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Lindsay King New-York Historical Society The New-York Historical Society was founded in 1804. It holds a distinguished collection of books, manuscripts, graphic materials, decorative objects, historical artifacts, and works of art. The Patricia D. Klingenstein Library at the New-York Historical Society is home to more than 350,000 books, three million manuscripts, and distinctive collections of maps, photographs, and prints, as well as ephemera and family papers documenting the history of the United States from a distinctly New York perspective. New-York Historical’s collections are particularly rich in material pertaining to the American Revolution and the early Republic, the Civil War, and the Gilded Age. Significant holdings relate to Robert Livingston and the Livingston family, Rufus King, Horatio Gates, Albert Gallatin, Cadwallader Colden, Robert Fulton, Richard Varick, and many other notable individuals. Also well documented within the Library’s collections are major social movements in American history, especially abolitionism, temperance, and social welfare. The Library’s visual archives include some of the earliest photographs of New York, a significant collection of Civil War images, and the archives of major architectural firms of the later 19th century. Among the more than 1.6 million works that comprise the Museum’s art collections are all 435 preparatory watercolors for John James Audubon’s Birds of America, a preeminent collection of Hudson River School landscapes; and an exceptional collection of decorative and fine arts spanning four centuries. The New-York Historical Society has a rich research environment that promotes an active intellectual community. Fellows are encouraged to explore the collections and take advantage of the full scope of the Library and Museum’s resources and to share their research during their tenure through informal talks and blog posts. Educational outreach and public programs further support New-York Historical’s intellectual mission to explore the richly layered political, cultural, and social history of New York and the nation, as well as the making and the meaning of history. |
| Web Page: | http://www.nyhistory.org/library/fellowships |
| List Affiliations: | None |
| Interests: | African American History / Studies American History / Studies Anthropology Archaeology Architecture and Architectural History Black History / Studies Business History / Studies Colonial America Colonial and Post-Colonial History / Studies Comparative Literature Contemporary History Cultural History / Studies Demographic History / Studies Diplomacy and International Relations Early Modern History and Period Studies Economic History / Studies Ethnic History / Studies Film and Film History Government and Public Service Health and Health Care Historic Preservation Immigration History / Studies Intellectual History Labor History / Studies Law and Legal History Local History Maritime History / Studies Military History Nationalism History / Studies Native American History / Studies Oral History Political History / Studies Political Science Social History / Studies U.S. - Mexico Borderlands Urban Design and Planning Urban History / Studies Women, Gender, and Sexuality World History / Studies |
