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Stay up to date on research opportunities in archives, manuscripts, and rare books. Tweets from the special collections reading rooms @nypl
New York, NY
Joined June 2009
Join us tomorrow, Wednesday July 9, at 12pm ET for a virtual “Getting Started with Archives” workshop. Register for the Zoom link here:
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In this 60-minute virtual session, learn how to search for and identify relevant archival collections, formulate research questions, and gain a better understanding of how primary sources fit into...
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All @nypl locations will be closed tomorrow in observance of #Junteenth. Learn more about this holiday, which commemorates the day the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865 via
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Discover free events, books, and resources exploring Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the day the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19,...
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Tomorrow, May 31, marks #WaltWhitman's 206th birthday! The Rare Book Division @nypl houses the Oscar Lion collection of Whitmania. It is large. It contains multitudes. It is digitized. Explore treasures related to “America’s Poet" via
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As #AAPI Heritage Month comes to a close, we’re paying homage to Minoru Yamasaki, the Japanese-American architect best known for designing the World Trade Center. Seen here are some of the Yamasaki and Associates designs & plans for the WTC, as shared w/ @NewYorker in 1964.
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In honor of @nypl’s birthday today, learn more about the early days of the Central Building with this new blog post on the Library School by our colleague Leah Johanson:
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An exploration of the Library School at NYPL (1911–1926) where "pupils could learn by doing."
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It’s National Julie Day! What better way to celebrate than by featuring our fearless leader, Julie Golia, in our Staff Spotlight series?
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We hope you have fun celebrating the mother figures in your life this weekend 🦓💐 #mothersday #archives
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RT @nypl: As everybody pores over the outfits from last night's Met Gala, we pay homage to the woman who transformed the event from a regul….
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On this day in 1939, the New York World’s Fair opened for the first time, introducing visitors to the “World of Tomorrow.” The Manuscripts and Archives Division is home to the records of this monumental event in New York City history. Learn more here:
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As we celebrate the final days of Poetry Month, explore the archival records of Parnassus: Poetry in Review, with a new blog post by assistant curator of manuscripts, Meredith Mann:
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The Parnassus records track the editing eye that founder Herb Leibowitz devoted to each piece, including Mary Karr's "Against Decoration."
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Jury duty and icebergs and friendship, oh my! We love this new blog post by our colleague Sal Kimura on how endless curiosity can be inspired by a trip to the archives.
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Sometimes, you really do need to get out of jury duty. Blame the icebergs.
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RT @nypl: Announcing the 27th class of @CullmanNYPL Fellows! This year's Fellows include a diverse range of academics, independent scholars….
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The upcoming Fellows include academics, independent scholars, novelists, playwrights, poets, and others.
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Happy #NationalLibraryWeek! From leading classes & public events, to retrieving materials & circulating them in the reading room, to conducting research on our collections & creating exhibitions, our staff are vital to the special collections work at NYPL. And we ❤️what we do!
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RT @vulture: Didion’s papers, along with those of her husband and collaborator John Gregory Dunne, open to researchers at the New York Publ….
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Her papers and John Gregory Dunne’s open to researchers at the New York Public Library today.
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More great coverage of the Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne papers via @nytimes:
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The opening of the Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne archives in the New York Public Library reveals unseen aspects of their family life, and approach to writing.
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It’s opening day for the Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne papers! After two years of careful processing, we’re thrilled that this important collection is now available to researchers.
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The New York Public Library's Joan Didion archive opens March 26. Here's what you'll find inside.
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“Florals? For spring? Groundbreaking.” –Miranda Priestly
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We’re more partial to fruit filling than mathematical constants, hence this photo from the Robert F. Byrnes collection of automat memorabilia. But however you choose to celebrate, we hope you have a happy #PiDay2025 🥧
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