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Talking Turkey: NYLI’s collections & celebrating National American Indian Heritage Month!

Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. “U.S.S. New York” The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1916. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c1e518e3-df45-5ef2-e040-e00a18063c7a

It’s been nearly 30 years since Congress declared November as National American Indian Heritage Month accompanied by Presidential Proclamation 6230 . The U.S. Government provides some […]

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It’s “White Shoe” at LLAGNY’s Book Club – with author John Oller in attendance…all at NYLI !

LLAGNY’s third book club offering explored the world of law firms, as they were in the turn of the 20th Century, and when the rules of law firm management were set in place by Paul Cravath.

And, as an added bonus, author John Oller attended and took part in the conversation, answered questions and signed […]

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Reach out… NYLI…now has greater access to borrow for you !

We have a new agreement with OCLC that allows NYLI to borrow from other institutions…..  Reach out… as we now has greater access to borrow for you !!!

Fee will only be $20 plus any delivery cost incurred…

Just one more way that NYLI is A legacy library offering leading-edge services !!

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Sex, Drugs & Rock: LLAGNY Book Club Rolls on with Patti Smith’s Just Kids

My colleague Sarah Dowson & I cover LLAGNY’s last book club selection “Just Kids” by Patty Smith… check out our Law Lines article here….

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Henry Brockholst Livingston……Hey, Where’s my musical?

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. Brockholst Livingston, 1757-1823

Wartime aide-de-camp to George Washington?
Involvement with Aaron Burr?
Fatal Duel in New Jersey?
No, it’s not the guy on the ten-dollar bill, founder of The NY Post, and subject of Broadway’s phenomenal hit.
It’s Henry Brockholst […]

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BUSTED!! Librarian discovers the identities of two New York Law Institute statues !!

Post authored by Emily Moog

NYLI Research Librarian Emily Moog was reviewing 19th Century newspapers regarding its history when she discovered the identities of the two unknown busts residing in its reading room

They are James T. Brady and Francis Brockhoist Cutting !

 
James T. Brady bust currently at NYLI and painting by Joseph Alexander Ames, 1869, The […]

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