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The Korean Collections at the New York Public Library: A Survey
By Hee-Gwone Yoo, Librarian, General Research Division | May 17, 2022Our LibGuide highlights collections of rare Korean prints and manuscripts, photographs, maps, and other printed texts.Navigating Movies with Maps: Treasure Hunting in 'Uncharted'
By Jo-Ann Wong, Librarian II | May 6, 2022Have you seen the movie Uncharted? If so, learn how the historical basis of this movie connects to maps in NYPL's Map Division.New Czech Antiquarian Acquisitions
By Bogdan Horbal, Curator, Slavic and East European Collections | May 4, 2022Learn more about these additions to the collection.How Activists Harnessed the Telephone and Built the Nation’s First LGBTQ+ Hotline
By Quinn Anex-Ries, NYPL Short-Term Fellow | April 28, 2022Short-term fellow Quinn Anex-Ries discusses the Gay Switchboard of New York and its callers' daily fears, joys, pleasures, and questions.NYPL Researcher Spotlight: Laura Glazer
By Jessica Cline, Librarian III | April 21, 2022Glazer is an artist exploring subjects through publishing, curating, broadcasting, and participatory and collaborative projects.A Time Travel Guide to 1950s New York
By Serena Troshynski, Librarian II | April 18, 2022To celebrate the release of the 1950 federal census records, explore a day in the life of mid-century New York City.Help Wanted: The Bronx Slave Markets and the Exploitation of Black Women Domestic Workers
By Makoroba Sow, Librarian II | April 15, 2022A short history of the struggle of Black domestic workers who sought work on the street corners of Depression-era New YorkDoc Chat Forty-Nine: The Barber of Moscow
By Julie Golia, Associate Director, Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books and Charles J. Liebman Curator of Manuscri | April 14, 2022Experts analyze one of the most iconic images in modern Russian culture.Doc Chat Forty-Eight: Exploring the Irish American Experience Through the Emigrant Savings Bank Records
By Julie Golia, Associate Director, Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books and Charles J. Liebman Curator of Manuscri | April 6, 2022Explore the Irish American experience through the records of one influential 19th-century banking institution.Doc Chat Forty-Seven: What’s Cooking in the Yiddish Kitchen - Recipes for Immigrant Women
By Julie Golia, Associate Director, Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books and Charles J. Liebman Curator of Manuscri | April 4, 2022Explore the world of Yiddish cookbooks published by famous American food companies.
