NYU is set to host the 7th Orphan Film Symposium from April 7-10 at the School of Visual Arts’ newly revamped cinema in Chelsea (333 W. 23rd Street). The biennial symposium–known by those in-the-know simply as, “Orphans”–brings together a broad spectrum of scholars, filmmakers, preservationists,
One of the most used collections at the Fales Library is the Downtown Collection, which in part seeks to document Downtown New York artists and performers and their art forms. Interdisciplinarity was often the norm rather than the exception among Downtown artists, and as a
Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Fales intern Lawrence Giffin. At the Fales Library and Special Collections, we are currently working on the arrangement and description of the born-digital ‘papers’ of the digital artist Jeremy Blake. Blake produced most of his work from 1997
A small exhibit case highlighting the commencement ceremonies at New York University entitled “Perstare et Praestare: Commencement at NYU” opened at the University Archives this past week. In the months leading up to commencement, the senior class at NYU celebrated its existence and prepared for
Processing at the Tamiment Library’s Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives offers a significant contrast to what I’ve focused on for much of my academic career. I often feel like I can’t bring the same subject expertise to my work as some other employees might offer,
Today’s post comes from Fales Processing Archivist Colin Wells. Colin recently moved to Switzerland to work for the United Nations Archives, but left us with this overview of preservation issues in the collection. Sylvester Manor is the home of the original European settlers on Shelter
Those of you who follow this blog’s Twitter account (we’re @thebacktablenyu) will have seen the link to an article from Emory University’s magazine that was tweeted last week about the acquisition of Salman Rushdie’s papers and the Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library’s efforts to
As the Barbara Goldsmith Preservation and Conservation Department’s first Preservation Archivist, I feel the need to explain the origins of this position as it relates to Bobst, our main campus library, its archival repositories, and the broader changes occurring in the field of information science
Meet the Daily Worker and the Daily World Photographs Collection, close to 300 linear feet of photographic prints and negatives depicting notable figures and events in progressive political movements and popular culture of the last century. This collection consists of the photograph morgue of the
The New York University Archives preserves and provides access to the historical records of the University. Formally established in 1977, the University Archives has approximately 9500 linear feet of holdings in a variety of formats. While we serve as the repository for the official records