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Featured Projects

The Featured Project section of this website showcases special initiatives, model/demonstration projects, and unique undertakings that increase the accessiblity of New York's historical resources or the documentation of significant   communities, peoples, and events in New York history.

• On September 11, 2001 the face of New York City changed forever. An important activity in the upcoming weeks, months, and perhaps years will be ensuring that records documenting the World Trade Center Tragedy are identified and preserved for the future. A coalition of repositories throughout New York State is working to ensure that documentary evidence of the tragedy and its human, political, and economic impact is preserved for future generations.  Learn about the efforts of archives, historical societies, state and city agencies,  local governments, museums and libraries who have begun documentation projects or created institutional Web sites that focus upon specific aspects of the tragedy.

• The New York State Archives is working to identify the issues, people, organizations, and events that are most critical to document in New York State — a challenging task, given the enormous scope and diversity of human activity, knowledge, and experience in and about this state. The State Archive's New York Heritage Documentation Project is part of an effort to build a comprehensive, balanced, and equitable documentary record of New York . The project is currently refining and testing an approach to documentation in the areas of mental health, environmental affairs, and the Latino communities.