FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

September 22, 2011

 

THE ARCHIVISTS ROUND TABLE OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK, INC. CELEBRATES
STATEWIDE ARCHIVES WEEK

 

The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc., along with
hundreds of organizations in the archives community across New York
State, will celebrate New York Archives Week (October 9-15, 2011) with
special commemorative activities across all five New York City boroughs.
New York Archives Week is an annual celebration aimed at informing the
general public of the diverse array of archival materials available in
the Metropolitan New York City region. 

 

Among the many activities free and open to the public will be open
houses, exhibitions, lectures, workshops and behind-the-scenes tours of
archives throughout the city. These special events are designed to
celebrate the importance of historical records, and to familiarize
interested organizations and the public with a wealth of fascinating
archival materials illuminating centuries of New York City history and
culture.

 

Among those participating in the event are local government agencies,
historical societies, universities, libraries, and cultural
organizations.  Highlights include tours of the archives at the Museum
of the City of New York, the Girl Scout National Historic Preservation
Center, and the New York Transit Museum; a workshop on preserving family
papers at the National Archives at New York City; and open house
presentations at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and
Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc. 

 

A complete list of Archives Week events and schedules can be found on
the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc.'s website:
www.nycarchivists.org <http://www.nycarchivists.org/> , or you can
download the calender here
<http://www.nycarchivists.org/Resources/Documents/2011Calendar.pdf> .
Please note that pre-registration for some events is required.

 

Rachel Chatalbash, President 

Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc.

 

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The Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York, Inc. recognizes the
generous sponsorship of Archives Week by MetLife and the Lucius N.
Littauer Foundation.

 

 

Lindsay Turley

Manuscripts and Reference Archivist

Museum of the City of New York

1220 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10029

917-492-3472

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