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The New School Libraries and Archives was recently contacted by a media archivist at the University of Georgia about an intriguing movie reel in one of its collections. Our Georgian counterpart, Margie Compton, was examining what looked to be a fabulous costume party. People were dressed as giant fishes and chairs. Could we help explain […]
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Many researchers who visit the Archives feel overwhelmed by the amount of information there is to take in. Luckily, we allow visitors to take photographs of material so that they can go back and read documents more closely. While photographs allow researchers to spend more time with archival materials, it can be hard to keep […]
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Editor’s note: the publication date of this article reflects the date this article was added to the new version of The New School Histories website, not the original publication date. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. Being able to identify the origins and historical significance of archival materials is truly satisfying, and—dare I say it?—quite fun. Full […]
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Editor’s note: the publication date of this article reflects the date this article was added to the new version of The New School Histories website, not the original publication date. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. It’s not often that one thinks about the archives and urban space together. On the one hand, you have the idea […]
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Editor’s note: the publication date of this article reflects the date this article was added to the new version of The New School Histories website, not the original publication date. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. There’s nothing less utopian and avant-garde than the New York City loft. A symbol of gentrification in Manhattan and Brooklyn, teeming […]
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Editor’s note: the publication date of this article reflects the date this article was added to the new version of The New School Histories website, not the original publication date. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. They say that history is made in the margins. Or maybe they don’t say that, exactly, but it’s probably true, and […]
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Editor’s note: the publication date of this article reflects the date this article was added to the new version of The New School Histories website, not the original publication date. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. As a university archivist I sometimes feel like I see almost the reverse image of what others see. Living Room in […]
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Editor’s note: the publication date of this article reflects the date this article was added to the new version of The New School Histories website, not the original publication date. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. Each time a class visits the New School Archives and Special Collections, the same general conversation transpires. Students: Can we take […]
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Editor’s note: the publication date of this article reflects the date this article was added to the new version of The New School Histories website, not the original publication date. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. I was recently trying to remember when and how I first learned to write a letter. I asked some colleagues and […]
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Editor’s note: the publication date of this article reflects the date this article was added to the new version of The New School Histories website, not the original publication date. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. The Temple bell stops But the sound keeps coming out of the flowers – Basho Admittedly, this post is overdue, […]