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56 eBooks, Events, Online Exhibits, and Resources for Celebrating National Hispanic American Heritage Month

September 15 to October 15 marks Hispanic Heritage Month which recognizes the triumphs and achievements of Hispanic Americans.  Here are 56 resources to help you celebrate this month!

Politics, Law, and Government Resources

Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents from Law Library of CongressHispanic Americans in Congress from Library of CongressHispanic Americans in Congress from U.S. House of RepresentativesMexican […]

By |September 23rd, 2021|New at NYLI, NYLI Collections|Comments Off on 56 eBooks, Events, Online Exhibits, and Resources for Celebrating National Hispanic American Heritage Month
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A Book Appreciation of Eugene Giudice’s Reflections During a Pandemic: Thoughts While Sheltering in Place

By Lucy Curci-Gonzalez, Executive Director

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.  – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I often comment, with apologies to
the great Joe
Cocker, that law librarians get by with a little help from their
colleagues.   Throughout the past year
and a half of pandemic, this has been proven time and […]

By |August 25th, 2021|NYLI Collections|Comments Off on A Book Appreciation of Eugene Giudice’s Reflections During a Pandemic: Thoughts While Sheltering in Place
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Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr…. with NYLI E-Books…

It’s been 35 years since Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was first celebrated as a Federal Holiday, and the many aspects of this great man continue to astound and inspire the world.

Rev. King’s influence on law, human rights, fiction, rhetoric, and politics can be deeply explored by checking out NYLI’s e-book collection….

John A. […]

By |January 15th, 2021|New at NYLI, NYLI Collections|Comments Off on Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr…. with NYLI E-Books…
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Happy Holidays from the NYLI “Bobsled Boys”….

Gearing up for the 2022 Winter Olympics, NYLI elves Pheobe Hurtte and Emily Moog built a bobsled for founders Francis B. Cutting, James T. Brady, & John Anthon….

As our team waits for snow, they and the entire NYLI library staff are searching for clues in the Law Library Scavenger Hunt. […]

By |December 9th, 2020|NYLI Collections|Comments Off on Happy Holidays from the NYLI “Bobsled Boys”….
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Divorce, 1850s Style!

 

Celebrity actor in contested divorce…. media taking sides…. crowds attending proceedings…mutual accusations of infidelity…prominent lawyers…landmark alimony settlement followed by a dispute over legal fees.  Sound familiar?

Well, if you were around in 1850s, it would!

Philadelphia native son and premier American Shakespearean actor Edwin Forrest attempted to obtain a divorce from wife Catherine through the Pennsylvania […]

By |January 22nd, 2020|New at NYLI, NYLI Collections|Comments Off on Divorce, 1850s Style!
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