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Above: Riders read their morning newspapers on New York's subway en route to work, on April 1, 1963 after the end of the city's 114-day newspaper strike; Courtesy of AP Photo/Jacob Harris

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In Memoriam: Joan Kaplan Davidson (1927-2023)

November 30, 2023

By Anthony C. WoodFrom the Spring 2023 Newsletter The death of Joan Kaplan Davidson brought forth a wonderful chorus of…

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In Memoriam: Cervin Robinson (1928-2022)

November 30, 2023

By James Addiss From the Spring 2023 Newsletter The architectural photographer and historian Cervin Robinson died peacefully in his home…

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In Memoriam: Jeffrey Kroessler (1952-2023)

November 30, 2023

By Anthony C. Wood From the Spring 2023 Newsletter There is a famous Talmud saying attributed to the sage Tarfon….

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In Memoriam: Beverly Moss Spatt (1924-2023)

November 30, 2023

By James Sanders From the Spring 2023 Newsletter On a cold January morning in 1974, I stepped for the first…

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Board Member Spotlight: Yukie Ohta

November 30, 2023

By Yukie Ohta  From the Spring 2023 Newsletter I am a native New Yorker. There are not too many of…

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50 Years Since the Passage of the 1973 Amendments to New York City’s Landmarks Law!

November 30, 2023

By Katie Heiserman, Jeffe Fellow From the Spring 2023 Newsletter This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1973 amendments…

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Announcing Our New Executive Director: Emily Kahn

July 21, 2023

The New York Preservation Archive Project is pleased to announce that Emily Kahn will join as Executive Director beginning July 24, 2023. …

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Application Now Open for 2023 Round of the Shelby White & Leon Levy Archival Assistance Initiative Grants

February 23, 2023
Katie Heiserman, Jeffe Fellow

The New York Preservation Archive Project is pleased to announce that the application for the 2023 Shelby White & Leon Levy…

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In Memoriam: Paul Gunther (1956-2022)

December 1, 2022

By Randall Bourscheidt I met Paul in July of 1978, when both of us started working at the New York…

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In Memoriam: Lori Zabar (1955-2022)

December 1, 2022

By Lisa Ackerman Note: This supplements our initial note in the Spring/Summer 2022 issue. I do not remember where or…

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