Arts and Culture

Executive Vice Presidential Initiatives

Higher Learning

Humanities in Place

Presidential Initiatives

Public Knowledge

in support of studies of the potential for collaboration with The New-York Historical Society regarding  library collections

Collaboration - New York Historical Society

to support a Gender and LGBTQ+ History Fellow at The Center for Women's History at the New-York Historical Society

Gender and LGBTQ+ History

toward costs of improving access to The New-York Historical Society’s library collections

New York Historical Society Library Collections

to support completion of a five-year project to improve access to the New-York Historical Society’s library collections

New-York Historical Society Library Collections

to support a naturalization test preparation program that incorporates the Society's historical collections

The Citizenship Project

to support the historical conservation of objects and memories of recent catastrophic events in the United States

Objects and Memory

to continue support for the Citizenship Project

Citizenship Project

to support a suite of exhibitions that illuminate the nuances, vibrancy, and importance of American democracy

2020 Civics Exhibitions for First-Time Voters

to support residential fellowships for scholars

Fellowships

to support postdoctoral fellowships in American history and other humanities disciplines:  $1,500,000 as permanent endowment, to be matched by $2,000,000 over three years; and $500,000 in spendable funds to sustain two fellowships while matching funds are being raised

Fellowships Endowment

matching endowment to support conservation or curatorial positions in either museum or library departments

Curatorial Endowment

for a self-study of institutional needs and priorities

Self-Study

matching grant to strengthen the capacity to catalogue its collections

Collection Cataloguing

for development of its conservation department

Art Conservation

Bridging Funds

matching grant to catalogue and make accessible materials in its library

Cataloguing Costs

to support the development of a policy for collecting documents and objects relating to contemporary history

Contemporary History

to support the Citizenship Project designed to use the museum’s collections to assist immigrants in their studies for the naturalization exam

to support residential fellowships for early career scholars

Fellowships - Phase II

to support the cataloging of hidden collections

Cataloging Special Collections

to support completion of the documentary film Objects and Memory

to support the development of a documentary film, entitled Objects and Memory

to support the Center for the Study of Women’s History

Center for Women's History

toward the maintenance of its cataloguing operations and to help promote wider scholarly use of its collections

Independent Research Libraries Program

to support staff training and development initiatives

Training and Professional Development

to support the establishment of the Women's History Center

Center for the Study of Women's History

to improve access to library special collections

Improving Access to Library Collections - Special Collections

toward costs of incorporating materials from the Chicago Historical Society and the New York-Historical Society into the National Digital Library

National Digital Library Program

toward costs of an inventory and guide to historical societies in New Jersey

Historical Societies Guide

to support collaborative concerts, lectures, and master classes with the New York Collegium

New York Collegium

to support core operations through the New York Theater Program

New York Theater Program

to support fellowships offered through the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium

New England Regional Fellowship Consortium

to catalogue and conserve a collection of original drawings of Central Park and other New York City parks

Central Park Drawings

in support of The Making of New York project, a digital collection of material on the history of New York drawn from 11 major libraries

Making of New York

to assist in the renovation of its Newark headquarters

Renovation Costs

to support a Sawyer Seminar on the historical and cultural sources of contemporary developments

Sawyer Seminars - New Immigrants and American Society

toward acquisition of land for a new Cadet Corps headquarters building to be located in the Bronx

New Cadet Headquarters

for construction and delivery of a mobile stage and shell for the City of New York (see also Metropolitan Opera Association)

Mobile Stage Construction

to support relocation planning for the Society's physical archive, upgrades to its digital collection infrastructure, and planning for a rebranding project

Planning for the GLBT Historical Society's Future

to support new strategic initiatives aimed at artistic growth, audience development, and financial stability

New Strategic Initiatives

toward support of a study to develop models for graduate-level consortial arrangements among five institutions in New York City

New York Graduate Consortium Project

General Support

toward costs of conserving and organizing its photographic collections

Photographic Collections

toward costs of undertaking a strategic plan for its library

Library Planning

to support the retrospective conversion of library card catalogs to electronic format

Integrated Library System

to support a study to select an online public access catalog

Online Public Access Catalogue

to provide general operating support, as part of the New York Theater Program

to support new media strategies and artistic initiatives

Artistic and New Media Initiatives

Artists as Catalysts

Artists as Catalysts Navigation Image

Beyond Incarceration

A side profile of a Black poet who is wearing glasses and a hat with a feather hat pin.

Borderlands Cultures

In portrait orientation, an aerial view of a major highway running parallel to a large border wall set on a hilly landscape

Civic Engagement

A man in a brown jacket stands in front of blue bulletin board that is covered with papers and advertisements  

Evolving Higher Education

A vertical image of an Indigenous person who is sitting on a chair in front of a backdrop.

Expanding Public Knowledge

An interior room filled with audio and video equipment 

Monuments and Memory

A multicolored painted totem pole set in front of a foggy forest landscape

Multivocality

Five people stand together in a group photo. They are laughing and smiling.

Power of the Word

Five colorful neon signs hang on the wall with messages that include, "Freedom cannot wait," "Brown owned," and "America is for Dreamers."

Public Places‚ Public Stories

A group of Indigenous Maskoke people stand and sit in the wooden frame of a structure in a woods

Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora

In a vertical image, a black leather vest is adorned with colorful pins across the front of it. Embroidery on the vest reads: "Felícitas "La Prieta" Méndez" 