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Kate Stoneman: First Woman to practice law in New York

We’d like to start off March — Women’s History month — with an appreciation of Kate Stoneman, the first woman to practice law in New York. Kate Stoneman, from a farming family in upstate New York , graduated New York Normal College and taught for forty years…. And Kate was an instrumental member […]

By |March 4th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Kate Stoneman: First Woman to practice law in New York

Arturo Schomburg … definitely a polymath!

The term polymath is rarely used — as it seldom truly applies to an individual’s breadth of talent & abilities…..

Oxford English Dictionary — ultimate authority for definitions – available electronically to NYLI members…

But polymath is the exact word for capturing the many talents of Arturo Schomburg….

Writer, Historian, Curator, & Activist…..

Arthur A. Schomburg: 1904 […]

By |February 28th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Arturo Schomburg … definitely a polymath!

LLMC-Digital British-English Resources Webinar

The New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with LLMC-Digital, an extensive archive of historical primary and specialized legal materials covering the U.S. federal and state governments, the British Commonwealth, other foreign countries, and various international organizations. Remote access to LLMC-Digital is included […]

By |February 26th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on LLMC-Digital British-English Resources Webinar

George Washington…. General… President… Flower?

General… President (our Country’s first)… George Washington’s reputation often resides in his role in the American Revolution…As his eulogist famously noted, Washington was “first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen”

Military Costume of the Revolution… one of NYPL’s many public domain images of G.W.

Washington’s leadership was a […]

By |February 21st, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on George Washington…. General… President… Flower?

Abraham Lincoln: Lawyer

Obviously, Abraham Lincoln is immediately identified as a U.S. President….

The Posey Building of Shawneetown, Illinois, in which Abraham Lincoln and Robert Ingersoll had law offices ; photo circa 1937 & courtesy of NYPL

But it could easily be argued that Lincoln is the still the best lawyer who ever became President….Lincoln is […]

By |February 20th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Abraham Lincoln: Lawyer

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group February Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet at noon via Zoom on Thursday February 22nd .  We will discuss Monstrous by Sarah Myer (also available at NYPL).   Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles.

Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.

By |February 19th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group February Online Meeting

NYLI Closed for President’s Day

The New York Law Institute will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2024 in observance of the Presidents’ Day national holiday and will reopen on Tuesday, February 20th at 9:00 AM.

By |February 14th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI Closed for President’s Day

Laissez les bons temps roule with NYLI!

It’s Mardi Gras time here at The New York Law Institute….

And our very own Krewe — John Anthon, F.B. Cutting and James T. Brady are getting into the New Orleans spirit of things…

But before you get your carnival on and are too deeply involved with beads, parades and King Cake…. you might want to […]

By |February 13th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Laissez les bons temps roule with NYLI!

Fall in Love with NYLI Services and Resources

The New York Law Institute offers members a variety of resources and services including two eBooks collections providing access to over 230,000 eBook titles.

We offer the entire West Academic Nutshells series in eBook format, hundreds of ABA titles, and Mathew Bender legal treatises.  We also offer access to valuable electronic resources such as Proquest […]

By |February 12th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on Fall in Love with NYLI Services and Resources

LLAGNY Book Club February Discussion

Note: This event has been postponed until February 20th due to inclement weather.

The LLAGNY Book Club Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 13th @ 6 p.m. at The New York Law Institute (120 Broadway / 9th Floor – Rm. 932/NY NY  10271. The book to be discussed is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

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By |February 7th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on LLAGNY Book Club February Discussion