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  2. New York Society Library - Wikipedia

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    The New York Society Library (NYSL) is the oldest cultural institution in New York City. [3] It was founded in 1754 by the New York Society as a subscription library . [ 4 ] During the time when New York was the capital of the United States , it was the de facto Library of Congress .

  3. List of libraries in 19th-century New York City - Wikipedia

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    New York Historical Society [5] New York Hospital [3] [5] New York Law Institute [5] [26] New York Law School library [3] New York Medical College [5] New York Normal College library [3] New York Port Society Library [4] New York Public Library (est.1895) New-York Sacred Music Society (est.1823) [24] New York Society Library; New York State ...

  4. New-York Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum. It presents exhibitions, public programs, and research that explore the history of New York and the nation. The New-York Historical Society Museum & Library has been at its present location since 1908. The granite building was designed by York & Sawyer in a classic Roman Eclectic style ...

  5. Category : Libraries on the National Register of Historic ...

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    This page was last edited on 25 February 2013, at 08:35 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  6. List of New York Public Library branches - Wikipedia

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    Library Image Address Historical Note; 1: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (Main Branch) Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street: Built after the New York Public Library was formed as a combination of two libraries in the late 1890s. The architectural firm Carrère and Hastings constructed the structure in the Beaux-Arts style, and the structure opened on ...

  7. Category:Private libraries in the United States - Wikipedia

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    New York Society Library; P. Prelinger Library; R. Romney Literary Society; S. Scheide Library This page was last edited on 17 June 2024, at 10:39 (UTC). Text ...

  8. The Four Hundred (Gilded Age) - Wikipedia

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    In 2009, the Museum of the City of New York compiled its own list, entitled "The New York City 400", of the 400 "movers and shakers" who made a difference in the 400 years of New York City history since Henry Hudson arrived in 1609. McAllister was "the only person on the original Four Hundred to also make the museum's list." [22]

  9. Grolier Club - Wikipedia

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    The Grolier Club is a private club and society of bibliophiles in New York City.Founded in January 1884, it is the oldest existing bibliophilic club in North America. The club is named after Jean Grolier de Servières, Viscount d'Aguisy, Treasurer General of France, whose library was famous; his motto, "Io.