Image Text 453 Items [Minutes of the Executive Committee of the New-York Historical Society, 1885-1890] View Item
Image Text 408 Items Minutes of the Executive Committee of the New-York Historical Society, commenced April 12, 1843 View Item
Image Text 426 Items [Minutes of the Executive Committee of the New-York Historical Society, 1927-1931] View Item
Image Collection 3 Items Ladies' Christian Union records, 1850-2001 (bulk 1858-1960). Series III: Minutes, 1858-1958. View Collection
Image 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. 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