What
the Archive Holds
The on-line archive of Virtual New York (VNY) is designed to supplement
and expand upon the information presented in the website’s online
exhibits. The VNY Archive contains images and text drawn from a variety
of sources, but principally from the Old York Library collection now
housed at the City University of New York, Graduate Center. All of the
primary documents used in the exhibits—including books, pamphlets,
photographs, prints, and newspaper and magazine articles—are cross-referenced
and searchable within the Archive. If you have any questions about the
Archive and/or its artifacts, please contact VNY by clicking here.
Permission
for Reproductions
Virtual New York is dedicated to disseminating the latest scholarship
about the city’s history as well as providing access to primary
documents that assist in learning about New York’s past in a variety
of classroom settings. We welcome teachers and students to use our resources
for educational purposes.
Unless otherwise noted, all of the materials in the VNY Archive are
the property of the Old York Library, The Graduate Center, City University
of New York. Address all requests for reproduction to Ms. Madelyn Kent,
Archivist, Old York Library Collection, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365
Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10016 or call 212-817-7241. Artifacts from
other archives like the New York Public Library, the New-York Historical
Society, or the Museum of the City of New York have information attached
to them about how to obtain permission for reproduction.
Citation
Information
When citing sources from the VNY archive, it is best to use formats
from the Chicago Manual of Style or another comparable, scholarly reference
guide. Generally, the following information should be included:
Headley,
J.T. Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Great Riots: An Illustrated History
of the Railroad and Other Great American Riots. New York: E.B. Treat,
1877, http://www.vny.cuny.edu/Search/search_res_text.php?id=300. Virtual
New York, http://www.vny.cuny.edu (April 28, 2004).