Tickets remain on sale for the 2022 Empire State Archives & History Award, set for November 1st. The 2022 Honoree is Lonnie G. Bunch III, the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, overseeing 21 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, numerous research centers, and several education units and centers. [Read more…] about A Conversation with Harold Holzer and Smithsonian’s Lonnie Bunch
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Who Owns A Photo Of Your Face? A Rochester Teenager & Privacy Rights
In the 1890s, Rochester teenager Abigail Roberson was surprised to learn that a portrait she had taken at a local photographic studio was being used on 25,000 lithographic posters created by the Rochester Folding-Box Company to advertise Franklin Mills flour, without her prior knowledge or consent.
The poster, reading “Flour of the Family,” was distributed to stores, warehouses, saloons, and other places around Rochester, NY where her face was recognized by those she knew. Feeling humiliated by scoffing and jeering from her acquaintances she suffered a breakdown, and was confined her to bed under the treatment of a physician. [Read more…] about Who Owns A Photo Of Your Face? A Rochester Teenager & Privacy Rights
Lonnie Bunch To Receive Empire State Archives & History Award
The New York State Archives Partnership Trust has announced that Lonnie G. Bunch III will be rewarded the 2022 Empire State Archives & History Award on Tuesday, November 1st, at the Cultural Education Center in Albany.
Bunch is the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, overseeing 21 museums, 21 libraries, the National Zoo, numerous research centers, and several education units and centers. [Read more…] about Lonnie Bunch To Receive Empire State Archives & History Award
Annette Gordon-Reed To Receive Empire State Archives and History Award
The New York State Archives Partnership Trust is set to honor author and historian Annette Gordon-Reed the 2021 Empire State Archives and History Award on May 18, both virtually and in person, at the University Club of Albany. [Read more…] about Annette Gordon-Reed To Receive Empire State Archives and History Award
2020-21 NYS Archives Research Residents Announced
The New York State Archives have announced the 2020-21 Hackman Research Residency Awards.
The Larry J. Hackman Research Residency Program supports advanced work on New York State history, government, or public policy using historical records in the State Archives by academics, graduate students, public historians, and teachers. [Read more…] about 2020-21 NYS Archives Research Residents Announced
Ron Chernow Wins Empire State Archives and History Award
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow will receive the 2016 Empire State Archives and History Award from the New York State Archives Partnership Trust at a public program on Wednesday, November 2 at 7 pm.
Chernow is the author of Alexander Hamilton, the 2004 biography adapted by Lin-Manuel Miranda for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton.
The public is invited to hear Chernow speak about his career as an author, biographer and historian with prominent Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer. [Read more…] about Ron Chernow Wins Empire State Archives and History Award
NYS Archives Announces Archives Awards
In celebration of American Archives Month, the New York State Archives and the Archives Partnership Trust announced the winners of the annual Archives Awards at a luncheon ceremony at the Cultural Education Center in Albany on October 22, 2015. [Read more…] about NYS Archives Announces Archives Awards
David McCullough Receiving Archives and History Award
Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough will receive the 2015 Empire State Archives and History Award from the New York State Archives Partnership Trust at a public program on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 7:30 pm.
The public is invited to hear McCullough, with prominent Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer moderating, talk about his career as a writer, historian, lecturer and narrator. [Read more…] about David McCullough Receiving Archives and History Award
NYS Hiring New State Archivist in Virtual Secrecy
The NYS Department of Education is about to hire a new State Archivist to replace Christine Ward who left the position in August.
News about the change has only come via a single announcement at www.statejobsny.com, which provided just one week for applications (that week ended Monday). [Read more…] about NYS Hiring New State Archivist in Virtual Secrecy
Archives Partnership Trust to Recognize James McPherson
Each year the Archives Partnership Trust recognizes the outstanding contribution by a national figure to advance the understanding and uses of history in society at the Empire State Archives and History Award program.
This year’s program will honor Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dr. James McPherson with a conversation between McPherson and prominent Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer. McPherson will talk about his research, Civil War history, national history, and his long career as a historian. [Read more…] about Archives Partnership Trust to Recognize James McPherson