As you may know from an earlier blog, NYLI is currently in temporary quarters, and during the move — our own Mr. James T. Brady was reunited with his long lost mini-me….
Mini Brady was probably a kind of salesman’s sample … a terracotta miniature proposal made by the artist for approval before beginning on the commission for the final marble bust…
Brady skills as a legal advocate are legendary, and if time travel were possible, 19th Century’s greatest lawyer would be amazed at the current NYLI collection…
Happy 50th Birthday Hip Hop! The Bronx, home of the Yankees and Fordham University, is credited to giving the world the music of hip hop…. NYLI gives its shout out & birthday greetings to Hip Hop …& hopes you consider these resources when protecting your creative rights…. And in our eBook collection.. .there’s…. The New…
The Internet Archive has announced that more than 125,000 U.S. Supreme Court records and briefs spanning nearly two centuries of American law are now freely accessible online. The collection contains three parts: “The first is the official records from the lower court(s): the trial transcripts, evidence, and procedural documents that travel with each case up…
American Library Association celebrates Library week with the theme of joy. Themed days throughout the week emphasize library’s varied role… While you often don’t think of ‘joy’ being part of legal research, here at the Institute we find that a sense of fun pervades and finally….
95 years after the 15th Amendment’s ratification, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 promised to enforce the right to vote by eliminating obstacles such as poll taxes, literacy tests, and other bureaucratic restrictions imposed by many Southern state legislatures during the post-Reconstruction period. In 1964, nearly 100 years after the Civil War ended, numerous peaceful…
We have a lot of fun getting into the holiday spirit here at NYLI. In particular our Research Analyst Emily Moog and now retired Library Clerk Pheobe Hurtte who are master crafters of holiday joy here at the library. Here’s a brief look at just some of the many holiday decorations we’ve had here at…
3. ProQuest Congressional — ready-made history and topics… including one on the 1964 Act….. 4. eBook Resources on the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr…… 7. …. And a shout out to the Harlem Renaissance and the librarian who held famous salons…. Regina Anderson Andrews…. 8. Citizenship and voting rights ….. part of…
