Series IV: Public Programs, 1864, 1941-1990s

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

1.62 Linear feet

Scope and Content

This series includes images related to programs held at N-YHS that were generally open to the public, such as concerts, lectures, theatrical works, film series, etc. (Programs limited to particular audiences are found in other series, especially the School Programs and Events & Publicity series.) Images include photographs of the program itself, a reception or related event, and stock publicity photographs of performers, though the specific content for any particular program varies. The series also includes copies of posters and signage for the 1864 public "Lectures on Egypt" sponsored by N-YHS.

Arrangement Note

The series is arranged chronologically.

Lectures on Egypt, 1864, inclusive

drawer: 12A-B10, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Oversize poster (3 copies) for the lecture by Prof. Henry J. Anderson at Cooper Institute, the concluding lecture of a series, followed by an unrolling of the mummy. Signage (2 copies) for ticket sales.

Emma Thursby Memorial and Book Launch. Oversize, 1941

Box: 71, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Includes one photograph of the principals at the event: Alexander Wall, author Richard Gipson, opera singer Jean Dickinson, and Walter Damrosch.

Constitution Lecture Series; New York Film Series, 1987

Box: 21, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

A House Divided: Civil War Film Screening and Discussion; Why History Matters Speakers, 1990

Box: 21, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Musical Performances, circa 1990-1992

Box: 21, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Scope and Contents Note

Includes performance and/or publicity photographs from various musical groups, including Cherish the Ladies, The Virtuosi Quintet, the Garifuna Ensemble, Duo Lumon-Marquez, Maria Theresa Rodriguez, Los Pleneros de la 21, Sister Sadie and the Famous Biblettes, New York-Buenos Aires Connection, Brave Old World, Shashmaqam, and Music from China.

Hillary Clinton at N-YHS, 1990s?

Box: 71, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Unidentified Public Events, 1960s?-1990s

Box: 21, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Graphic Materials)

Extent

0.01 Linear feet