New-York Historical Society

A nearly 400-year-old letter that documents the mythologized 'purchase' of the island of Manhattan from the Indigenous peoples who inhabited it is on view now through July 14, at the
Last fall, the mighty literary organization PEN, which originated in London as a dining club for writers, celebrated its 100th anniversary.
This is the second of our two-part, shorter-than-usual Rare Book Week preview; part I covered book fairs,
“Turn Every Page”: Inside the Robert A.
Yes, we have a public health crisis and a national emergency, nevertheless, today is Census Day in the United States, a day set aside every decade since 1790 to count every person living in the cou
New York – This fall, the New-York Historical Society introduces visitors to a little-known artist whose work documented the people and scenes of early America.
NEW YORK, NY, April 12, 2016 - The documents that broke baseball’s color barrier and helped spark the Civil Rights Movement will be on view at the New-York Historical Society for a limited t
New York, NY, October 20, 2015—Best-known for his appearance on the $10 bill and most recently the subject of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning musical, Alexander Hamilton continues to capture the
New York, NY, September 18, 2015—The New-York Historical Society is proud to display a rare early copy of the Magna Carta, one of the most important historical documents in the world, in an exhibit