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Santa's New York Roots
"Santas catch the trolley to Bloomingdale's" Image ID: 1587014Today there’s no question about the identity of the jolly red-suited, white-bearded, toy-carrying plump old man: It’s Santa Claus, of...
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Printing Women: Valerie Hammond
Blue Anemone, Valerie Hammond, Lithograph, 2011While the exhibition Printing Women focuses on Henrietta Louisa Koenen’s (1830–1881) collection of female printmakers from the 16th to 19th centuries, it...
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The Library's New Mellon Director
Today we share the news of the appointment of The New York Public Library’s Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Research Libraries—William P. Kelly.The Library's Mellon Director leads the Library's four...
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Silas Deane: Reading and Parenting in Revolutionary America
Family history is the most personal form of history. But due to a dearth of records, in many cases it has to be written about in an impersonal way. As genealogists and family historians know well,...
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Ep. 3 "A Job for the Summer" | Library Stories
Evan Chesler is the Chairman of the Board of The New York Public Library, but his Library Story started long before he assumed that role. When he encountered an obstacle that nearly destroyed his dream...
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Printing Women: Ambreen Butt
(Untitled) Dragon Woman, Ambreen Butt, Etching, Aquatint, Spitbite, Chine Colle, 2008.While the exhibition Printing Women focuses on Henrietta Louisa Koenen’s (1830–1881) collection of female...
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Recent Acquisitions in the Jewish Division: January 2016
The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be...
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The Diary of Elizabeth De Hart Bleecker, 1799-1806
Elizabeth De Hart Bleecker (1781-1864) began keeping a diary when she was eighteen years old. All told, in over 400 pages of handwritten entries, Bleecker kept track of her life in New York City for...
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Hannah Lawrence Schieffelin's Journey Through Revolutionary America
On September 15, 1780, Hannah Lawrence Schieffelin “abandoned the paternal mansion that so long bounded my wishes,” boarded a “small vessel,” and left her home in New York for Quebec. So began a long...
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Voices of Holocaust Survivors: Oral Histories and Personal Narratives
The United Nations commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27.Survivors’ personal stories are a powerful primary source for learning about the Holocaust. Explore the Library’s...
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Coming Soon: The Hunt-Lenox Globe, in 3D!
Hunt-Lenox Globe, c. 1510. Rare Book Division. The New York Public Library.No, this is not an advertisement for a forthcoming blockbuster movie, but it is certainly a newsworthy announcement. The...
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3 Reasons to Use Find My Past for Family History Research
Find My Past is the newest addition to NYPL’s collection of genealogy databases. Available at all NYPL locations, this database holds many useful records for furthering your family history research....
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Immortality and the Fear of Death
Domenico Fetti (1589-1623) Melancholy, via Wikimedia Commons“You know, it’s really very peculiar. To be mortal is the most basic human experience and yet man has never been able to accept it, grasp it,...
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Elizabeth De Hart Bleecker Diary, February 8, 1800
Saturday February 8, 1800 “bought a pair of shoes…. Mary & I went to go & drink tea with Jane…. Papa was oblig’d to send some watchmen down with the negro’s that were at work in our yard, to...
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A Trivial Blog Post for Serious People
This is one of a series of blog posts related to the NYPL Public Domain Release: discover the collections and find inspiration for using them in your own research, teaching, and creative practice. The...
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Celebrating African American Jews
With special thanks to Chava Shervington, President of the Jewish Multiracial Network.Singer/actress Nell Carter in a publicity shot fr. the Broadway revue "Black Broadway." (New York) 1980. Billy Rose...
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Politicizing the Federal Courts in Early America
The Supreme Court is once again front and center in American partisan politics. We often bemoan the recent politicization of the federal courts and especially appointments to the Supreme Court, but...
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Recent Acquisitions in the Jewish Division: February 2016
The following titles on our Recent Acquisitions Display are just a few of our new books, which are available at the reference desk in the Dorot Jewish Division. Catalog entries for the books can be...
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Ep. 18 "Life as It Should Be" | Library Stories
Álvaro Enrigue was working on his latest novel when a colleague suggested he apply to the Library's Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. Doubtful he would be accepted, Álvaro...
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Now Screening: Caribbean Newspapers
Now Screening highlights NYPL's recent electronic resource acquisitions. This month: Caribbean Newspapers (1718-1876), available at any NYPL location, or while using NYPL wifi.If you are in need of...
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