Articles and Databases

Supported by the America for Bulgaria Foundation, the National Academic Library and Information System (NALIS) portal is an union catalog of 22 research and academic libraries in Bulgaria. The portal includes bibliographic information about the libraries' electronic resources and information services. 

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The archive contains PDF page images and searchable text for all issues of The Nation published from 1865 to the present.

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The United Kingdom's central advisory body on archives and manuscripts relating to British history.

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An independent Federal agency that preserves U.S. historical documents and oversees the management of all Federal records.

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Nationalatlas.gov is the one of the most complete sources of national maps and geographic information for the United States. It contains an online map maker, dynamic maps, printable maps, articles, free GIS data, and additional resources for geographic information about the United States.

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Indexing of America's top newspapers in one search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and The Washington Post.

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Searchable full text from the 1980's to the present of over 25 local, regional and national newspapers including the the New York Daily News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and The Christian Science Monitor. 

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Search more than 100,000 portrait records from the Catalog of American Portraits.

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Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under U.S. Immigration Collection. This database contains an index to the petitions for naturalization filed in various federal, state and local courts in New York City.

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Index to the Kings County (Brooklyn) naturalization records located in the Kings County Clerk's Office.

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Indexes to naturalization records of the Eastern District (Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau, Suffolk) 1865-1957, the Southern District (Manhattan, Bronx, Westchester) 1824-1959, Bronx County Supreme Court 1914-1952, Queens County Clerk's Office, 1906-1957, Nassau County 1899-1989, Suffolk County 1865-1981, and Military Naturalizations for the New York Tri-State Area.

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Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under U.S. Immigration Collection.

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Nature is a weekly international journal publishing the finest peer-reviewed research in all fields of science and technology. Nature also provides news and interpretation of topical and coming trends affecting science, scientists and the wider public.

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Profiles of 2,000 institutional money managers and their 8,000 investment products. 

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An online version of the print encyclopedia for children plus NBK News, weekly current events stories plus special features geared especially for young students.

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Covers the vast worlds of science, technology, and medicine with curriculum-aligned articles and a rich array of photos, maps, and technical illustrations that help clarify scientific processes.

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A science encyclopedia with over 400 articles geared to student readers.

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Full text issues in biomedical science and clinical practice from 1990-present.

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Searchable full-text and page images of the leading Black newspaper of the 20th century.

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A digitized version of the New York City (Manhattan) building permits from 1900-1986, searchable by address, owner, architect, building type and other fields.

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A searchable database of the birth indexes for all 5 boroughs of New York City.

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Department of City Planning reference collection including access to New York City population information from the 2000 U.S. Census.

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A searchable database of the death indexes for Manhattan (1868-1894), Brooklyn (1862-1897) and All Boroughs (1898-1948).

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A subset of the Making of America digital library (the University of Michigan site), this collection consists of 335 volumes focusing on New York City, including several editions of the Directory of social and health agencies of New York City. The

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The NYC agency that is responsible for identifying and designating the city's landmarks and historic districts. Many of their publications are available for download especially the more recnt ones.

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The Neighborhood Preservation Center and Landmarks Preservation Commission have joined together to provide free online access to Landmark designation reports. Designation reports explain the architectural, historical or cultural significance of an individual landmark or historic district.

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A searchable database of the brides indexes for Manhattan 1866-1937; Kings County (Brooklyn) 1871-1918; 1928-1937; Bronx 1899-1937; Queens 1904-1937; Richmond (Staten Island) 1898-1937.

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A searchable database of the groom indexes for Brooklyn, 1864-1907, Manhattan, 1866-1907, Staten Island, 1898-1907, and All Boroughs,1908-1937.

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This gallery is your entry point into the vast visual holdings of NYC's municipal government's archives. Provides free access to over 870,000 items including photographs, maps, motion-pictures and audio recordings. 

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LotInfo Pro provides access to lot information data including building footprints and dimensions, assessed and sale valuation and ownership.

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Images of New York City from the New York Public Library's Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. Most collections search best by street and cross street.

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Full text of the New York Daily News, from October 14th, 1997-present. 

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Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under the Birth, Marriage & Death category - New York Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890. Digitized version of Gertrude A. Barber's extracts of deaths recorded in the "Brooklyn Eagle" (1841-1890) and the "New York Evening Post" (1801-1890).

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Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under U.S. Immigration Collection. The Emigrant Savings Bank was established in 1850 by members of the Irish Emigrant Society. The bank kept records on depositors and borrowers that provide the name of the depositor, account date, and year and place of birth, if given.

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Searchable full-text and page images from the New York Herald, 1840-1865, through the ProQuest Civil War Era database.

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New York Heritage.org is a portal to free digital collections about New York State's people, places, and institutions contributed by libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions.

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New York Magazine covers, analyzes, comments on and defines the news, culture, entertainment, lifestyle, fashion and personalities that drive New York City. New York Magazine, founded in April 1968, reaches 1.6 million readers each week and is published by New York Media Holdings, LLC.

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Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under the Birth, Marriage & Death category. Digitized version of Gertrude A. Barber's extracts of marriages recorded in the "Brooklyn Eagle" (1841-1880) and the "New York Evening Post" (1801-1837).

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Access through Ancestry Library Edition - Search under U.S. Immigration Collection. Index to the passenger lists of ships arriving from foreign ports at the port of New York from 1820-1957. In addition, the names found in the index are linked to actual images of the passenger manifests.

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A resource for researching New York City apartment buildings, this collection can be browsed or searched by address, building name, neighborhood, architect, and owner/agent.

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