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Obama Nominates NYPL’s David Ferriero for U.S. Archivist

The New York Public Library is congratulating their colleague David S. Ferriero, Andrew W. Mellon Director of the New York Public Libraries, for his selection by President Obama as the next Archivist...

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Mapping New York’s Shoreline, 1609-2009

A New York Public Library exhibit will look at the history of New York City’s shoreline. The exhibit, entitled Mapping New York’s Shoreline, 1609-2009, will run until June 26, 2010 at the D. Samuel and...

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NY Public Library’s 1940 Census Tool Online

There is a new online tool developed by the New York Public Library to help people find their New York City relatives in the 1940 census, which was released April 2. NARA released the census online for...

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NYPL Putting Historical Documents Online

Thousands of historical documents at The New York Public Library – including material handwritten by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and papers from authors such as Mark Twain – will soon be...

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NYPL Offers Samuel Tilden Papers Fellowships

The New York Public Library (NYPL) is currently digitizing the papers of Samuel J. Tilden, which will be accessible via the Library’s web site early in 2013. In conjunction with making this important...

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AIDS in New York: The First Five Years

The early history of the AIDS epidemic in New York City—from the first rumors in 1981 of a “gay plague” through the ensuing period of intense activism, clinical research, and political struggle—will be...

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Advocates Respond To New York Public Library Claims

The Committee to Save the New York Public Library has just released a point-by-point rebuttal of claims made by the New York Public Library (NYPL) administration over a controversial plan for the...

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Opposition Vigil Planned at NYPL Fundraising Gala

The Committee to Save the New York Public Library will hold a vigil in opposition to the plans for the NYPL’s  42nd Street and Mid Manhattan Libraries on Monday, June 3rd, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at the...

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New York Tenant Farmers: Little-Used Resources

Professional genealogist Jane E. Wilcox of Forget-Me-Not Ancestry in Kingston will present a talk on New York tenant farmers at the New York Public Library in New York City on Tuesday, May 20 at 5:30...

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Lecture: NYC Carnegie and Branch Libraries History

The Historic District Council of New York City will present a lecture, “The History and Endurance of New York City’s Carnegie and Branch Libraries”, by Dr. Jeffrey Kroessler on Wednesday, October 29,...

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Applicants Sought For NYPL Fellowships

The New York Public Library is seeking applications for Short Term Research Fellowships to support scholars from outside the New York metropolitan area engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, and...

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Early NY and NYPL’s Digitized Manuscript Materials

To coincide with New York History month, the New York Public Library (NYPL) will host a class on researching early New York history using digitally available NYPL manuscript materials. The class will...

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Exhibit: The African-American Migration Experience

The Albany Institute of History & Art is partnering with the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region, the Capital District Black Chamber of Commerce, and the JAFJR Community...

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NYC Triboro Hospital: Photographs and Impressions

The Roosevelt Island Historical Society will host a free lecture by Charles Giraudet, entitled Triboro Hospital: Photographs and Impressions on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 6:30 pm at the New York Public...

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Roosevelt Island Lecture: History of Affordable Housing in NYC

The Roosevelt Island Historical Society (RIHS) has invited the public to the first of four free lectures: Eastwood and the History of Affordable Housing in New York City by Matthias Altwicker,...

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NYC Lecture: FDNY On Blackwell’s, Welfare Islands

The New York Public Library, Roosevelt Island Branch are planning to host a free lecture by Gary Urbanowicz on The FDNY on Blackwell’s and Welfare Island, on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 6:30 pm. The...

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Historic Preservation, Architecture on Roosevelt Island

Architect Thomas Fenniman is set to speak on historic preservation and architecture on Roosevelt Island, on Thursday, January 17th at 6:30 pm, at the New York Public Library Branch on Roosevelt Island,...

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Revolution of ’28 Talk At NYPL Grand Central Branch

Historian Robert Chiles is set to discuss his book The Revolution of ’28 at the New York Public Library’s Grand Central branch, 135 E 46th St, New York, on Tuesday, July 23, at 6 pm. He will chart Al...

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NYC Bridge Lecture Planned For Roosevelt Island

“The Bridge Man,” photographer Dave Frieder, has climbed 20 of New York’s great bridges to photograph them in intimate and distinctive ways. His photographs are now published in the book The...

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Lecture: NYC Carnegie and Branch Libraries History

The Historic District Council of New York City will present a lecture, “The History and Endurance of New York City’s Carnegie and Branch Libraries”, by Dr. Jeffrey Kroessler on Wednesday, October 29,...

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