Posts from Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

Understanding that they, as young people, are historical actors and that their lives are worthy of scholarly analysis can be a profoundly empowering experience.

'The Holy Ladder'—you could call it one of the first self-help books ever written.

By the 1890s, NYC guidebooks reflected the self-consciousness of a supercity exposing itself to the world.

Like the population, NYC guidebooks boomed in the decade preceding the Civil War.

A guidebook is the fuel that might power a researcher’s time machine.

La forma en que representamos hechos y personajes históricos tiene una fascinante manera de cambiar con el tiempo. Tomemos, por ejemplo, el Cinco de Mayo, también conocido en México como la Batalla de Puebla.

It is not Mexican Independence Day—ultimately, it's a holiday about being proud of your ancestry.

Our in-person visits are on hiatus, but we are still available to help you with virtual consultations and advice.

After all, women were largely confined to the domestic sphere not for mere months, but for centuries.

Explore more of this powerful, emerging literary genre.

It's a terrific resource—particularly for hard-to-find, small local publications as well as academic journals for which physical copies are not easily accessible.

Our Digital Collections are rich with subway material including a collection of photographs by Alen MacWeeney that capture the quirkiness, diversity, and grittiness of late 1970s New York.

"When I started reading [vintage postcards], it felt like reading someone’s text messages, tweets, or Instagram posts from a hundred years ago."

You can honor Earth Day and Arbor Day Every Day.

If you find yourself with time on your hands at home right now, it might be the perfect time to undertake a genealogy project.

Explore our rich online-accessible resources that can help teachers tackle the Reconstruction era.

The long tradition of private efforts to protect the public’s health.

Perhaps some of their projects can support and inspire some of yours as well.

Peer-reviewed guides to a range of topics.