f Laying Tracks: Behind the Scenes of the Jerni Collection Cataloging Project By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 17:21:39 +0000 We are building a research railroad! In 2017 the New-York Historical Society received a special grant to begin the enormous task of cataloging the Jerni Collection in an effort share its wonders with the greater public. These funds come from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Founded in 1996, IMLS serves as an... The post Laying Tracks: Behind the Scenes of the Jerni Collection Cataloging Project appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions cataloguing collections history exhibition Holiday Express Toys trains
f Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow: “It Is About What We Remember” By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:52:37 +0000 This fall, we opened a powerful new exhibition Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow, which explores the struggle for full citizenship and racial equality that unfolded in the 50 years after the Civil War, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Fourteenth Amendment. On September 7, to open the exhibition, we welcomed Dr. Brenda... The post Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow: “It Is About What We Remember” appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions african american history Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow citizenship Civil War reconstruction
f History and Halloween: John Rogers’ “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:51:03 +0000 As October 31 draws near, ghosts appear in New York windows, and cobwebs creep over city bushes. Crisp leaves heap in piles along sidewalks where wrinkled gourds line up to watch crunchy commutes. All across the state New Yorkers still “inhale the witching influence of the air, and begin to grow imaginative, to dream dreams,... The post History and Halloween: John Rogers’ “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections bronze casting Halloween N-YHS permanent collection New-York Historical Society sculpture
f Alexander Hamilton: New York City’s Financial Founding Father By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:54:10 +0000 Revolutionary War hero, treasury secretary, founder of the Bank of New York, architect of America’s financial system—Alexander Hamilton’s accomplishments are too numerous to list. In his lifetime of just 47 years, Hamilton helped secure America’s freedom and shaped the contours of the young republic in its earliest days. The Bank of New York (now BNY... The post Alexander Hamilton: New York City’s Financial Founding Father appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections General Alexander Hamilton american revolution Bank of New York Hamilton clock
f Factory in the Kitchen: Civil War-era Apple Parers By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 22:51:21 +0000 Yikes! This aggressive-looking machine is patented under the name “Lightning” and is cold to the touch. Because it’s made from cast iron, when you lift it, its weight drags your whole body down and turns your arm to pudding. It has four gears; each is a different size, and each is necessary. When activated, these... The post Factory in the Kitchen: Civil War-era Apple Parers appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections General Technology apple domestic life Food fruit Industrial Revolution kitchen technology
f From Cotton Fields to Laundry Strikes: Black Women’s Labor During Reconstruction and Jim Crow By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 20:38:13 +0000 If you were watching television in the 1990s, you are probably familiar with the jingle “the touch, the feel, of cotton. The fabric of our lives.” In many ways, cotton has also long been the fabric of our country. Many correctly associate the growing of cotton in the United States with the institution of slavery.... The post From Cotton Fields to Laundry Strikes: Black Women’s Labor During Reconstruction and Jim Crow appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Now on View Betye Saar Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow black history month Jim Crow women artists women's labor
f Betye Saar: Reclaiming the Legacy of Jim Crow By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 00:49:00 +0000 It is fitting that the exhibition Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow coincides with Betye Saar: Keepin’ It Clean, for it is the legacy of Jim Crow that the contemporary artists Betye Saar tackles. Black Citizenship begins with the struggle for equality during the tumultuous years of Reconstruction and ends with the late-19th and 20th century... The post Betye Saar: Reclaiming the Legacy of Jim Crow appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Now on View Women's History Betye Saar Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow Center for Women's History Jim Crow women artists
f Meet Phoebe Snow, the Fictional Woman Who Gave Glamour to Train Travel—and Coal?! By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:04:33 +0000 Phoebe Snow lives up to her surname. She has pale skin and is dressed entirely in white. From the pristine ostrich plumes that adorn her hat to the spotless boots that protect her feet, Phoebe Snow is obsessively, almost compulsively, clean. She’s also a fictional character, invented by an advertising firm in an early push... The post Meet Phoebe Snow, the Fictional Woman Who Gave Glamour to Train Travel—and Coal?! appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Collections Ephemera General black and white photography Board Games collections Liman Collection trains
f Celebrating Pete Seeger: A Producer and Friend on How the Folk Legend’s Music Changed the World By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:40:40 +0000 The late, legendary Pete Seeger knew how to sing for a cause. Throughout his career, he performed, rallied, and wrote music for labor rights, civil rights, and the end of the Vietnam War. He was also deeply involved in the environmental movement, particularly when it came to the Hudson River. A longtime resident of Beacon,... The post Celebrating Pete Seeger: A Producer and Friend on How the Folk Legend’s Music Changed the World appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Events Exhibitions Interview Public Programs Exhibition History Hudson Rising Hudson River music programming upcoming event
f The Bible, America’s First Book: ‘In God We Trust’ at New-York Historical By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:37:56 +0000 Most Christian and Jewish Americans, reading about Christ’s resurrection or the Jewish exodus from Egypt during the upcoming Easter and Passover holidays, will not consider the Bible to be an American book. And yet, the Bible was our first American book; its earliest printings, translations, and interpretations reflected the experiences of the first Europeans to... The post The Bible, America’s First Book: ‘In God We Trust’ at New-York Historical appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Manuscripts American colonies American History book Exhibition immigration Installation special installation
f Scenes from the First Earth Day: Photos from the 1970 Rallies in New York City By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:58:28 +0000 Every year on April 22, people around the world pause to rally for the planet. Earth Day has become a global event, part demonstration, part celebration, as concerned citizens lend their support to a natural world that’s increasingly in peril. That sense of urgency was there from the very beginning: April 22, 1970, marked the... The post Scenes from the First Earth Day: Photos from the 1970 Rallies in New York City appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions Photographs Activism American History exhibitions Hudson Rising Hudson River political protest
f The Palisades in Peril: Meet the Forgotten Women Who Fought to Save the Great Cliffs of the Hudson River By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:04:52 +0000 The champion racing yacht Marietta set sail from Pier A in lower Manhattan on the chilly late morning of September 22, 1897. Mrs. Edith Gifford was aboard along with fellow members of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs (NJSFWC) and their male allies from the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society (ASHPS). This... The post The Palisades in Peril: Meet the Forgotten Women Who Fought to Save the Great Cliffs of the Hudson River appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Women's History Exhibition exhibitions Hudson Rising Hudson River now on view women's history
f Pete Seeger at 100: How the Folk Legend Built a Sailboat to Help Revive the Hudson River By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 03 May 2019 13:37:58 +0000 May 3, 2019, is an auspicious day in music history. It would’ve been the 100th birthday of Pete Seeger, the late, legendary singer-songwriter and one of the pioneers of American folk music. Seeger, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 94, had an incredible career that stretched from his early days in the 1940s... The post Pete Seeger at 100: How the Folk Legend Built a Sailboat to Help Revive the Hudson River appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Current Events Exhibitions General Now on View Exhibition exhibitions Hudson Rising Hudson River music now on view
f The Fascinating Story of the First American Bible, a Native American Language Translation from 1663 By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2019 13:45:16 +0000 The first Bible to be printed in America was special for many reasons, but perhaps the most remarkable is this: It was translated into a language that most English colonists couldn’t read. A Geneva Bible, it was printed in Natick, an Algonquin language spoken by the Massachusett people who lived on the land surrounding the... The post The Fascinating Story of the First American Bible, a Native American Language Translation from 1663 appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Manuscripts Now on View america American colonies Exhibition exhibitions religion special installation
f Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork By behindthescenes.nyhistory.org Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2019 14:35:12 +0000 An estimated 44 million people attended the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Queens, and witnessed its vision for a shimmering, Art Deco “World of Tomorrow.” Some five million of those visitors got a chance to behold Lift Every Voice and Sing. A sculpture by artist Augusta Savage, it stood at a... The post Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork appeared first on Behind The Scenes. Full Article Exhibitions General Now on View Paintings Women's History african american american art Art Exhibition exhibitions now on view women artists
f The tentmakers of Cairo: Ṣunnāʻ al-khiyām fī al-Qāhirah / Non 'D' Script & Kim Beamish present By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 Rotch Library - NK9288.T46 2015 Full Article
f The trials of spring / Fork Films presents ; producer, Beth Levison ; director, Gini Reticker ; a co-production of ZAG Line Pictures, LLC and Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; in association with Fork Films, Artemis Rising Foundation and Center For By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Mon, 31 Oct 2016 Rotch Library - JQ1850.A91 T75 2015 Full Article
f The destruction of memory / Vast Productions USA presents By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Thur, 12 Jan 2017 Rotch Library - HM554.D47 2016 Full Article
f Junction 48 / a Metro Communications ... [and others] production ; screenplay, Oren Moverman & Tamer Nafar ; director, Udi Aloni By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Thur, 18 May 2017 Rotch Library - PN1997.2.J86 2017 Full Article
f Kedi / a Termite Films production, in association with PK Film ; directed by Ceyda Torun ; produced by Ceyda Torun, Charlie Wuppermann By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Tues, 19 Dec 2017 Rotch Library - SF450.K43 2017 Full Article
f Frame by frame / a film by Alexandria Bombach, Mo Scarpelli ; a Red Reel & Rake Films production ; in association with CoPilot Pictures, Exposure Labs & Rampante ; a Time Inc. presentation ; directed by Alexandria Bombach, Mo Scarpelli ; producer By grammy.mit.edu Published On :: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 Rotch Library - TR113.A3 F733 2015 Full Article
f Willem de Sitter: Einstein's friend and opponent / Jan Guichelaar By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Pulsar astrophysics: the next fifty years: proceedings of the 337th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union, held at Jodrell Bank Observatory, United Kingdom, September 4-8, 2017 / edited by Patrick Weltevrede, Benetge B.P. Perera, Lina Levin Pr By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Hayden Library - QB843.P8 I58 2018 Full Article
f Mysteries of Mars / Fabio Vittorio de Blasio By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Low frequency radio observations of galaxy clusters and groups / Thérèse Cantwell By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 07:26:25 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Serenditipies in the Solar System and Beyond: proceedings of a symposium celebrating Prof. Wing-Huen Ip's 70th birthday, held at National Central University, Taiwan, 10-13 July 2017 / edited by Chung-Ming Ko, Po-Chieh Yu, Chan-Kao Chang By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 11 Nov 2018 07:25:25 EST Hayden Library - QB500.5.S47 2017 Full Article
f A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy by Wilson Wall By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
f 4th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications: Delft, The Netherlands, October 16 -18, 2017 / editors, H. Paul Urbach and Qifeng Yu By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
f From habitability to life on Mars / edited by Nathalie A. Cabrol, Edmond A. Grin By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Hayden Library - QB641.F76 2018 Full Article
f Exploring the universe: a collection of research reviews on contemporary astrophysics and space science / Banibrata Mukhopadhyay, Supdipta Sasmal, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Low frequency radio astronomy and the LOFAR Observatory: lectures from the Third LOFAR Data Processing School / George Heald, John McKean, Roberto Pizzo, editors By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Accretion Flows in Astrophysics edited by Nikolay Shakura By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 25 Nov 2018 07:23:59 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Simulating large-scale structure for models of cosmic acceleration / Baojiu Li By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Hubble Deep Field and the distant universe / Robert Williams By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Chondrules: records of protoplanetary disk processes / edited by Sara S. Russell, Natural History Museum, London, Harold C. Connolly Jr., Rowan University, New Jersey, and Alexander N. Krot, University of Hawaii, Manoa By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Hayden Library - QB758.5.C46 C456 2018 Full Article
f Measuring time: frequency measurements and related developments in physics / Masatoshi Kajita By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Online Resource Full Article
f The most interesting galaxies in the universe / Joel L. Schiff By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 9 Dec 2018 07:20:53 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Space weather of the heliosphere: processes and forecasts: proceedings of the 335th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, July 17-21, 2017 / edited by Claire Foullon, Olga E. Malandraki By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 16 Dec 2018 10:00:53 EST Hayden Library - QB529.I67 2018 Full Article
f Russia's posture in space: prospects for Europe / Marco Aliberti, Ksenia Lisitsyna By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 13:10:51 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Principles of gravitational lensing: light deflection as a probe of astrophysics and cosmology / Arthur B. Congdon, Charles R. Keeton By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 13:10:00 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Saturation of the f-mode instability in neutron stars / Pantelis Pnigouras By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 13:19:35 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Chronicling the golden age of astronomy: a history of visual observing from Harriot to Moore / Neil English By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 6 Jan 2019 13:19:35 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Solar planetary systems: stardust to terrestrial and extraterrestrial planetary sciences / Asit B. Bhattacharya, Jeffrey M. Lichtman By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 13:05:06 EST Hayden Library - QB501.B53 2017 Full Article
f Probes of multimessenger astrophysics: charged cosmic rays, neutrinos, y-rays and gravitational waves / Maurizio Spurio By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
f International Symposium on Gravity, Geoid and Height Systems 2016: proceedings organized by IAG Commission 2 and the International Gravity Field Service, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-23, 2016 / editors, Georgios S. Vergos, Roland Pail and Riccardo B By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
f 8th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Large Mirrors and Telescopes / Cho, Myung By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Cruise Ship Astronomy and Astrophotography Gregory I. Redfern By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Observer's guide to variable stars Martin Griffiths By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 20 Jan 2019 12:54:47 EST Online Resource Full Article
f Early Exploration of the Moon: Ranger to Apollo, Luna to Lunniy Korabl / Tom Lund By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:01:18 EST Online Resource Full Article
f One of ten billion earths: how we learn about our planet's past and future from distant exoplanets / Karel Schrijver By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:01:18 EST Hayden Library - QB820.S287 2018 Full Article
