Guide to the Records of the 7th Regiment 1767-1983 (bulk 1830-1947) 7th Regiment Records

This collection documents the history and administration of the 7th Regiment of New York. The bulk of the material pertains to regimental management, organization, and events, rather than its participation in combat and other military activities. Items include orders, correspondence, financial and legal records, reports, by-laws, enlistment records, and rosters from 7th Regiment headquarters and companies. Also included is material relating to the regiment's armories (especially the Park Ave. and 66th St. location), veterans' organizations, music, athletic clubs, recreational activities, and entertainment. The collection contains numerous scrapbooks, visual materials, publications, artifacts, and ephemera.

Guide to the Papers of Herbert J. Adickes 1943-1945, 1970 (Bulk 1943-1945) Adickes Papers

The Adickes Papers are a collection of approximately 300 letters from Herbert J. Adickes to his girlfriend, later his wife, Virginia Miller, from January 1943 to April 1945.

Guide to the John Albok Photograph Collection 1928 - 1997 (Bulk: 1930 - 1980) PR 001

Photographs of New York City street scenes and events

Guide to the Album File [ca. 1880-ca. 1980] (Bulk 1860-1920) PR-002

The Album File consists of published and unpublished volumes and scrapbooks acquired from various sources. Styles of albums vary from manufactured carte-de-visite albums to scrapbooks made by pasting images and clippings into accounting ledgers, and fine presentation albums with leather or velvet covers and ornate metal clasps. Albums were created to document families, places, or events, or to honor a person's career. Some volumes included in the file are published works documenting well know locations or persons. The materials comprising the albums are primarily photographic including tintypes, albumen prints, silver gelatin prints, platinum prints and cyanotypes, but also include clippings, engravings and etchings, drawings and other materials. Various photographers, printmakers, and artists are included in the collection.

Guide to the Alexander Papers 1668-1818 (bulk 1717-1786)

The Alexander Papers is one of four discrete but closely related collections, known together as the Alexander - Stuyvesant - Rutherfurd Collections. The Alexander Papers consists of the papers of James Alexander, James' wife, Mary Alexander, and their son, William Alexander (Lord Stirling). Material includes correspondence, surveys of tracts of land, mostly in New Jersey, contracts, wills, deeds, conveyances, accounts, bills, receipts, invoices, sight drafts, time drafts, promissory notes, memoranda, writs, warrants, depositions, affidavits, briefs, legal opinions, legal arguments, judgments, minutes, and petitions.

Guide to the Alexander Alland Photograph Collection 1885-1905, 1940 PR 110

The collection primarily contains photographs of New York City and its inhabitants. Two series focus on Gypsies in the Lower East Side and African American Jews in Harlem. Other photographs detail New York City life at the turn of the 20th century.

Guide to the Records of the American Art-Union 1838-1860 BV American Art-Union

The collection consists of 109 volumes and 1 box of records from 1838 to 1860 of the American Art-Union.

Guide to the Records of the American Defense Society 1915-1942 (bulk 1918-1920; 1935-1939)

This collection documents the views, aims, and internal workings of the American Defense Society, an early twentieth-century nationalist organization, based in New York City. The material dates from 1915 to 1942, and concerns many of the political, ideological, religious, and social debates and events of the time period. Nearly half of the American Defense Society Records consists of correspondence, including incoming and copies of outgoing letters, as well as internal communications among board members, officers, and members. In addition, the collection contains much printed material, some of which were published by the society. Also included is material that documents the society's internal organization, and newspaper clippings collected by ADS.

Guide to the Records of the American Iron Company 1744-1806 (bulk 1764-1806)

The collection contains documents pertaining to the establishment and dissolution of American Iron Company in New York and New Jersey, including deeds for the purchase and sale of land, articles of agreement, bills from vendors, letters demanding payment of overdue accounts, paid checks, minutes of Trustees' meetings, and the company's ledger and checkbook.

Guide to the Alexander Anderson Print Collection 1791-1907 PR 216

Most of the collection consists of works by Anderson, 1791-1864; there are also some scrapbooks kept by members of Anderson's family with examples of his wood engravings pasted in, engravings by his daughter, Ann Anderson Maverick, and some miscellaneous documentation. Apart from the scrapbooks, the bulk of the collection is wood engravings after scenes by European artists, trade cards, book illustrations, vignette engravings, and medical engravings.

Guide to the Architect & Engineer File 1811-1989 PR 003

The collection consists of approximately 1,500 drawings in many media, including ink and graphite drawings, renderings, sketches, blueprints, and lithographs representing works by more than 150 locally and nationally prominent architects and engineers.

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Guide to the Eugene L. Armbruster Photograph Collection 1894-1939 PR-081

New York photographer and local historian born in Baden-Baden, Germany; emigrated to the United States 1882 and lived in Brooklyn, New York. Armbruster photographed historic houses, churches, streetscapes, and buildings throughout New York City, and some of the images he created served to illustrate pamphlets he wrote on the local history of the area.

Guide to the Art Poster File ca. 1890-1910 (bulk 1895-1896) PR-055-01

The Art Posters include advertisements for books, magazines, and newspapers

Guide to the American Art-Union Print Collection 1840-1851 PR 159

Collection of prints issued by the American Art-Union, a subscription-based art organization.

Guide to the John James Audubon Print Collection [1820] - 1860, 1985 PR 162

The Audubon print collection contains hand-colored aquatints, lithographs, chromolithographs, and items of ephemera of or pertaining to the work of John James Audubon, including both original prints from his famous color-plate books of natural history, and later, derivative prints of the same.

Guide to the Papers of Shelby and Eleanor Baker 1862-1915

Correspondence, certificates, photographs, diaries, and clippings relating to Shelby Baker and his daughter, Eleanor Baker. The Bakers hailed from South Livonia, New York. The papers include several documents pertaining to Shelby's service in the Civil War, as well as several letters to Eleanor from her husband, George Gletty.

Guide to the Records of B. Altman & Co. 1876-1955 (Bulk 1881-1933) B. Altman & Co.

Employee records, financial records, legal papers, estate material, correspondence, and miscellaneous items of B. Altman & Co. The collection also includes material relating to B. Altman & Co. president Michael Friedsam (president 1931-1931).

Guide to the Jessie Tarbox Beals Photograph Collection [1900-1940] (Bulk 1904-1920) PR 004

Jessie Tarbox Beals, the first female photojournalist, lived in New York City for many years and documented the Greenwich Village bohemian scene, city scenes, and backyard gardens.

Guide to the William James Bennett Print Collection [1826]-1844 PR 220

Early engravings and aquatints of New York City and other east coast port cities.

Guide to the Robert L. Benney Research Collection 1933-1978, undated (Bulk 1942-1944) PR 250

Robert Benney, a successful commercial artist and illustrator gained recognition as a war artist-correspondent during World War II.

Guide to the Papers of Mabel Newton Betticher 1903-1948

Diaries and poetry written by Mabel Newton Betticher.

Guide to the Billboard Photograph Collection ca. 1918 -1934 (Bulk 1920-1934) PR-005

The photographs appear to have been taken to record which advertisers bought billboard space at 13 sites in Manhattan and two sites in the Bronx, New York City. The views focus on signs but also show surrounding buildings, elevated railroads, and street activity at such heavily traveled intersections as Broadway and Seventh Avenue (Times Square), Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, Sixth Avenue at 27th Street, Eight Avenue at 110th Street, 125th Street in Harlem, and Third Avenue at 166th Street in the Bronx. The same sites appear repeatedly, sometimes monthly, during the 1920s and into the Great Depression. The photographs reveal changes in both the neighborhoods and in the advertising for many products, among them Chesterfield cigarettes, Wrigley's chewing gum, and Pepsodent toothpaste.

Guide to the Papers of Edwin Howland Blashfield 1870-1956 (bulk 1889-1936)

The Edwin Howland Blashfield Papers describe the artistic career of New Yorker Edwin Howland Blashfield. They consist of correspondence, drawings, writings, and ephemera.

Guide to the James Boyd Collection of New York City Etchings 1861-1940, undated (Bulk 1910-1939) PR 007

Collection of etchings by New York City artists depicting the city. Subjects include major skyscrapers and other buildings, street scenes, neighborhoods, harbors, bridges, and views from high vantage points.

Guide to the Robert L. Bracklow Photograph Collection 1882-1918 (Bulk 1896-1905) PR 008

Bracklow photographed New York City and surrounding areas around the turn of the century. He focused on architectural views, as well as areas or buildings that were being torn down to reshape the city environment.

Guide to the Colonel George W. Bradley Collection of Civil War Photographs 1864-1865, undated PR 218

The Colonel George W. Bradley Collection of Civil War Photographs holds forty-nine albumen photographs that document military installations in Virginia. Photographs primarily depict the Army of the Potomac supply depot at City Point and the nearby Army of the James hospital at Point of Rocks, though the collection contains other military scenes in Virginia.

Guide to the Papers of Martha Bradstreet 1774-1868

The Martha Bradstreet Papers describe Martha Bradstreet's fight for land she believed rightfully hers located in Utica, N.Y. as part of Cosby Manor.

Guide to the Mathew B. Brady Studio Portrait Photograph Collection 1856-1869 (Bulk 1861-1869) PR 085

Studio proofs of Imperial format and carte-de-visite format portraits taken by the Mathew B. Brady Studio in New York City.

Guide to the Browning Photograph Collection 1918-1952 (bulk 1920-1938) PR 009

The Browning Collection consists primarily of photographs of interiors and exteriors of 1920s and 1930s New York buildings, including art deco theaters, hotels, skyscrapers, suburban residences, shops, and institutions. Also captured are Manhattan shoppers and window displays, Lower East Side peddlers, advertising sandwich boards, roof tops, Great Depression shanty towns and street life, dramatic skylines, night views, weather, sports, many types of transportation, and photomontages. Documents and ephemera in the collection relate to Irving Browning's professional career as a photographer and cinematographer.

Guide to the Herman R. Brown Papers 1946-1985 (Bulk 1946-1951)

Correspondence involving Herman R. Brown, an African- American solider and Mary K. Groom, married name Cox. Brown and Groom sent love letters to each other, which continued even after each was married to other people. The majority of the letters are from Brown to Groom from 1946-1951. Included are some letters from friends and others.

Guide to the Burling Family Papers 1666-2001 (bulk 1789-1860)

This collection outlines the religious, economic, and genealogical aspects of an old prominent New York family. The papers contain bonds, Burling family genealogy papers, real estate documents, certificates, illustrations, personal letters, newspaper clippings, Quaker documents, receipts, slave transactions, and wills. Bound volumes include Burling genealogies and business transactions.

Guide to the Papers of the Butler-Laing Family 1804-1892 (Bulk 1865-1871) Butler-Laing Papers

The Butler-Laing Family Papers come from three generations of an American family from the northeast. These Papers chiefly shed light on the daily lives of women of the Butler Family. The Papers extend from 1818 to 1892. The bulk, from 1865 through 1871, encompasses Mrs. Laing's detailed diaries and letters from Rome and all of her grown daughter Mary's letters to her. Also included in the collection are a shipboard diary of Mrs. Laing's voyage to and from China in 1836-1837 and a diary of her husband on one of his many voyages, 1846-1847.

Guide to the Papers of William Louis Calver 1894-1940 (Bulk 1900-1940) W.L. Calver Papers

Correspondence and papers, 1894-1940, including material concerning the N-YHS Field Exploration Committee (formed in 1918) and correspondence with eminent American, English, and French military experts, antiquarians, and military artists.

Guide to the Playing Card and Game Collection 1549-present (Bulk 1800-1899) PR 115

The collection includes American and European playing cards and card games, primarily from the 19th century. Includes one of the oldest dated cards in existence.

Guide to the Cased Photograph File [1840-ongoing] PR 012

The Cased Photograph File at New-York Historical Society is predominantly made up of Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes and Tintypes. Portraits constitute most of the file, and many items are still in the cases in which they were sold. The file also contains other non-paper photographic formats such as Opalotypes and framed transparencies.

Guide to the Lucius H. Cathan Photograph Collection [1880-1890], undated PR 139

Collection of negatives and photographs taken by Lucius H. Cathan consisting of studio portraits of unidentified individuals, portraits of the Cathan family, and views of the Brattleboro & Whitehall Railroad in Vermont.

Guide to the Arthur D. Chapman Photograph Collection 1908-1922, 1953 PR 015

Collection of sixty photographs by Arthur D. Chapman featuring compositions of pictorial interest in his everyday surroundings in New York, and particularly in Greenwich Village. Two self-portraits are also included.

Guide to the H.M. Chester Photograph Collection 1892-1910, undated PR 131

Collection of glass negatives documenting H.M. Chester's extensive travels across the United States and to its borders from 1892-1910. Views of expositions, railroads, prominent residences, national parks, and tourist attractions make up the bulk of the collection which focuses most heavily on California, Colorado, Michigan, New York, Washington, and Yellowstone and Yosemite National Parks.

Guide to the Civil War Posters 1861-1865 PR-055-03

The Civil War Posters collection at the New-York Historical Society forms part of the society's vast collection of posters, which is comprised of approximately 5,000 items. As part of this major poster collection, the Civil War posters, consisting mainly of recruiting posters, illustrate a variety of advertisements by Civil War regiments as they were designed to appeal to potential recruits in the early 1860s.

Guide to the Clipper Ship Card Collection 1858-1880, undated (Bulk 1850s-1860s) PR 116

Clipper ship cards were printed to inform prospective passengers and freight shippers of a vessel's impending departure.

Guide to the Papers of the Coe-Brown Family1787-1892

The Coe-Brown Family Papers consists primarily of the papers of Rev. Jonas Coe (1759-1822), particularly in regard to his career as a minister; and the papers of two of his grandsons, Jonas M. Coe and John Crosby Brown. Jonas M. Coe's papers contain his schoolwork and correspondence with family and friends. John Crosby Brown's papers detail the history and recovery of his grandfather's papers and sermons. Other family papers and correspondence are contained within the collection.

Guide to the Papers of the Coles Family 1803-1859

Correspondence of Coles Family, including letters to and from Catherine V. Suydam Coles Smith and her first husband, Hewlett Townsend Coles, as well as letters to and from their children, Hewlett Townsend Coles, Jr., Alexander Coles, and Ida Ann Coles. The collection also includes some correspondence from other relatives, friends, and business associates.

Guide to the Costume Ball Photograph Collection 1875-1932 PR 223

Collection of photographs and mounted clippings portraying society notables in costumes for a variety of New York balls held between 1875 and 1932. The majority of the photographs portray attendees of the 1883 Vanderbilt Ball.

Guide to the Issachar Cozzens Portfolio Print Collection 1800 - [1865] PR 145

Collection of early nineteenth century natural history and miscellaneous prints collected by Issachar Cozzens.

Guide to the Frank W. Crane Photograph Collection 1901-1913 PR 128

The Frank W. Crane Photograph Collection spans the period from 1901 to 1913 and contains photographs of New York City and of trees throughout the city and New England.

Guide to the Papers of David Edward Cronin 1861-1910

This collection consists of material relating to and collected by the artist David E. Cronin, Civil War illustrator and member of the 1st N.Y. Mounted Rifles. Material includes memoirs, correspondence, and documents of Cronin and other Civil War soldiers, as well as Cronin's sketches of Civil War subjects, and a number of published volumes hand-illustrated by Cronin.

Guide to the Cross & Brown Company Architectural Photograph Collection [1970]-1991 PR 111

The Cross & Brown Company architectural photograph collection consists of photographs, negatives, slides, pamphlets, correspondence, and other documents describing or depicting buildings in New York City, New York State, and New Jersey, created by the Cross & Brown Company real estate firm.

Guide to the Confederate War Etchings 1863-1864 PR-010-01

Caricatures, sympathetic to the Confederate States of America, drawn during the Civil War.

Guide to the Confederate War Etchings 1863-1864 PR-010-01

Caricatures, sympathetic to the Confederate States of America, drawn during the Civil War.