New-York Historical Society

Overview

Works:	1,814 works in 3,435 publications in 1 language and 57,246 library holdings
Genres:	History Exhibition catalogs Biographies Illustrated works Encyclopedias Exhibition, pictorial works Documentary television programs Anecdotes Dictionaries Catalogs
Roles:	Other, Editor, Former owner, isb, Producer, his, Organizer of meeting, Publishing director, Publisher
Classifications:	F128.3, 974.71003

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Most widely held works about New-York Historical Society

American advertising posters of the nineteenth century : from the Bella C. Landauer Collection of the New-York Historical Society by Mary Black( Book )
Catalogue of American portraits in the New York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( Book )
The Hudson River School : nature and the American vision by New-York Historical Society( Book )
New York Historical Society quarterly by New-York Historical Society( )
The New-York Historical Society : lessons from one nonprofit's long struggle for survival by Kevin M Guthrie( Book )

Knickerbocker birthday : a sesqui-centennial history of the New-York Historical Society, 1804-1954 by R. W. G Vail( Book )
Glass paperweights of the New-York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( Book )
American landscape and genre paintings in the New-York Historical Society : a catalog of the collection, including historical, narrative, and marine art by New-York Historical Society( Book )
History written with pick and shovel; military buttons, belt-plates, badges and other relics excavated from Colonial, Revolutionary, and War of 1812 camp sites by the Field Exploration Committee of the New-York Historical society by William Louis Calver( Book )
The New York Historical Society, 1804-1904 by Robert Hendre Kelby( Book )
The constitution and bye-laws of the New York Historical Society : instituted in the city of New-York the 10th of December, 1804 by New-York Historical Society( )
The early Jesuit missions in North America by William Ingraham Kip( Book )
Annual report for the year ... by New-York Historical Society( )
Fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the New York Historical Society : Monday, November 20, 1854 by New-York Historical Society( )
The charter and by-laws of the New York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( )
Proceedings of the New York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( )
The coast & the sea : marine and maritime art in America at the New-York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( Book )
An anniversary discourse delivered before the New-York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( )
An inaugural address, delivered before the New-York historical society, on the second Tuesday of February, 1820 by David Hosack( )
Stories in sterling : four centuries of silver in New York by New-York Historical Society( Book )

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Most widely held works by New-York Historical Society

The encyclopedia of New York City by New-York Historical Society( )

12 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in English and held by 3,026 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The encyclopedia displays the richness and diversity of New York City as they have never before been documented. Overseen by an editorial board composed of distinguished scholars and experts and edited by one of the leading urban historians in the nation, it is an indispensable resource for residents and visitors alike

When did the Statue of Liberty turn green? : and 101 other questions about New York City by Jean Ashton( )

5 editions published in 2010 in English and held by 1,745 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"When Did the Statue of Liberty Turn Green? the staff of the New York Historical Society Library answer more than a hundred of the most popular and compelling queries."--Page 4 of cover

My life in the old Army : the reminiscences of Abner Doubleday : from the collections of the New-York Historical Society by Abner Doubleday( )

2 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 1,624 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Often thought of as the inventor of baseball - the great American pastime - Abner Doubleday was first and foremost a soldier. My Life in the Old Army is comprised of a set of previously unpublished writings (the originals are housed at the New-York Historical Society) with an emphasis on Doubleday's tour of duty during the Mexican War. He was on hand for the first shots of the conflict, for the battles of Monterrey and Buena Vista, and later served in Saltillo after the campaign moved farther south toward Mexico City. Fluent in Spanish, he traveled far and wide in Mexico and describes his experiences in this volume

New York : a Documentary Film by Ric Burns( Visual )

35 editions published between 1999 and 2012 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,039 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This series chronicles the history of New York City from its beginnings in 1609 as a Dutch trading post, through the depression, onto the turbulent years of change in the following decades after WWII, to its present day status as one of the most important and influencial cities in the world. The final episode was created in response to the destruction of the World Trade Center

The Civil War in 50 objects by Harold Holzer( Book )

5 editions published between 2013 and 2015 in English and held by 995 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Offers a visual perspective on the Civil War as reflected by artifacts ranging from a soldier's footlocker and the Emancipation Proclamation to leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier and Grant's handwritten terms of surrender at Appomattox

The New-York Historical Society's dictionary of artists in America, 1564-1860 by George Cuthbert Groce( Book )

12 editions published between 1957 and 1975 in English and held by 955 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Old New York in early photographs, 1853-1901, 196 prints from the collection of the New-York Historical Society by New-York Historical Society( Book )

18 editions published between 1973 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 938 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pictures and descriptions of the mansions, sailing vessels, shanty towns, street vendors, and other picturesque features that characterized Manhattan's physiognomy in the late nineteenth century

The watercolors for the birds of America by John James Audubon( Book )

6 editions published in 1993 in English and held by 813 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

All aspects of Audubon's genius come together in one definitive, sumptuous volume. Acquired in 1863 from Audubon's widow, all of the original watercolors for Audubon's masterpiece, in addition to other little-known and never before-published outstanding pieces, have been selected from the New York Historical Society's extensive collection. Recently conserved and newly photographed with painstaking care, these rarely seen works are reproduced here to reveal the original, brilliant colors. The text has been contributed by some of America's foremost art historians, conservators, and Audubon's life and art to the New York Historical Society's technical studios of the watercolors are explored in a series of erudite yet accessible essays, while the book's full-page plates are thoroughly detailed with engaging and informative entries. Art lovers, historians, and naturalists as well as the general public will appreciate this unique volume

The jubilee of the Constitution : a discourse delivered at the request of the New York Historical Society, in the city of New York, on Tuesday, the 30th of April, 1839 : being the fiftieth anniversary of the inauguration of George Washington as president of the United States, on Thursday, the 30th of April, 1789 ... by John Quincy Adams( Book )

26 editions published between 1839 and 1970 in English and held by 807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thomas Cole : landscape into history by Thomas Cole( Book )

3 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A biographical sketch of Robert R. Livingston : read before the N.Y. Historical Society, October 3, 1876 by Frederic De Peyster( )

10 editions published in 1876 in English and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Political correspondence and public papers of Aaron Burr by Aaron Burr( Book )

2 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 521 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Harry Potter : a history of magic by British Library( Book )

3 editions published in 2018 in English and held by 487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The complete catalog of the British Library exhibition at the New-York Historical Society"--

The Chinese Exclusion Act( Visual )

4 editions published between 2018 and 2019 in English and held by 456 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens. The first in a long line of acts targeting the Chinese for exclusion, it remained in force for more than 60 years

Life's pleasures : the Ashcan artists' brush with leisure, 1895-1925( Book )

3 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 438 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Somber depictions of working-class life in early twentieth-century New York are the images most often associated with the Ashcan school of artists - the circle around Robert Henri, notably those who participated with him in the seminal exhibition "The Eight" in 1908." "These artists' gritty portrayals of urban life are not, however, representative of the entire spectrum of Ashcan art. Featuring some of the circle's most vibrant and outstanding works, Life's Pleasures: The Ashcan Artists' Brush with Leisure, 1895-1925 demonstrates unequivocally the zeal with which these artists embraced the world of play enjoyed by all levels of society. Spirited scenes of diverse leisure activities in cafes, bars, and parks, at the theatre and at sporting events, on the beach, and in the countryside are complemented by lively essays on the world of leisure experienced and depicted by the Ashcan school, providing a fresh exploration of this major American artistic movement."--Jacket

Immigration to New York by Immigration to New York( Book )

4 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Essays include topics such as politics, religion, and the sociology of major ethnic groups in New York State

The life and administration of Richard, earl of Bellomont, governor of the provinces of New York, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, from 1697 to 1701 : an address delivered before the New York Historical Society, at the celebration of its seventy-fifth anniversary, Tuesday, November 18th, 1879 by Frederic De Peyster( )

14 editions published in 1879 in English and held by 424 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Audubon's aviary : the original watercolors for the birds of America by Roberta J. M Olson( Book )

4 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 408 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A biograhical sketch of an American icon / Roberta J.M. Olson -- Audubon's innovations and the traditif kor aons of ornithological illustration : some things old, some things borrowed, but most things new / Roberta J.M. Olson -- Drawing birds : Audubon's artistic practices / Marjorie Shelley -- Highlights from the watercolors for The birds of America / Roberta J.M. Olson -- The rest of the flock -- Listing of Audubon's bird watercolors in the New-York Historical Society / compiled by Alexandra Mazzitelli

Mr. Luman Reed's picture gallery : a pioneer collection of American art by Ella M Foshay( Book )

3 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 401 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Inventing the skyline : the architecture of Cass Gilbert by Cass Gilbert( Book )

7 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 397 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The essays by major Gilbert scholars and the individual histories of twelve major commissions featured in an exhibit by the New-York Historical Society document the variety and brilliance of Gilbert's architecture, as well as the process of each project: from commission through design to construction and completion. Each discussion illuminates different aspects of Gilbert's work, including the administrative structure of his office and his relationship with engineers, contractors, and clients; his designs for skyscrapers; his work as an urban planner; and his office's use of architectural drawings."--Jacket

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