Collections of the New-York Historical Society

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The holdings of the Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections number approximately 3 million items and include photographs and film and glass negatives (1851--); Dutch, English, and American historical prints (1626--); architectural records and drawings of major American practitioners (1798--) including McKim, Mead, and White and Cass Gilbert; and a voluminous collection of advertising ephemera (1700--). Of great depth and scope, the collections document the social, political, economic and cultural history of New York City, its environs and the State of New York from the earliest times, and of the American experience from the early years of the nation to the present.

Holdings may also be searched online through:

1. BobCat Online Catalog: http://www.bobcat.nyu.edu

2. Full-text Finding Aids Database: http://dlib.nyu.edu/eaddocs/fasearch/nyhs/

3. Alphabetical List of Online Finding Aids: http://dlib.nyu.edu/eaddocs/nyhs/proomlinks.html

3. The collections database shown above: http://dlib.nyu.edu/eaddocs/nyhs/collections/search

Staff:

Kristine Paulus, Reference Librarian (x228)

Jenny Gotwals, Visual Materials Archivist (x296)

Please consult this list to determine which collections are currently available in this database.