Text [Articles on verso of illustration, including "The Seventh Regiment," unidentified magazine, October 1874]. Article from unidentifed magazine, October 1874, on the fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the Seventh Regiment National Guard. View Item
Text Fiftieth anniversary of the gallant Seventh--the Regiment passing the city hall. From a sketch by C.S. Reinhart. Depiction of the Seventh Regiment marching in formation by the city hall of New York City, from unidentifed magazine, October 1874, with inscription. View Item
Image Text 2 Items Fiftieth anniversary of the gallant Seventh--the Regiment passing the city hall. From a sketch by C.S. Reinhart. Includes article from unidentifed magazine, October 1874, on verso, on the fiftieth anniversary of the formation of the Seventh Regiment National Guard. View Item
Image Still Image 107 Items Edward Yorke McCauley diary, 1853-1854 Edward Yorke McCauley's illustrated diary, from February 13th, 1853-June 10th, 1854, of his time aboard the USS Powhatan during its visit to Japan under Commodore Matthew Perry. Contains McCauley's written observations, as well as over 50 illustrations. View Item
Image Text 48 Items [Clippings, 1718-1899 and undated] Assorted advertisements for sale of slaves, rewards for return of runaway slaves, the slave trade, and slavery in general, most unattributable to particular newspapers. Includes three engravings (two duplicated) of slave forts in Africa with captions, "The North Prospect of James Fort in the River Gambia," and "A View of Cape Coast Castle, with part of the Negro Town." Several advertisements are in manuscript form, and appear to be submissions for printing. View Item
Image Text 4 Items Account of a late Publication intitled "The Origin of the Negroe Slave Trade" Five-page clipping from printed book. Reprint of work entitled "The Origin of the Negroe Slave Trade" by Matthias Christian Sprengel. View Item
Image Collection 11 Items Slavery Collection, 1709-1864 The Slavery Collection contains correspondence and legal and financial documents related to the North American slave trade, slave ownership, abolition, and political issues pertinent to slavery. The Slavery Collection is called an "artificial" collection because unrelated items with different provenance have been grouped together according to subject matter. View Collection
Image Collection 2 Items Ladies' Christian Union records, 1850-2001 (bulk 1858-1960). Series XIII: Articles, 1868-1997, undated View Collection
Image 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. View Collection
Collection 1 Items Marion Mahony Griffin's The Magic of America Typescript of over 1,400 pages with approximately 650 accompanying illustrations written and compiled by Marion Mahony Griffin (1871–1961), architect, designer, delineator and artist, with her husband Walter Burley Griffin (1876–1937), architect, landscape designer and city planner. Their architectural practice spanned almost four decades on three continents. The Magic of America: Electronic Edition collates in a digital format all the texts and illustrations from the three known copies of the work, including the New-York Historical Society's copy. View Collection
Image Collection 31 Items Black History Collections The New-York Historical Society holds important collections relating to Black history, slavery in the United States, and the Atlantic slave trade. Dating from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, they constitute a rich archive of primary source materials that will be of value to anyone researching the history of African Americans, slavery, the slave trade, emancipation, and the abolitionist movement. View Collection