New York Historical Society

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

SECURING NEW-YORK HISTORICAL'S FUTURE: HISTORIC BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECT [THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FOLLOWING PROPOSAL TO THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES INFRASTRUCTURE & CAPACITY BUILDING CHALLENGE GRANT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT SECURING NEW-YORK HISTORICAL?S FUTURE: HISTORIC BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL RENOVATE AND RESTORE THE ENVELOPE OF NEW-YORK HISTORICAL?S LANDMARK BUILDING ON NEW YORK CITY?S CENTRAL PARK WEST, A VITAL NEXT STEP IN SECURING THE FUTURE INTEGRITY OF OUR HISTORIC BUILDINGS, THE VAST HUMANITIES COLLECTIONS IT HOUSES, AND THE PROGRAMMING IT OFFERS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THESE RENOVATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING THE ONGOING SECURITY OF OUR REMARKABLE COLLECTIONS, AS WELL AS TO EXPANDING OUR CAPACITY TO SERVE OUR DIVERSE AND GROWING AUDIENCE OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SCHOLARS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.]

INSTITUTE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL STUDIES

ACTS OF FAITH: RELIGION AND THE AMERICAN WEST NATIONAL TRAVELING EXHIBITION

RENOVATION PROJECT AND AMERICAN HISTORY EDUCATION PROGRAM

COMPOSITE NATION EXHIBITION [N-YHS HAS A RICH TRADITION OF PRODUCING PATHBREAKING EXHIBITIONS THAT EXPLORE THE FORMATION OF AMERICAN CULTURE, EXPRESSION, AND IDENTITY, WHILE FOSTERING RESPECT FOR AMERICA?S CULTURAL DIVERSITY?A TRADITION WE INTEND TO EXPAND OVER THE COURSE OF 2021 AND 2022. N-YHS SEEKS FUNDING TOWARDS OUR MAJOR EXHIBITION, COMPOSITE NATION, AND ITS ACCOMPANYING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WHICH HAS THUS FAR BEEN DELAYED DUE TO PANDEMIC-RELATED CLOSURES, AND WHICH REMAINS IN JEOPARDY OF INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT. WE BELIEVE THIS EXHIBITION ALIGNS CLOSELY WITH THE NEH?S A MORE PERFECT UNION INITIATIVE, EXPLORING, REFLECTING ON, AND TELLING THE STORIES OF OUR HISTORICAL QUEST FOR A MORE JUST, INCLUSIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY. COMPOSITE NATION WILL EXPANSIVELY EXAMINE FREDERICK DOUGLASS?S EPONYMOUS SPEECH AND ITS HISTORICAL LEGACY.?] [PURPOSE: THE GRANT TO THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAN SOCIETY WILL SUPPORT THE CREATION OF AN EXHIBITION THAT WILL EXAMINE?THE LEGACY OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS?S??COMPOSITE NATION? SPEECH?AND ACCOMPANYING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING RELATED TO THE EXHIBITION. THE GRANT WILL RETAIN EIGHT JOBS AND CREATE FOUR NEW ONES.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: A NEW EXHIBITION TITLED ?COMPOSITE NATION? WILL OPENED AT THE ROBERT H. AND CLARICE SMITH NEW YORK GALLERY OF AMERICAN HISTORY OF THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN FEBRUARY 2022. IT WILL BE KEPT ON VIEW FOR FIVE YEARS. THE EXHIBIT WILL EXAMINE THE HISTORICAL LEGACY OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS?S SAME TITLED SPEECH AND INVITE VISITORS TO EXAMINE IT UNDER CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE MUSEUM WILL DEVELOP A DIGITAL CURRICULUM AS A TEACHING TOOL FOR CLASSROOMS. THIS WILL INCLUDE REPRODUCTIONS OF PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS, BIOGRAPHIES OF INDIVIDUAL HISTORICAL ACTORS, VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES FOR DIFFERENT GRADE LEVELS, AND LINKS TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS TO HELP THEIR LESSON PLANS. ALL EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY VIA THE PROJECT WEBSITE. A SPECIAL STUDENT GALLERY WILL BE TAILORED FOR INTERACTIVE TOURS DESIGNED FOR THE SCHOOL GROUPS. EACH EXPERIENCE  WILL BE LED BY SKILLED MUSEUM EDUCATORS TRAINED BY PROJECT ADVISORS. A WORKSHOPS WILL BE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES TO USE THE?EXHIBITION AND THE CURRICULUM MATERIALS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT HUMANITIES PROFESSIONALS AND CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ON THE HUMANITIES AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. IT WILL ALSO ALLEVIATE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THE N-YHS.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, STUDENTS, US HISTORY SCHOLARS, HUMANITIES SCHOLARS AND PUBLIC HUMANITIES EXPERTS IN GENERAL, AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY STAFF IN PARTICULAR.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]

REVOLUTION!: THE ATLANTIC WORLD REBORN

LINCOLN AND NEW YORK

BLACK CITIZENSHIP IN THE AGE OF JIM CROW

THE VIETNAM WAR TRAVELING EXHIBITION AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE

DIGITIZING THE TIME-LIFE NEWS SERVICE CORRESPONDENT WIRES, 1930-1960, PHASE 1: THE SUBJECT FILES [THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROPOSES TO DIGITIZE 267 REELS OF MICROFILM OF TIME-LIFE NEWS SERVICE CORRESPONDENT WIRES (1930S-1960) THAT NO LONGER EXIST IN HARD COPY. SUBMITTED BY A GLOBAL NETWORK OF CORRESPONDENTS, THE WIRES COMPRISE THE RAW REPORTING THAT TIME AND LIFE STAFF USED TO WRITE STORIES AND FORM AN EXTRAORDINARY TROVE OF INFORMATION ABOUT A TUMULTUOUS, DEFINING PERIOD IN UNITED STATES AND WORLD HISTORY. SINCE ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE CORRESPONDENTS? SUBMISSIONS EVER APPEARED IN PRINT, AND THEY HAVE ONLY RECENTLY BEEN OPENED TO RESEARCHERS, DIGITIZING THIS UNIQUE SET OF MICROFILM WILL RESULT IN AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP. THIS IS PHASE 1 OF A TWO- PHASE PROJECT THAT WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN THE DIGITIZATION OF 576 REELS OF MICROFILM. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE THREEFOLD: TO PRESERVE THE CONTENT OF THE COLLECTION, WHICH ONLY EXISTS IN THIS ONE SET OF MASTER MICROFILM; TO MAKE IT FREELY AVAILABLE ONLINE; AND TO DISSEMINATE IT TO A LARGE AUDIENCE.]

ACCESS TO THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S AMERICAN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTION

CHINESE AMERICAN: EXCLUSION/INCLUSION: EXHIBITION AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE

GOUVERNEUR MORRIS PAPERS: DIARIES PROJECT, 1799-1816

ACCESS TO THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S AMERICAN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION, PHASE TWO

THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE ITS FREE ONLINE WOMEN'S HISTORY CURRICULUM, ""WOMEN AND THE AMERICAN STORY."" THE MUSEUM WILL RESEARCH, DESIGN, WRITE, AND DISSEMINATE THE REMAINING SIX UNITS, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE, NINE-UNIT DIGITAL CURRICULUM RESOURCE. PRESENTED ON AN INTERACTIVE WEBSITE, EACH UNIT INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGES OR 3D RENDERINGS OF 10-15 PRIMARY IMAGES, DOCUMENTS, OR ARTIFACTS FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION; RESOURCE DESCRIPTIONS PROVIDING HISTORICAL CONTEXT; AND BIOGRAPHICAL PORTRAITS OF FASCINATING INDIVIDUALS. FOLLOWING THE ONLINE POSTING OF EACH UNIT, THE MUSEUM WILL PILOT AND ASSESS ITS EFFECTIVENESS WITH ITS NETWORK OF TEACHERS, PROMOTE IT NATIONALLY, HOST TEACHER TRAININGS AT PARTNER MUSEUMS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND OFFER DISTANCE TRAININGS FOR TEACHERS VIA WEBINARS. WITH A GOAL OF REACHING MORE THAN 5,000 EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE, THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO MEET THE NEED FOR PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL AND INTERPRETIVE CONTENT TO SUPPORT THE INTEGRATION OF WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES INTO CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION.

THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL WORK WITH A SCHOLAR IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES TO ASSESS ITS COLLECTIONS THAT PERTAIN TO INDIGENOUS HISTORY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF NATIVE AMERICAN AND U.S. HISTORY. THE CONSULTING SCHOLAR WILL WORK WITH MUSEUM AND LIBRARY STAFF TO UPDATE COLLECTION DESCRIPTIONS, CREATE NAVIGATION TOOLS, AND TRAIN STAFF TO INTEGRATE INDIGENOUS HISTORIES, MATERIALS, AND PERSPECTIVES INTO THEIR WORK WITH COLLECTIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMMING. TWO ADDITIONAL CONSULTING SCHOLARS WILL ALSO AID STAFF IN GENERATING CARE PROTOCOLS FOR SENSITIVE ITEMS AND DEVELOPING STAFF GUIDANCE MATERIALS, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING INSTANCES WHERE OTHER SCHOLARS AND TRIBAL REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BE CONTACTED FOR FURTHER CONSULTATION. THE PROJECT WILL MAKE A COLLECTIONS GUIDE AND DIGITIZED IMAGES AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION AVAILABLE ONLINE, BRINGING TO LIGHT AND MAKING ACCESSIBLE MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN LARGELY IGNORED, MISUNDERSTOOD, AND INVISIBLE.

THE ACADEMY FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY IS A NEW EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE OF THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOCUSING ON HISTORY AND CIVICS EDUCATION FOR SIXTH GRADE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS. TEACHERS WILL BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACADEMY?S PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY TO DEEPEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY AND POLITICAL THEORY. CLASSROOM-READY RESOURCES WILL SUPPORT ENGAGING LESSON PLANS. THROUGH A FREE, IN-DEPTH RESIDENCY PROGRAM FACILITATED AT NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, STUDENTS WILL EXAMINE DEMOCRACY?S ORIGINAL FORMATION IN ANCIENT ATHENS; CONSIDER HOW THE FOUNDERS ADAPTED THAT SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES; AND TRACE HOW AND WHY AMERICAN DEMOCRACY HAS CHANGED IN THE CENTURIES SINCE. STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS TO MEANINGFULLY PARTICIPATE IN CIVIC LIFE.

THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL CREATE THE TANG ACADEMY FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY DIGITIAL CURRICULUM, A FREE DIGITAL CURRICULUM THAT BLENDS THE STUDY OF CIVICS AND HISTORY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. BUILDING ON THE SUCCESSFUL IN-PERSON VERSION OF THE PROGRAM FOR NEW YORK CITY 6TH GRADERS, THE NEW DIGITAL CURRICULUM WILL TRANSFORM LESSON PLANS AND MUSEUM CONTENT INTO A FREE RESOURCE THAT TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY CAN USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DIGITAL CURRICULUM CREATION, TESTING AND EVALUATION, AND PROGRAM MARKETING AND DISSEMINATION. THE PROJECT WILL INCREASE STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF DEMOCRACY, HOW IT WORKS, AND HOW TO MAKE A CHANGE IN A DEMOCRACY, AND IT WILL BUILD A NETWORK OF TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY COMMITTED TO TEACHING ABOUT DEMOCRACY.

THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL EQUIP STAFF MEMBERS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO MORE FULLY INTEGRATE DIGITAL CONTENT AND HIGH-TECH LEARNING TOOLS IN THE INSTITUTION'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WHILE THE MUSEUM HAS SYSTEMATICALLY DIGITIZED ITS COLLECTIONS AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR USE BY CURATORS AND RESEARCHERS, ITS DIGITAL ASSETS ARE NOT MAXIMIZED TO SUPPORT THE FULL RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. A STAFF DIGITAL INITIATIVES TEAM WILL PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL TRAINING TO IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF AND FACILITY WITH CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, DIGITAL COLLECTIONS, AND CREATIVE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. THROUGH REGULAR INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEETINGS, THE MUSEUM WILL FOSTER A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION THROUGH PEER-TO-PEER TRAINING SESSIONS. THESE TRAININGS WILL BE TRANSLATED INTO INCREASED EDUCATION PROGRAM CAPACITY, AS MEMBERS FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE WITH STUDENT AUDIENCES. THE MUSEUM WILL POST A PROJECT EVALUATION ON ITS WEBSITE AND PRODUCE A WHITE PAPER, SETTING FORTH BEST PRACTICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN OFFERINGS IN MUSEUMS.

THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL CENTRALIZE STORAGE AND IMPROVE CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE MUSEUM'S LANDMARK AMERICAN PAINTINGS COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM SEEKS TO INSTALL 23 LARGE-SCALE PAINTING SCREENS THAT WILL HOUSE MORE THAN 400 PAINTINGS--INCLUDING MASTERPIECES FROM THE COLLECTION AND A NEW ACQUISITION OF MORE THAN 100 WORKS FROM THE ROBERT L. STUART COLLECTION THAT DOCUMENT AND INTERPRET NEW YORK CITY'S HISTORY. STUART (1806-1882) WAS A SUGAR MERCHANT AND FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. THIS EXPANDED STORAGE CAPABILITY WILL ENABLE THE MUSEUM TO MOVE WORKS FROM SPACES WITH INFERIOR CONDITIONS TO A NEW MODERN FACILITY THAT IS MANAGED BY THE MUSEUM'S STAFF. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE CONDITION ASSESSMENT AND PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS, THEREBY IMPROVING COLLECTIONS DATA AND ENHANCING THE ONLINE PRESENTATION OF THE COLLECTION.

ACCESS TO NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S PAMPHLET COLLECTION, PHASE TWO

RETHINKING AMERICAN FEMINISM, 1948-1977 [THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROPOSES LEVEL II SUMMER INSTITUTE THAT WILL CONVENE 30 TEACHERS IN GRADES K-12 AND 19 GUEST SCHOLARS, FILMMAKERS, AND ACTIVISTS TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF FEMINISM IN 20TH CENTURY AMERICA. THIS HYBRID INSTITUTE WILL FULFILL THREE WEEKS OF WORK OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. IT WILL INCLUDE TWO WEEKS IN PERSON AT N-YHS OVER THE SUMMER, VIRTUAL EVENING SESSIONS IN THE FALL, AND A CULMINATING VIRTUAL WEEKEND IN JANUARY 2023. BUILDING ON N-YHS?S CENTER FOR WOMEN?S HISTORY AND WEB-BASED CURRICULUM, WOMEN & THE AMERICAN STORY, RETHINKING AMERICAN FEMINISM: 1948-1977 WILL EMPOWER TEACHERS TO INCORPORATE THE VOICES OF A DIVERSE RANGE OF WOMEN INTO THEIR INSTRUCTION ON 20TH CENTURY US HISTORY. BY STUDYING AND CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN ACROSS MANY CATEGORIES, TEACHERS WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO BREAK DOWN THE STEREOTYPE OF A SINGLE NARRATIVE OF WOMEN?S HISTORY AND HELP STUDENTS?PARTICULARLY FEMALE STUDENTS?SEE THEMSELVES IN THE PAST.]

AMERICAN WOMEN, AMERICAN CITIZENS: 1920-1948 [THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY PROPOSES A REVISED VERSION OF AMERICAN WOMEN, AMERICAN CITIZENS: 1920-1948, AN INSTITUTE THAT WILL CONVENE 30 SCHOOLTEACHERS, TWO TEACHER ADVISORS, SIX SCHOLAR GUESTS, AND SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS AND FIELD TRIP SITES FOR A LEARNING EXPERIENCE INTENDED TO BUILD A VIBRANT LEARNING COMMUNITY OVER SEVERAL MONTHS OF STUDY. THIS HYBRID INSTITUTE WILL FULFILL THREE WEEKS OF WORK INCLUDING TWO SPRING VIRTUAL TEAM-BUILDING SESSIONS, TWO WEEKS OF IN-PERSON DEEP CONTENT EXPLORATION, AND THREE VIRTUAL FALL SESSIONS FOCUSED ON FINAL PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND CLASSROOM APPLICATION. THIS PROPOSAL REFLECTS A REVISION AND EXPANSION OF THE 2020 FULLY VIRTUAL VERSION OF AMERICAN WOMEN, AMERICAN CITIZENS: 1920-1948. A SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL FOR 2024 WILL ALLOW N-YHS TO DELIVER THE INSTITUTE AS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED (IN PERSON), WITH THE ADDED BENEFIT OF HYBRID COMPONENTS THAT ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO INSTITUTE PROVIDERS.]

THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL BUILD STAFF CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN ACCESSIBILITY AND IMPROVE K-12 PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. THE PROJECT WILL CREATE SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES FOR ENSURING THAT ALL PROGRAMS TAKE THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES INTO ACCOUNT; ESTABLISH A PATTERN OF CONSISTENT ACCESSIBILITY TRAINING FOR ALL MUSEUM EDUCATION STAFF; AND CREATE SPACE FOR STAFF TO LEARN FROM AND NETWORK WITH PEER ORGANIZATIONS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE BUILDING AN ADVISORY COUNCIL OF TEACHERS AND PARENTS, CONDUCTING QUARTERLY TRAININGS FOR MUSEUM EDUCATORS, CONSULTING AMONG PEERS TO BUILD A NETWORK OF ACCESS, AND HIRING AN EXPERT CONSULTANT TO ASSESS K-12 STUDENT PROGRAMS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO DEVELOP PILOTS FOR TWO TYPES OF ACCESS-SPECIFIC K-12 PROGRAMMING THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED, ASSESSED, AND REVISED.  THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A STRATEGY DOCUMENT THAT WILL CONTINUE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INITIATIVE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE-YEARS TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PROGRAM AND BENEFITS TO THE STUDENTS.

AMERICAN WOMEN AT WAR

TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF THE MCKIM, MEAD & WHITE COLLECTION OF ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS.

PREPARING FOR AMERICA AT 250: WOMEN AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION [THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS DELIGHTED TO PROPOSE AN ENTIRELY NEW LEVEL I PROJECT THAT WILL CONVENE 30 TEACHERS IN GRADES K-12 WITH SELECT GUEST SCHOLARS AND MUSEUM PROFESSIONALS TO REFRAME THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION THROUGH THE LENS OF WOMEN?S HISTORY. THIS HYBRID INSTITUTE WILL FULFILL THREE WEEKS OF WORK OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. IT WILL INCLUDE TWO WEEKS IN PERSON AT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY FROM JULY 10-21, 2023, AND VIRTUAL EVENING SESSIONS ON JUNE 14, AUGUST 30, SEPTEMBER 27, OCTOBER 25, AND NOVEMBER 19, 2023.]

AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY AND CIVIL WARS

NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM [THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES PROMISING SCHOLARS IN AMERICAN HISTORY A DISTINCTIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR INTENSIVE SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ONE THAT LEVERAGES OUR STATUS AS A MUSEUM, LIBRARY, AND PREMIER NATIONAL CENTER FOR PUBLIC HISTORY TO OFFER FELLOWS THE CHANCE TO NOT ONLY ADVANCE THEIR ACADEMIC RESEARCH, BUT ALSO TO BRING THEIR WORK TO THE PUBLIC AND COLLABORATE WITH PUBLIC HUMANITIES PROFESSIONALS ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS. OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR TERM, FELLOWS CONDUCT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN HISTORY, ART HISTORY, AND MATERIAL CULTURE. SCHOLAR ADVISORS WHO HAVE WORKED EXTENSIVELY WITH OUR COLLECTIONS CAN GUIDE NEW FELLOWS IN CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE RESEARCH IN OUR HOLDINGS. NEW-YORK HISTORICAL RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS FUNDING FOR ONE FPIRI FELLOWSHIP IN THE 2023-2024, 2024-2025, AND 2025-2026 YEARS.]

WOMEN AND COLONIZATION: EARLY ENCOUNTERS IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

AMERICAN WOMEN, AMERICAN CITIZENS: 1920-1948

RACE AND POLITICS IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

THE NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE, INSTITUTION-WIDE SOCIAL MEDIA PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE BASE AND SKILL SET OF ALL MUSEUM STAFF IN USING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH BEST PRACTICES AND THE ORGANIZATION?S SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES. MUSEUM STAFF WILL INTEGRATE SOCIAL MEDIA INTO EXISTING DIGITAL CONTENT CREATION EFFORTS AND DEVELOP AN INTERNAL SYSTEM FOR CONTENT GENERATION BY DEPARTMENT. WITH THE NEW SOCIAL MEDIA SKILLS INCORPORATED IN ALL OPERATIONS, THE MUSEUM WILL INCREASE ITS LOCAL IMPACT; SERVE GREATER NUMBERS OF STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ON-SITE VISITORS; AND SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ITS NATIONAL REACH.

THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL CONSERVE THE BEEKMAN FAMILY COACH, ONE OF ONLY THREE 18TH-CENTURY VEHICLES USED IN NORTH AMERICA TO SURVIVE WITH NEARLY ALL OF ITS ORIGINAL COMPONENTS AND THE ONLY EXTANT EXAMPLE FROM THE COLONIAL ERA. THE TREATMENT WILL REMOVE A DANGEROUS TOP LAYER OF VARNISH COVERING THE COACH BUT PRESERVE APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE OF WEAR IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OF THE PIECE WHILE ALSO CORRECTING DANGEROUS AND VISUALLY DRAMATIC SURFACE LOSSES OR DISFIGUREMENT, CORROSION OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, AND SECURING THE OBJECT'S FUTURE STABILITY. BECAUSE MUCH OF THE CONSERVATION TREATMENT WILL TAKE PLACE IN A PUBLIC GALLERY, EVERY VISITOR TO THE MUSEUM AND LIBRARY WILL SEE THE ONGOING WORK, AS WILL THOSE PASSING BY THE MUSEUM'S STREET-FACING GLASS ENTRYWAY. AS PART OF A HISTORICALLY VALUABLE COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS THAT PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE RECORD OF PRE-REVOLUTIONARY AMERICAN LIFE, THE BEEKMAN COACH BRINGS TO LIFE THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF COLONIAL AMERICA.

ACCESS TO NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S PAMPHLET COLLECTION

DIGITIZATION OF THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S SUBWAY CONSTRUCTION PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION

TO SUPPORT THE TOURING EXHIBITION "JOHN ROGERS: AMERICAN STORIES," WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.

THE VIETNAM WAR

LINCOLN IN NEW YORK

RELIGION AND THE AMERICAN WEST

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION YOU SHOULD BE DANCING: NEW YORK 1976 AND BEYOND IN RECOGNITION OF AMERICAS 250TH ANNIVERSARY. 

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION WINOLD REISS IN NEW YORK 1913–1940S AND AN ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE.

THE ARMORY SHOW AT 100: THE NEW ART SPIRIT INTERPRETIVE WEBSITE

TO SUPPORT THE TRAVELING EXHIBITION "MAKING IT MODERN: THE FOLK ART COLLECTION OF ELIE NADELMAN" AND ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE.

TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF JOBS THAT ARE THREATENED BY DECLINES IN PHILANTHROPIC AND OTHER SUPPORT DURING THE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN.

BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO. RECORDS PROJECT

TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.   

TO SUPPORT THE PUBLICATION OF A CATALOGUE OF THE SILVER COLLECTION.

TO SUPPORT PLANNING FOR "THE ARMORY SHOW AT 100," AN EXHIBITION THAT CELEBRATES THE CENTENARY OF THE 1913 ARMORY SHOW AND PREPARATION OF THE ACCOMPAN

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A RESIDENCY AND CULMINATING EXHIBITION BY ARTIST BEATRICE GLOW.

TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING OF THE EXHIBITION, "HUDSON RIVER RECLAIMED."

TO SUPPORT THE TOURING EXHIBITION "SWING TIME: REGINALD MARSH AND THIRTIES NEW YORK," WITH ACCOMPANYING CATALOGUE.

TO SUPPORT "ARTSPEAKS!," A TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ART, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN

GRANT WILL FUND THE CONFERENCE, SLAVERY IN NEW NETHERLAND AND THE DUTCH ATLANTIC WORLD, A CONFERENCE DEVELOPED BY THE NEW NETHERLAND INSTITUTE AND THE NEW AMSTERDAM PROJECT AT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF THE MUSEUM'S TIFFANY LAMP COLLECTION.

ACTIVIST TAKE FLIGHT EXHIBITION

IN RECOGNITION OF THE STUDENT HISTORIANS HIGH-SCHOOL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, FOR THEIR WORK WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, EN

LONG-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY