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Category Archives: New York University Archives

Guerrilla Girls: From One Collective to Three

This post is written by Lauren Stark, Processing Archivist in Archival Collections Management. Many radical groups are formed with noble intent, whether it is to overcome an injustice or bring attention to a lesser-known cause. Despite these intentions, these groups often splinter or separate. There

Earth Matters Flyer depicting two trolls seated at a round table. In the center of the table there is a small vase with a flower and a cup of coffee in front of each troll. The troll on the left asks, "Wanna join me for dinner?" The troll on the right responds "Only if it's on Earth Matters." Earth Matters is written at the top of the poster in stylized font to look like tree trunks, branches and leaves. Handwritten text surounds the trolls in a semi-circle and reads "Tuesday February 11, 1992 Loeb Student Center Room 909." The trolls are surrounded also by five individual drawings: a platter of bread, cheese, and vegetables; a bunch of grapes attached to a vine and grape leaf; a cask; a hexagonal lunch tray with a drink, a muffin, and a plate of vegetables; and a person wearing a turban, sitting against a tree, playing a stringed instrument. The handwritten text at the bottom of the flyer reads "Good food, music, conversation, vegetarian cuisine."

NYU 2040 – Now, and Over 40 Years Ago

This post is by Cameron Andersen, a Graduate Student Assistant at NYU Special Collections. She is in her final semester of a dual degree program with Long Island University, completing both an MA in Religious Studies at NYU and an MLIS in Archives and Records

Photograph of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in 1911

Archival Perspectives from a Student Worker

This post is authored by Emily Rose Clayton, a second-year graduate student in the NYU Archives and Public History program and graduate student assistant in the University Archives. I grew up fifteen miles from the middle of nowhere, and moved to New York City.  For

Published in 1923, this volume has now entered the public domain.

Public Domain Day 2019

Today’s post is authored by Lingyu Wang, M.A. student in Media, Culture, and Communications, NYU Steinhardt, Class of 2020 and Scholarly Communications Assistant, NYU Libraries While people in Times Square were celebrating the New Year with fireworks and cheers, something else worth celebrating was happening

International Students Fall in Love with New York City and NYU History

This post was authored by Mark-Ameen Johnson, Adjunct Assistant Professor, American Language Institute, School of Professional Studies. What could be more amazing than watching your low-intermediate English as a Second Language (ESL) students toss around references to Gothic Revival architecture Fiorello LaGuardia What is located on each