Series VIII: Scrapbooks and Ephemera
Scope and Contents Note
This series consists of scrapbooks and loose ephemera which provide a colorful glimpse of historical activities at BCNY.
Scrapbooks include publicity scrapbooks (containing news clippings and advertisements relating to various benefit events); golf scrapbooks (containing news clippings relating to golf benefits); other scrapbooks of news clippings (containing clippings regarding BCNY activities and people associated with the organization); an Education Program scrapbook (containing photographic portraits of scholarship recipients and related materials); and scrapbooks from trips made by BCNY athletic teams to China (in 1999) and Cuba (in 2001).
Loose ephemera includes postcards, programs and invitations (including many from BCNY theatrical productions), fliers, stationary, certificates, and various other "throwaway" or souvenir items. There are also objects such as athletic medals, printing blocks of BCNY logos, t-shirts, and two vinyl records. In addition, there are items created by the boys (essays and a few pieces of artwork). Items of particular interest are highlighted in the box and folder list.
Also included in this series are information cards identifying early "club leaders" and volunteers, and early membership registers and guest books.
Publicity scrapbooks, 1952-1962
Publicity scrapbooks, 1962-1966
Golf scrapbooks, 1953-1955
Golf scrapbooks, 1956, 1958
Scrapbook of news clippings, 1952-1956
Scrapbook of news clippings, 1951-1954
Scrapbook of news clippings, 1954-1957
Scrapbook of news clippings, 1957-1960
Scrapbook of news clippings, 1960-1968
Scrapbook of news clippings, 1961-1976
Scrapbook of assorted materials (includes photographs), 1940's - 1980's
Education Program scrapbook, 1960's - 1980's
Scrapbook, 1999 China Tour (includes photographs), 1999
Separated Materials Note
Loose scorecards from this scrapbook have been housed with Miscellaneous ephemera in Box 129, Folder 4.
Scrapbook, 2001 Cuba Tour (includes photographs), 2001
Early ephemera, 1905-1910, undated
Scope and Contents Note
Includes early schedules of events during the tenure of Francis H. Tabor, the club's first paid professional; several programs for Gilbert & Sullivan performances by the boys; the Constitution of the Senior Club (which limits membership to "male white persons" between the ages of 18 and 24); and other early invitations and programs.
Letters from politicians/celebrities, 1960's - 1970's, 2005, 2007
Bequest forms/stock offering, undated
Sports ephemera
Sports ephemera: Posters for London boxing match, 1953
Camp ephemera, 1903-1970's
Invitations and programs, 1920's - 1990's
Certificates and awards, 1950's - 2000's
Human interest stories and boys' testimonials, 2000's
Fliers, 1990's, undated
Logos, mock-ups and patches, undated
Stationary and postcards
Artwork by BCNY members, 1997
Winning essays by BCNY members, 2008-2009
Boys' Club song by John Motley (sheet music), 1957
Miscellaneous ephemera, 1930's - 2000's
Scope and Contents Note
Includes itinerary of BCNY "ambassadors" for 1935 maiden voyage of French liner "Normandie" to New York, pamphlet entitled "Suggestions for Leaders," menu for Leshko's Coffee House on lower east side, BCNY business cards, and assorted other ephemera. Also includes loose scorecards of BCNY basketball games during the club's 1999 China Tour.
Miscellaneous ephemera (oversize), 1956, 2001, undated
Scope and Contents Note
Includes promotional poster for BCNY, 80th anniversary commemoration in Spanish newspaper La Prensa, seating chart for event at the Plaza hotel, BCNY Alumni preamble, poster for benefit performance of Tosca featuring Maria Jeritza, and certificates from the Mayor and Governor of New York
Miscellaneous theatrical ephemera
Theatrical programs, Tompkins Square Playhouse productions, 1946-1960
Playbills, BCNY theatrical productions, 1906-1949
Playbills, BCNY theatrical productions, 1950-1952
Playbills, BCNY theatrical productions, 1953-1959
Playbills, BCNY theatrical productions, 1960-1966
Playbills, BCNY theatrical productions, 1970-1990
Playbills, BCNY theatrical productions, undated
Tickets, BCNY theatrical productions, 1950's - 1980's
Posters
Information cards, BCNY Leaders, 1920's - 1950's
Scope and Contents Note
Cards identify name and address of boy and club of which he is a leader