On Thursday, January 29th, the Zohrab Center gave a special presentation of precious items from its archives, special collections, and manuscripts and rare book collection to a group of professional librarians and archivists from the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York.
Zohrab Center Director Dr. Jesse Arlen led the tour together with Zohrab Center archival assistant Linda Smith and Arshile Gorky Foundation’s associate director Anna McCormick-Goodhart.
Dr. Jesse Arlen spoke about the history of the Armenian Church and Diocese, the Zohrab Center, and the Center’s impressive research library, highlighting its manuscripts, hmayils (prayer scrolls), and early print books in the collection.
Linda Smith presented the founder of the Center Dolores Zohrab Liebmann’s personal archive and other special collections in the Zohrab Center, such as the Vava Sarkis Khachaturian collection, the Armenian Cause Collection, and more.
Anna McCormick-Goodhart spoke about Arshile Gorky and the Mooradian collection, currently in process, which comprises the papers and estate of Vartoosh and Karlen Mooradian, Gorky’s sister and nephew.
You can view a photo slideshow below, for a peak into the treasures from the Zohrab Center that were on display.
The special collections of the Zohrab Center are open to researchers and the interested public. To learn about each collection, visit this page of our website and click on each collection title to view the collections’ finding aids.