygienic whiskey and little nerve pills: The rise of direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising
Website: MCNY Blog: New York Stories

Can you hear me now? (Blog Post)
Title: Can you hear me now?
Author: Lindsay Turley
Abstract: This post shares materials related to the celebration for the laying of the Transatlantic Telegraph Cable from the Collection on Civic Events.
Date: 9/8/2015
Primary URL: http://blog.mcny.org/2015/09/08/can-you-hear-me-now/
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Blog Title: Can you hear me now?
Website: MCNY Blog: New York Stories

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