Records of New York University Libraries, University Archives
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Abstract
Nine digital exhibits that highlight the history of New York University in Greenwich Village and student activism at the University. The websites were likely created from the late 1990s to the 2010s.
Historical Note
The 1968 Revisited Exhibit was created by Amy Surak with an introduction written by Peter Braunstein to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 1968. NYU and the Village exhibit was presented by the University Archives and Fales Library by Nancy Cricco and Marvin Taylor, respectively. These two websites were likely created in circa 1997. The 175 Facts About NYU was created in circa 2006. Significant Dates in NYU History, Timeline of Chancellors and Presidents, and Dates and Origins for NYU Schools were created in circa 2007-2013. The Pursuit of Equality and Moving Uptown: Revisiting the NYU Heights Journey were created by Ashley Burks in circa 2013. NYU Post War Expansion, Law Center and the Locals was created by Chelsea Blacker in circa 2010.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist.
Scope and Contents
Nine digital exhibits that highlight the history of New York University. Specific topics include activism, NYU in University Heights and Greenwich Village, and Black life at NYU.
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
To cite the archived website in this collection: Identification of item, date; Records of New York University Libraries, University Archives; RG 38.13; Wayback URL; University Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/test/175/facts.htm, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/significant.html, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/chancellors.html, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/origins.html, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/heights_website/, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/dewebsite/, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/thenandnow/, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/arch/Homepg/Index.html, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/bobst/washsq/index.html, and http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/chelsea/Site/Welcome.html were selected by Janet Bunde in 2016.
https://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/bobst/washsq/ and https://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/arch/Homepg/Index.html were selected by Janet Bunde in November 2019. Websites are selected by curators and captured through the use of Archive-It. Archive-It uses web crawling technology to capture websites at a scheduled time and displays only an archived copy, from the resulting WARC file, of the website. The accession number associated with this website is 2020.011.
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About this Guide
Processing Information
In 2020-2022, the archived websites were added to the resource record.
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There is no Box 5 within the collection.
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Digital Exhibit created to document New York University Archives and the Fales Library's holdings related to the history of Greenwich Village and its relation to a developing New York University through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Digital Exhibit features a historical overview with subject pages that feature historical documents and photographs (subjects include Artists and Aristocrats, Soldiers and Scholars, Academia and the Avant-Garde, Counterculture and the Classroom. The exhibit also includes information about 19th and 20th century-centered walking tours of the Village, statements and quotations by famous New Yorkers about the Village, and information about books on the Village.
Digital exhibit created to highlight photographs and documentation of the student activism at New York University in the late nineteen-sixties and early seventies, with a navigable timeline featuring images and descriptions of events like teach-ins, sit-ins, student demonstrations, and national events for context, as well as biographical description of various student groups and activist groups involved in the wider student protest movements of 1968. The digital exhibit also features an introduction by Peter Braunstein, which focuses on the novelty of student demonstrations over the substance of the activism being done by students and implores former members of these student groups to let go of old resentments and forgive the administration.
Digital exhibit created to celebrate NYU's 175th anniversary in 2006. The website contains a timeline of NYU history broken down into 20 year segments. Includes images that relate to the history of NYU with captions.
Chronology of histories of College of Arts and Science, School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Engineering, College of Dentistry, Graduate School of Arts and Science, Steinhardt School of Education, Stern School of Business, School of Retailing, School of Architecture, Institute of Fine Arts, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, School of Social Work, Tisch School of the Arts, Gallatin School for Indivdualized Study, and the College of Nursing. Chronology of NYU chancellors and president's dating from 1831-2016. Timeline of significant NYU events from 1831-1973.
Digital exhibit documenting the NYU Heights campus from 1891-1971. This exhibit contains narratives of four NYU presidents' experiences with the Heights campus. The passages are written in first person and detail the terms of Henry Mitchell MacCracken (1891-1910), Elmer Ellsworth Brown (1911-1933), Harry Woodburn Chase (1933-1951), and Dr. James Hester (1962-1975) as it relates to the Heights legacy. The exhibit was created by Ashley Burks and based on a speech given by Nancy Cricco at Bronx Community College in the summer of 2013.
Digital exhibit highlighting the history of the Black experience at New York University from the 1800s to the late 1960s. The website was created by Ashley Burks in 2013.
Digital exhibit documenting the history of NYU created by Evan J. Friss. The exhibit is broken down into the following sections: academics, commencement, lesiure, protest, dorm life, sports, and the response to war.
Appraisal
Crawl was limited to domains and subdomains of nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/arch/Homepg/, nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/bobst/washsq/, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/test/175/facts, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/significant, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/chancellors, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/origins, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/heights_website/, http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/dewebsite/, and http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/thenandnow/ in order to remain within the collection scope and data constraints.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Due to technical or privacy issues, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl. Certain file types will not be captured dependent on how they are embedded in the site. Other parts of websites that the crawler has difficulty capturing includes Javascript, streaming content, database-driven content, and highly interactive content. Full-Text searches of archived websites are available at https://archive-it.org/organizations/567.
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6813/*/https://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/bobst/washsq/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/6813/*/https://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/collections/exhibits/arch/Homepg/Index.html
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/7566/*/http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/test/175/facts.htm
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/7566/*/http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/significant.html
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/7566/*/http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/chancellors.html
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/7566/*/http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/origins.html
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/7566/*/http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/heights_website/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/7566/*/http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/dewebsite/
Externally hosted content
https://wayback.archive-it.org/7566/*/http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/arch/thenandnow/