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Publisher: The New York Public Library African American Women Writers of the 19th Century 
 This collection of about 50 works provides "access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920." The collection is searchable by author, title and genre. The latter includes fiction, poetry, biography, autobiography, and essays. A project from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and Digital Schomburg of the New York Public Library. http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, History, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, Poetry, Women Last updated Feb 3, 2005 Images of African Americans From the 19th Century
This pictorial database features images selected from family photographs, early African American educational institutions, and the personal collections of various individuals. It is designed to highlight the social, political, and cultural life of the black Americans in the 19th century. The index is fully cataloged and searchable by subject. From the Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library. http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19/ Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Mar 25, 2007 Russia Engages the World, 1453-1825
Based on a 2003-2004 New York Public Library exhibit that "coincides with the 300th anniversary of the founding of St. Petersburg," this site "traces Russia’s movement from relative isolation to global empire through its contacts with Europe, Asia, and the Americas." Features images from the New York Public Library's collections accompanied by articles about the Romanovs, Catherine the Great, and other Russian history topics. Also includes a glossary, timeline, bibliography, and related links. http://russia.nypl.org/ Topics: History By Place, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Dec 16, 2003 Small-Town America: Stereoscopic Views from the Robert N. Dennis Collection
This collection of 12,000 stereoscopic photographs of three Mid-Atlantic states (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut) covers the period from 1850 to 1920. "In addition to showing buildings and street scenes in cities, towns, and villages the photographs show farming, industry, transportation, homes, businesses, local celebrations, natural disasters, people, and costumes." Keyword and phrase searchable; browsable by title, name of photographer or publisher, subject, and format. From the collections of The New York Public Library. http://digital.nypl.org/stereoviews/ Topics: Agriculture, Holidays & Observances, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Dec 27, 2002 NYPL Digital Gallery
This site "provides access to over 275,000 images digitized from primary sources and printed rarities in the collections of The New York Public Library [NYPL], including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints and photographs, illustrated books, printed ephemera, and more." Searchable, or browsable by collection, such as art and literature, cities and buildings, industry and technology, and nature and science. http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Mar 9, 2005 Gay and Lesbian Studies: A Guide to the Collections of The New York Public Library
A bibliography of materials relating to gay and lesbian studies. Items are listed by type and include basic reference volumes; directories and indexes; bibliography, autobiography, and memoirs; history; literature; legal, social, and behavioral sciences; AIDS; religion and philosophy; film studies; and periodicals. From The New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/grd/resguides/gay.html Topics: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Science Last updated Mar 30, 2005 Malcolm X: The Search for Truth
Companion to an exhibit using materials from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, to present "a provocative and informative perspective on the life of the person known variously as Malcolm Little, 'Detroit Red,' Malcolm X, and El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz." Includes timelines of the life of the Black Nationalist leader, a bibliography, a filmography, and related links. http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/malcolmx/ Topics: Black Resources, Faiths, September 11 & Beyond Last updated May 31, 2005 American Shores: Maps of the Middle Atlantic Region to 1850
A searchable collection of historical maps of "the Mid-Atlantic region of North America--stretching from New York south to Virginia-- [which] was a pivotal area in the early development of the American colonies and the United States." Essays about the Basics of Maps , Maps Through History , and explanations about selected Geographical Areas are included. Most of the maps on this site are from the Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/midatlantic/ Topics: U.S. Maps Last updated Feb 12, 2003 From Revolution to Republic in Prints and Drawings
This exhibition about the American Revolution "celebrates the deep and diverse holdings of early American prints and drawings in The New York Public Library." Features brief historical essays and images, including many portraits of George Washington. From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/art/print/exhibits/revolution/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 4, 2008 Nietzsche: A Selected Annotated Bibliography
Research guide for the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, who "has been read in vastly different and contradictory ways. He has been appropriated by both the right and the left; read as a fascist and a socialist, a conservative and a revolutionary, a religious thinker and an atheist." The annotated bibliography covers letters, bibliographies, concordance, biographies, specific theories and works, and much more. From the New York Public Library. http://nypl.org/research/chss/grd/resguides/nietzsche/ Topics: Philosophy Last updated Oct 4, 2007 |
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