A Different Booth: William Henry Seward corresponds with Mary L. Booth
This post was written by Maureen Maryanski, Reference Librarian for General Collections. Where we start is not necessarily where we end. This statement is quite true of my research into William Henry...
View ArticleIt Can Hyphen Here: Why the New-York Historical Society Includes a Hyphen
Visitors to the New-York Historical Society (as well as many copy editors and printers throughout the ages) have often wondered why the title of our institution includes a hyphen between the “New” and...
View ArticleBeyond “A Photographic Mask”: An Introduction to Arnold Genthe
This post was written by Maureen Maryanski, Reference Librarian for Printed Collections. One of the best known American photographers of the early 20th century, Arnold Genthe (1869-1942) taught himself...
View ArticleThe Dancing Cavalier: The Dual Lives of Edward Ferrero
Written by Maureen Maryanski, Reference Librarian for Printed Collections. Among the Civil War related papers in the American History Manuscript Collection at the Historical Society are those of Union...
View ArticleHoratio Gates, Samuel Washington, and America’s Original Sin
This post was written by Julia Lipkins, Reference Archivist, Manuscript Department. Archival collections from the Revolutionary War period are thick with stories of soldiers and generals, their battles...
View ArticleLearning the Hard Way at the New York Parental School
This post was written by Luis Rodriguez, Collections Management Specialist. If young students are feeling frustrated by the demands of the new school year, perhaps they can be grateful that they...
View ArticleTreasure Trove: New York Noir by Charles Gilbert Hine
This post was written by Julia Lipkins, Reference Archivist, Manuscripts Department. Charles Gilbert Hine (1859-1931), an amateur photographer, captured this noir scene of Madison Square Theatre on...
View ArticleSketches of New York
This post was written by Marybeth Kavanagh, Reference Archivist, Deptartment Of Prints, Photographs and Architectural Collections. Today there is nothing remarkable about the idea of New York as a...
View Article“A Supply of Pure and Wholesome Water:” Views of the Old Croton Aqueduct
This blog post was written by Marybeth Kavanagh, Reference Archivist for Prints, Photographs and Architectural Collections. “A supply of pure and wholesome water is an object so essential to the health...
View ArticleÆrostatic Ascension by Mr. Guillé.
This post is by Anne Boissonnault, Archives Intern August 2nd marks a particularly lofty day in New York’s history of aeronautics. On that date in 1819, Louis Charles Guillé ascended in a balloon full...
View ArticleAHMC of the Month: The Straphanger’s Lament, 1904
Before New York State took over all New York City bus, trolley, and subway operations on June 15, 1953, the subway was controlled by private companies. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was...
View ArticleTreasure Trove: Constructing the Central Park Reservoir
A series of remarkable photographs from the library’s Geographic File (PR20) documents the construction of the Central Park Reservoir, located between 86th and 96th streets. Built between 1858 and...
View ArticleStreets of Beautiful Confusion: The Runner’s Vade Mecum
Before Google maps, smart watches, and telephone books were created to help people navigate the city, there were city directories. The New York City directories listed the names and addresses of...
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