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Browse an alphabetical list of all digitized collections in the Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Library. Filter by specific names, places, subjects, genres and material types in the left-hand column.

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21 Items

Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans records, 1836-1972 (bulk 1850-1936)

The Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans was founded in 1836 and was originally located on Fifth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets in Manhattan. The Colored Orphan Asylum was among the earliest organizations in the country to provide housing, training, and employment specifically for African American orphans. During the Draft Riots of July 14, 1863, the Colored Orphan Asylum was attacked by a mob. At that time, it housed some 600 to 800 homeless children in a large four story building surrounded by grounds and gardens.
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Collection
396 Items

Boys' Club of New York photographic negatives, 1920-1980

The collection contains 403 photographic negatives produced circa 1920-1980 (bulk 1920-1950) by commercial photographers on behalf of The Boys' Club of New York ("BCNY"). The majority depict young BCNY members engaged in a variety of activities, either at the club's Tompkins Square Building (later renamed Harriman Clubhouse) or at the William Carey Camp in Jamesport, New York. Many of the photographs were published in annual reports, where they served to promote the organization's work.
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137199-Service File
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Map showing over-crowding of buildings on lots and consequent lack of light and air space also the prevalence of tuberculosis, typhoid fever, scarlet fever and diphtheria in the tenement house district bounded by 3rd Ave., East River, 110th, 98th Streets
File size
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Collection
2 Items

Charity Organization Society of the City of New York, Tenement House Committee Strong-holds of poverty and Prevalence of disease maps, 1899

These 89 maps, hand-drawn and hand-colored, were created in 1899: under the leadership of Lawrence Veiller in conjunction with the Charity Organization Society of New York for display at the Tenement House Exhibition, held in Manhattan in February 1900. They depict neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, from the Battery to Harlem, in two series: "Strong-holds of poverty" and "Prevalence of disease." Colored dots on the first series indicate the number of families requesting charitable assistance.
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13 Items

Ladies' Christian Union records, 1850-2001 (bulk 1858-1960)

The records of the Ladies' Christian Union include annual reports, minutes, financial and real estate records, correspondence, photographs, biographical writings, membership lists, ephemera, printed brochures, articles, and manuals. The Ladies Christian Union was founded in New York City in 1858 with the aim of creating and maintaining safe, affordable housing for young, unmarried Christian women employed in the New York area. Between the years 1860-1922, the organization owned and operated a total of eight buildings in Manhattan.

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4 Items

New-York African Free School records, 1817-1832

These records cover the latter portion of the African Free-Schools' existence, ending two years before oversight for the schools was transferred to the Public School Society. They relate to classroom observation, student performance, behavior and promotions, as well as examples of lessons and student work. The records are in four volumes. The first includes regulations, by-laws, and reports, from 1817 to 1832. The regulations are for the format of the school's examination procedures, while the reports give numbers of students promoted for each quarter. These are limited to school No. 1.
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Collection
11 Items

Selections from the New-York Historical Society Institutional Archive, 1804-2008

The New-York Historical Society institutional archive includes records of the institution from its founding in 1804 to the early twenty-first century. This digital collection, currently being developed, presents selections from the institutional archive that have been digitized with funding from the Leon Levy Foundation, as well as other related materials.
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Collection
8 Items

Selections from the Time Inc. Archive, 1931-1992

In November 2015, Time Inc. donated its expansive and historically significant archive to the New-York Historical Society’s Patricia D. Klingenstein Library. Comprising more than 7,500 linear feet of an estimated seven million documents and artifacts, the Time Inc. records provide a detailed perspective of 20th-century history and Time Inc.’s media empire, offering an extraordinary level of documentation and information for researchers. This digital collection presents some highlights from the Time Inc. Archive.

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Collection
5 Items

Selections from the Victor Remer Children’s Aid Society Records

The collection consists of selections from the historical records of the Children's Aid Society. The charitable organization was founded in New York City in 1853 to aid, educate, and provide lodging for poor children in the city, and/or to place them in foster homes or with employers outside of the city. The records relate to the Children's Aid Society lodging houses, industrial schools, convalescent homes, health centers, farm schools, and, especially, the emigration programs ("orphan train") which operated during the period 1853-1947.
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Collection
32 Items

Women's History Collections

A diverse range of women's stories can be found throughout the holdings of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library. Our Women in the Archive guide (available at https://www.nyhistory.org/womens-history/women-in-the-archive) provides some, but not all, of the myriad routes for discovering the history of women in the collection. While these records highlight the breadth of women's history to be found at New-York Historical, they also underscore notable silences.
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Collection
21 Items

Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans records, 1836-1972 (bulk 1850-1936)

The Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans was founded in 1836 and was originally located on Fifth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets in Manhattan. The Colored Orphan Asylum was among the earliest organizations in the country to provide housing, training, and employment specifically for African American orphans. During the Draft Riots of July 14, 1863, the Colored Orphan Asylum was attacked by a mob. At that time, it housed some 600 to 800 homeless children in a large four story building surrounded by grounds and gardens.
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120217-Service File.jpg
Collection
396 Items

Boys' Club of New York photographic negatives, 1920-1980

The collection contains 403 photographic negatives produced circa 1920-1980 (bulk 1920-1950) by commercial photographers on behalf of The Boys' Club of New York ("BCNY"). The majority depict young BCNY members engaged in a variety of activities, either at the club's Tompkins Square Building (later renamed Harriman Clubhouse) or at the William Carey Camp in Jamesport, New York. Many of the photographs were published in annual reports, where they served to promote the organization's work.
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137199-Service File
137199-original-file.jp2 (14.54 MB)
MIME type
image/jp2
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Service File
Media of
Map showing over-crowding of buildings on lots and consequent lack of light and air space also the prevalence of tuberculosis, typhoid fever, scarlet fever and diphtheria in the tenement house district bounded by 3rd Ave., East River, 110th, 98th Streets
File size
15241313
Collection
2 Items

Charity Organization Society of the City of New York, Tenement House Committee Strong-holds of poverty and Prevalence of disease maps, 1899

These 89 maps, hand-drawn and hand-colored, were created in 1899: under the leadership of Lawrence Veiller in conjunction with the Charity Organization Society of New York for display at the Tenement House Exhibition, held in Manhattan in February 1900. They depict neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, from the Battery to Harlem, in two series: "Strong-holds of poverty" and "Prevalence of disease." Colored dots on the first series indicate the number of families requesting charitable assistance.
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232371-Service File.jpg
Collection
13 Items

Ladies' Christian Union records, 1850-2001 (bulk 1858-1960)

The records of the Ladies' Christian Union include annual reports, minutes, financial and real estate records, correspondence, photographs, biographical writings, membership lists, ephemera, printed brochures, articles, and manuals. The Ladies Christian Union was founded in New York City in 1858 with the aim of creating and maintaining safe, affordable housing for young, unmarried Christian women employed in the New York area. Between the years 1860-1922, the organization owned and operated a total of eight buildings in Manhattan.

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Collection
4 Items

New-York African Free School records, 1817-1832

These records cover the latter portion of the African Free-Schools' existence, ending two years before oversight for the schools was transferred to the Public School Society. They relate to classroom observation, student performance, behavior and promotions, as well as examples of lessons and student work. The records are in four volumes. The first includes regulations, by-laws, and reports, from 1817 to 1832. The regulations are for the format of the school's examination procedures, while the reports give numbers of students promoted for each quarter. These are limited to school No. 1.
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144196-Service File.jpg
Collection
8 Items

Selections from the Time Inc. Archive, 1931-1992

In November 2015, Time Inc. donated its expansive and historically significant archive to the New-York Historical Society’s Patricia D. Klingenstein Library. Comprising more than 7,500 linear feet of an estimated seven million documents and artifacts, the Time Inc. records provide a detailed perspective of 20th-century history and Time Inc.’s media empire, offering an extraordinary level of documentation and information for researchers. This digital collection presents some highlights from the Time Inc. Archive.

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333393-Service File.jpg
Collection
5 Items

Selections from the Victor Remer Children’s Aid Society Records

The collection consists of selections from the historical records of the Children's Aid Society. The charitable organization was founded in New York City in 1853 to aid, educate, and provide lodging for poor children in the city, and/or to place them in foster homes or with employers outside of the city. The records relate to the Children's Aid Society lodging houses, industrial schools, convalescent homes, health centers, farm schools, and, especially, the emigration programs ("orphan train") which operated during the period 1853-1947.
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136314-Service File.jpg
Collection
32 Items

Women's History Collections

A diverse range of women's stories can be found throughout the holdings of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library. Our Women in the Archive guide (available at https://www.nyhistory.org/womens-history/women-in-the-archive) provides some, but not all, of the myriad routes for discovering the history of women in the collection. While these records highlight the breadth of women's history to be found at New-York Historical, they also underscore notable silences.
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94476-Service File.jpg
Collection
21 Items

Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans records, 1836-1972 (bulk 1850-1936)

The Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans was founded in 1836 and was originally located on Fifth Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets in Manhattan. The Colored Orphan Asylum was among the earliest organizations in the country to provide housing, training, and employment specifically for African American orphans. During the Draft Riots of July 14, 1863, the Colored Orphan Asylum was attacked by a mob. At that time, it housed some 600 to 800 homeless children in a large four story building surrounded by grounds and gardens.
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120217-Service File.jpg
Collection
396 Items

Boys' Club of New York photographic negatives, 1920-1980

The collection contains 403 photographic negatives produced circa 1920-1980 (bulk 1920-1950) by commercial photographers on behalf of The Boys' Club of New York ("BCNY"). The majority depict young BCNY members engaged in a variety of activities, either at the club's Tompkins Square Building (later renamed Harriman Clubhouse) or at the William Carey Camp in Jamesport, New York. Many of the photographs were published in annual reports, where they served to promote the organization's work.
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Name
137199-Service File
137199-original-file.jp2 (14.54 MB)
MIME type
image/jp2
Media Use
Service File
Media of
Map showing over-crowding of buildings on lots and consequent lack of light and air space also the prevalence of tuberculosis, typhoid fever, scarlet fever and diphtheria in the tenement house district bounded by 3rd Ave., East River, 110th, 98th Streets
File size
15241313
Collection
2 Items

Charity Organization Society of the City of New York, Tenement House Committee Strong-holds of poverty and Prevalence of disease maps, 1899

These 89 maps, hand-drawn and hand-colored, were created in 1899: under the leadership of Lawrence Veiller in conjunction with the Charity Organization Society of New York for display at the Tenement House Exhibition, held in Manhattan in February 1900. They depict neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, from the Battery to Harlem, in two series: "Strong-holds of poverty" and "Prevalence of disease." Colored dots on the first series indicate the number of families requesting charitable assistance.
View Collection
232371-Service File.jpg
Collection
13 Items

Ladies' Christian Union records, 1850-2001 (bulk 1858-1960)

The records of the Ladies' Christian Union include annual reports, minutes, financial and real estate records, correspondence, photographs, biographical writings, membership lists, ephemera, printed brochures, articles, and manuals. The Ladies Christian Union was founded in New York City in 1858 with the aim of creating and maintaining safe, affordable housing for young, unmarried Christian women employed in the New York area. Between the years 1860-1922, the organization owned and operated a total of eight buildings in Manhattan.

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292304-Service File.jpg
Collection
4 Items

New-York African Free School records, 1817-1832

These records cover the latter portion of the African Free-Schools' existence, ending two years before oversight for the schools was transferred to the Public School Society. They relate to classroom observation, student performance, behavior and promotions, as well as examples of lessons and student work. The records are in four volumes. The first includes regulations, by-laws, and reports, from 1817 to 1832. The regulations are for the format of the school's examination procedures, while the reports give numbers of students promoted for each quarter. These are limited to school No. 1.
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84726-Service File.jpg
Collection
11 Items

Selections from the New-York Historical Society Institutional Archive, 1804-2008

The New-York Historical Society institutional archive includes records of the institution from its founding in 1804 to the early twenty-first century. This digital collection, currently being developed, presents selections from the institutional archive that have been digitized with funding from the Leon Levy Foundation, as well as other related materials.
View Collection
144196-Service File.jpg
Collection
8 Items

Selections from the Time Inc. Archive, 1931-1992

In November 2015, Time Inc. donated its expansive and historically significant archive to the New-York Historical Society’s Patricia D. Klingenstein Library. Comprising more than 7,500 linear feet of an estimated seven million documents and artifacts, the Time Inc. records provide a detailed perspective of 20th-century history and Time Inc.’s media empire, offering an extraordinary level of documentation and information for researchers. This digital collection presents some highlights from the Time Inc. Archive.

View Collection
333393-Service File.jpg
Collection
5 Items

Selections from the Victor Remer Children’s Aid Society Records

The collection consists of selections from the historical records of the Children's Aid Society. The charitable organization was founded in New York City in 1853 to aid, educate, and provide lodging for poor children in the city, and/or to place them in foster homes or with employers outside of the city. The records relate to the Children's Aid Society lodging houses, industrial schools, convalescent homes, health centers, farm schools, and, especially, the emigration programs ("orphan train") which operated during the period 1853-1947.
View Collection
136314-Service File.jpg
Collection
32 Items

Women's History Collections

A diverse range of women's stories can be found throughout the holdings of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library. Our Women in the Archive guide (available at https://www.nyhistory.org/womens-history/women-in-the-archive) provides some, but not all, of the myriad routes for discovering the history of women in the collection. While these records highlight the breadth of women's history to be found at New-York Historical, they also underscore notable silences.
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