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Collections Chronicles

Collections Chronicles

Articles about artifacts, works of art, archival materials, and other areas of interest surrounding the Museum's collection

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White Glove Service? Not So Fast

Blog: Why handling rare books can mean the gloves come off

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Feeling Sea Sick

Blog Post: Maladies and Medicine on 19th Century Whaling Ships

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

Blog Post: Newspaper clippings now on the Collections Online Portal

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Looking Through the Archives

Blog Post: History and care of photographic slides.

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Rethinking Sailors’ Valentines

Blog Post: Rethinking and Investigating this Charming Craft

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Van Ryper Ship Models

Blog Post: The Models that Made the Models.

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Under Cover(s)

Blog Post: Examining bindings in the Rare Book Collection

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Coffee Houses of Old New York

Blog Post: How Coffee’s Global Influence Impacted America’s Foundations

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Celebrating Sail

Blog Post: Danmark’s visit and centuries of ship demonstrations

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Is it Thompson or Thomson?

Blog Post: The many names of 213-215 Water Street

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Three Stories on a Plate

Blog Post: An intern's analysis of the collection research process

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National Maritime Day

Blog Post: Celebrating America’s Maritime Innovations

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Sailors and Their Books

Blog Post: The rise of marine libraries and sailor literature

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Packages, Papers and Packets

Blog Post: The Unexpected Surprises of Art Donations

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Windows to the Past

Blog Post: Discover Brooklyn Waterfront History

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Hidden Gems: Glass Plate Negatives

Blog Post: Caring for the George P. Hall & Son Collection

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Brick by Brick

Blog Post: Examining a material that built New York

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The Writer and the Wrecking Ball

Blog Post: Architectural elements collected by Joseph Mitchell

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Naming New York Ferries

Blog Post: Looking at some NYC ferries and their namesakes.

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Missives from the Past

Blog Post: Summer Interns review their experience in collections

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Arriving in the Port of New York

Blog Post: US Customs and ocean liner travelers

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Herman N. Schnittman Collection

Blog Post: An intern’s experience in the archive

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One Printing Press and Three Museums

Blog Post: Deaccessioning as an essential part of museum practice

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Shipping goods across the oceans

Blog Post: A brief history of cargo and container ships in New York

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Recent Acquisition: Captain Högemann’s Book

Blog Post: Dozens of voyages, hundreds of memories

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Conza Howell’s Silhouettes

Blog Post: How silhouettes helped spotlight artists

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Accessible, Available, and Online: Welcome to the Collections Online Portal

Blog Post: Explore the behind-the-scenes of the Museum's collection online portal

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Anchors of the Seaport

Blog Post: history, provenance, and care for artifacts outdoors on Water Street

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Year in Review: Collections care activities through 2020

Blog Post: Celebrating collections-based work achieved in challenging circumstances

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Thanksgiving at the Five Points House of Industry

Blog Post: A look at the 19th century mission of Lower Manhattan

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