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Dear Friends,Suddenly the Great Depression does not seem so far away in time. Thosefamous black and white photographs of the 1930s have been vividlybrought back to life by recent scenes on the news—bank closings, massivelayoffs, soup kitchens that can’t keep up with the needs of hungryAmericans.

The financial crisis today, as in 1932-33, coincides with the inaugura-tion of a new president.Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?What didhe do to restore the nation’s confidence in its economy and politicalsystem?What lessons does the experience of FDR’s First Hundred Dayshave for the incoming administration of Barack Obama?

Visitors to the New-York Historical Society will have a chance toreflect on these questions as they view our newest exhibition,ANewPresident Takes Command, presented by the New-York Historical Society incollaboration with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library andMuseum in Hyde Park, NewYork. The exhibition is based on “Action andAction Now”: FDR’s First Hundred Days, a major exhibition currently ondisplay in Hyde Park through the fall of 2009. The installation at theN-YHS is the first in a series of collaborations that draw upon the richcollections of both the FDRPresidential Library and Museum and theNew-York Historical Society.

I hope you’ll join us for this important new exhibition, which is astimely and provocative as the splendid public programs described in thisbrochure. Join us, too, for the fifth and final installation ofAudubon’sAviary; for the final months of Grant and Lee inWar and Peace; and for ourspecial display, in celebration of Abraham Lincoln’s bicentennial, thatfeatures documents, art, and objects from the Gilder Lehrman Collectionon deposit at the New-York Historical Society. And, yes. JOIN US.If you’re not already an N-YHSmember, you’re missing out on special,members-only events and opportunities, tailor-made for history buffslike you.

My colleagues, Museum Director Linda S. Ferber and LibraryDirector JeanAshton, and our talentedVice President for PublicPrograms, Dale Gregory, all join me in wishing you a wonderful yearahead, with exhibitions, programs, and great events that we know youwill not want to miss.

With best regards,

LOUISE MIRRER, PH.D.

PRESIDENT and CEO

ExhibitionsNew York: A Portrait of the CitySeptember 1, 2008 through January 2010Anew feature of the Luce Center offers a vivid pictorial survey of NewYork,presenting highlights of the metropolis and over two hundred years of urbanlife. The exhibition includes Francis Guy’s Tontine Coffee House of ca. 1797andYvonne Jacquette’s 1998 painting: FromWorld Trade Center.

Grant and Lee in War and PeaceOctober 17, 2008 through March 29, 2009Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee became America’s greatest generals yetused their talents in the CivilWar that tore the nation apart. This thought-provoking historical exhibition plunges visitors into the turbulent yearsfrom the 1830s to the 1880s that shaped the course of American democracyas the United States expanded west and into Mexico, fought a bloody indus-trialized war, and ultimately emerged as a unified capitalist power. TheN-YHS exhibition complements the Virginia Historical Society sister exhi-bition Lee and Grant.

A New President Takes Command:FDR’s First Hundred DaysDecember 13, 2008 through May 3, 2009Presented in collaboration with the FDR Library in HydePark, this exhibition marks the 75th anniversary ofFranklin Roosevelt’s first inauguration and the beginningof the NewDeal, displaying rarely seen documents, photo-graphs, artifacts, posters and newsreels from thecollections of both institutions.When Roosevelt was inau-gurated in March 1933, nearly 13 million Americans werejobless. Many had lost their homes and their savings. Four

thousand banks collapsed in the first two months of 1933. The speed andscope of Roosevelt’s actions were unprecedented and many later Presidentshave used the “First 100 Days” as a measure for their own administrations.

Abraham Lincoln In His Own Words: An Intimate View ofOur Greatest PresidentFebruary 12, 2009 through July 12, 2009Planned in collaboration with the Gilder Lehrman Institute, the exhibitionfeatures rarely displayed documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collectionand several compelling sculptural Lincoln portraits from the N-YHS. Morebooks have been written about Abraham Lincoln than any other American,yet our most famous president is dominated by a series of iconic images: theson of an illiterate frontier farmer who taught himself to read; the bearded

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Hoover and RooseveltPresident-electRoosevelt andPresident HerbertHoover share a tenseride to the Capitolon Inauguration Day.Franklin D. RooseveltPresidential Libraryand Museum,Hyde Park,New York

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man in the stovepipe hat; the savior of the Union; the Great Emancipator;the martyred leader. How can we look past the myth and get to knowLincoln’s true character? His words are the key. These extraordinary lettersand manuscripts allow us to discover Lincoln and his principles through hisown words. From the draft of his famous House Divided Speech to hisannouncement of the fall of Richmond, we see his struggle with the poten-tial dissolution of the country and his desire for a new birth of freedom.

“First Flowers:” Colonial Portraits at the New-York Historical SocietyJanuary 24, 2009 through 2010The Society holds one of the nation’s premiere collections of 18th centuryAmerican portraits, called by art historian James Thomas Flexner “the firstflowers of our wilderness.” The exhibition will address the lives of the sittersas well as the reasons these engaging images of early NewYorkers were com-missioned.

Audubon’s Aviary: Something Old, Something Borrowed,but Most Things NewFebruary 13, 2009 through April 5, 2009The N-YHS holds 435 stunning preparatory watercolors for 433 of the 435plates inThe Birds ofAmerica (1827-38). Each year, N-YHS exhibits a selectionof around 40 different watercolors by Audubon revolving around differentthemes suggested by the legendary naturalist artist’s life and work.The 2009Aviary, the last in the five-part series, will examine Audubon’s debts to hispredecessors, alongside his own radical innovations.

The Hudson River School at the N-YHS: Nature and the American VisionApril 17, 2009 through March 21, 2010The N-YHS continues to showcase together more than 100 famous paintingsby artists of the Hudson River School, including Thomas Cole, Asher B.Durand, John F. Kensett, Jasper F. Cropsey, and Albert Bierstadt in a seriesof rotating exhibitions drawn from the Society’s extraordinary Americanlandscape collection.

Building the Collections: Recent Acquisitions at the N-YHSApril 24, 2009 through July 9, 2009As the oldest museum in NewYork City, the Society’s collections representthe interests and enthusiasms of NewYorkers over more than two centuriesand continue to grow. The exhibition highlights some of the many works ofart, documents, and artifacts acquired in the past few years for Museum andLibrary collections. Among the treasures to be shown are John Rink’s planfor the Central Park Design Competition of 1858 and a canvas from RichardHaas’s 1981 mural, Cityscape, an aerial view of midtownManhattan.

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Lectures&ConversationsFebruaryTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 6:30 PMLincoln’s ConstitutionBenno Schmidt, Akhil Reed Amar

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 6:30 PMRobert E. Lee in American MemoryEmory M. Thomas, David W. Blight

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 6:30 PMThe Lincoln-Douglas DebatesDouglas L. Wilson, Rodney O. Davis

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 6:30 PMWith Wings Like EaglesMichael Korda

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 6:30 PMLooking for LincolnHenry Louis Gates, Jr., Bob Herbert

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 6:30 PMFighting For the CityMario M. Cuomo, Michael A.Cardozo, William E. Nelson

MarchTUESDAY, MARCH 3 6:30 PMRobert E. Lee: New YorkerElizabeth Brown Pryor, David W.Blight

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 6:30 PMFor the Birds! Cartooning Night withMort Gerberg & Alan MesserMort Gerberg, Alan Messer

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 6:30 PMAbraham Lincoln and His GeneralsJosiah Bunting III, Eliot Cohen

TUESDAY, MARCH 17 6:30 PMIn Lincoln’s HandHarold Holzer, Joshua Wolf Shenk,Cynthia Ozick

THURSDAY, MARCH 19 6:30 PMLethal LegacyLinda Fairstein, Lesley Stahl

TUESDAY, MARCH 24 6:30 PMBlindspotJane Kamensky, Jill Lepore

THURSDAY, MARCH 26 6:30 PMLife Without LawyersPhilip K. Howard, Sir Harold Evans

TUESDAY, MARCH 31 6:30 PMMake It Plain: A Life in SpeakingVernon E. Jordan, Jr.

AprilTHURSDAY, APRIL 2 6:30 PMGreat Writers on Lincoln: FromWhitman to ObamaHarold Holzer, Liam Neeson,Matthew Modine

TUESDAY, APRIL 14 6:30 PMThe Global Financial Crisis, A GreatDepression?James D. Wolfensohn, NiallFerguson, Richard Sylla

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 6:30 PMMrs. LincolnCatherine Clinton, Eric Foner

THURSDAY, APRIL 23 6:30 PMAngels and Ages: Darwin, Lincoln,and Modern LifeAdam Gopnik

TUESDAY, APRIL 28 6:00 PMLincoln At Peoria: The Turning PointLewis E. Lehrman

MayTUESDAY, MAY 5 6:30 PMAbraham Lincoln: A LifeMichael Burlingame

THURSDAY, MAY 7 6:30 PMShopping Old New York with MaryTodd Lincoln and Barry LewisBarry Lewis

TUESDAY, MAY 12 6:30 PMFrom “Hooverville” to the FirstHundred Days: The Coming of FDRand the New DealBenno Schmidt, Jonathan Alter,William E. Leuchtenburg

THURSDAY, MAY 14 6:30 PMRichard Gilder Distinguished Lecture:Who’s Your Daddy?Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

TUESDAY, MAY 19 6:30 PMA. Lincoln: A BiographyRonald C. White

TUESDAY, MAY 26 6:30 PMLincoln and the American DreamBill Moyers, Harold Holzer,Norton Garfinkle

JuneTHURSDAY, JUNE 11 6:30 PMWorld Science FestivalSpeakers TBA

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Gallery&WalkingToursFebruaryTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 1:00 PMAudubon’s Aviary Tour with CuratorRoberta J. M. Olson

MarchSATURDAY, MARCH 14 11:00 AMLegacies of Grant and LeeGallery TourCal Snyder

SATURDAY, MARCH 21 11:00 AMAudubon’s Aviary Tour with ArtistAlan Messer

SATURDAY, MARCH 28 11:00 AMThe Civil War Draft Riots:A Walking TourBarnet Schecter

AprilSATURDAY APRIL 11 11:00 AMPresidents in Crisis: Lincoln andRoosevelt, The First Hundred DaysCal Snyder

SATURDAY, APRIL 25 9:00 AMApril Bird WalkAlan Messer

MaySATURDAY, MAY 9 9:00 AMMay Bird WalkAlan Messer

Musical EventsMarchAMERICAN MUSICALS PROJECT2009 CONCERT SERIES

MONDAY, MARCH 9 7:00 PMLoesser Is More: Howard Kissel takesus to Frank’s Other ShowsHoward Kissel, Pamela Hunt

MONDAY, MARCH 16 7:00 PMSongs for Men Only!: Sheldon Harnickintroduces The GuysSheldon Harnick

MONDAY, MARCH 23 7:00 PMThe Dolls: Polly Bergen and AMPHonor the LadiesPolly Bergen

AprilMONDAY, APRIL 6 7:30 PMGuys and Dolls and Damon Runyon:The American Musicals Project GalaBenefitJo Sullivan Loesser, Pamela Hunt

Living HistoryDays10:00 am – 5:00 pmFebruarySATURDAY, FEBRUARY 76th U.S. Colored Troops

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1467th New York Regiment

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2122nd U.S. Colored Troops

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 283rd U.S. Colored Troops

MarchSATURDAY, MARCH 711th New York Infantry

SATURDAY, MARCH 143rd US Colored Troops

SATURDAY, MARCH 212nd New Jersey Brigade

SATURDAY, MARCH 2854th Massachusetts Infantry

July 4th CelebrationSATURDAY, JULY 4 10:00 AM-5:00 PMLiving History All-Day CelebrationMr. and Mrs. Benjamin Franklin,American Revolutionary Troops,Master Storyteller Jonathan Kruk

American HistoryQuiz ShowSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 2:00 PMAmerican Presidents Quiz ShowKenneth C. Davis

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Lincoln’s ConstitutionThursday, February 5, 6:30 pmWith the possible exception of GeorgeWashington, Abraham Lincoln had avastly greater influence on the Constitution than any other president. Henot only had an unparalleled influence on executive power and the idea ofthe Constitution as a dynamic, changing document, but he reshaped theConstitution with respect to the most fundamental, divisive, and terribleissue in the history of the country: slavery. The century after the CivilWar

would demonstrate the seismic potential and long reach ofLincoln’s reshaping of American federalism.BENNO SCHMIDT, MODERATOR, is Chairman of the Edison Schools, andhas served as President of Yale University and Dean of Columbia LawSchool. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the City Universityof New York. AKHIL REED AMAR is Southmayd Professor of Law andPolitical Science at Yale University and a 22-year veteran of the Yale

Law School faculty. He is the author of America’s Constitution: A Biography.

Robert E. Lee in American MemoryTuesday, February 10, 6:30 pmHow did the general who led the Confederacy become a legend among histroops despite defeat—and in a matter of a few decades become a nationalicon of American memory?Why is defeat sometimes more interesting thanvictory to some Americans? How indeed did Lee emerge as the principalsymbol of the “Lost Cause” in the wake of his death in 1870, and why overtime were so many monuments, books, and other expressions of Lee’s lega-cies so plentiful all across the South by the early 20th century?

EMORY M. THOMAS is Regents Professor of History Emeritus at theUniversity of Georgia and the author of Robert E. Lee: A Biography andRobert E. Lee: An Album. DAVID W. BLIGHT, MODERATOR, is the Classof 1954 Professor of American History and the Director of the GilderLehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition atYale University. He is the author of Race and Reunion, which won theFrederick Douglass, Lincoln, and Bancroft Prizes.

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Fighting For the CityThursday, February 26, 6:30 pmNewYork City’s government faces enormous legal challenges, including bal-ancing constitutional rights with terrorist concerns in a post 9/11 world. The325-year-old Corporation Counsel’s Office is the City’s law firm responsiblefor defending the City in facing these challenges. This program will focus onseveral controversial cases and topics, including subway bag searches, gaymarriage, underwhat circumstances the PoliceDepartment can video tape polit-ical demonstrations, litigation involving public protests, and other legal issues.

MARIO M. CUOMO served three terms as Governor of New York Statefrom 1983 to 1994 and is now Of Counsel in the law firm of Wilkie Farr& Gallagher, LLP. MICHAEL A. CARDOZO is New York City’s 77thCorporation Counsel and the longest to serve in that office in modernNew York history. WILLIAM E. NELSON is the Edward Weinfeld Professorof Law at NYU and the author of Fighting for the City: A History of theNew York City Corporation Counsel.

A special reception of New York wines will follow the program.

Robert E. Lee: New YorkerTuesday, March 3, 6:30 pmPrior to the CivilWar, Robert E. Lee spent more of his adult life in NewYorkthan in any other state. He left us wonderful descriptions ofWest Point tat-toos and cadet antics; of sleigh riding down Broadway; and of the tall shipsand commercial activity in New York’s harbor. Lee’s time in New York wasalso key to forming his remarkably nationalist attitude—an attitude thatwould cause him anguish in 1861 when he was forced to take sides as thenation careened toward war.ELIZABETH BROWN PRYOR is a historian and a senior diplomat in the American ForeignService. She is the author of Reading the Man: A Portrait of Robert E. Lee Through HisPrivate Letters. DAVID W. BLIGHT, MODERATOR, is the Class of 1954 Professor ofAmerican History and the Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery,Resistance, and Abolition at Yale University. He is the author of Race and Reunion, whichwon the Frederick Douglass, Lincoln, and Bancroft Prizes.


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The Lincoln-Douglas DebatesTuesday, February 17, 6:30 pmIn 1858, what was ostensibly a campaign for the U.S. Senate became, ineffect, a battleground over conflicting ideals in a nation deeply divided. Twoexperts examine one of the most colorful, engaging, and vital episodes inAmerican history: the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A.Douglas.The issues so fiercely debated were not about ordinary partisan dif-ferences, but one momentous, nation-threatening issue: slavery.DOUGLAS L. WILSON is George A. Lawrence Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus atKnox College and a two-time winner of the Lincoln Prize, which he won most recently forLincoln’s Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words. RODNEY O. DAVIS is SzoldDistinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History at Knox College and was co-recipientof the First Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Award in 1998. They are co-directorsof the Lincoln Studies Center at Knox and co-editors of The Lincoln-Douglas Debates, themost complete record ever assembled of the debates.

With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of BritainThursday, February 19, 6:30 pmIt was the most intense and concentrated moment of the war, when ahandful of young men fought and won the most important battle ofWorldWar II, the loss of which would have meant the invasion of Britain, and aEurope dominated and controlled by a victorious Nazi Germany that we can

hardly even imagine. In this program, Michael Korda tellsthe story of the Battle of Britain, from the political back-ground of the 1930s to the newmilitary technology of the dayto the battle itself.MICHAEL KORDA is the author of such books as Ike, Horse People, andUlysses S. Grant. His latest book is With Wings Like Eagles: A Historyof the Battle of Britain.

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Looking for LincolnTuesday, February 24, 6:30 pmThe PBS Documentary Looking for Lincoln, hosted by renowned scholarHenry Louis Gates, Jr., addresses many of the controversies surroundingLincoln – race, equality, religion, politics, and depression – by carefully inter-preting evidence from those who knew him and those who study him today.Bob Herbert joins Professor Gates to discuss these issues and more in this

special program, augmented by short clips of the film.HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., is Alphonse Fletcher University Professor andDirector of the W.E.B. DuBois Institute of African American History atHarvard University. He is the author or editor of many books, mostrecently Lincoln on Race and Slavery with Donald Yacovone. BOB

HERBERT, MODERATOR, is an op-ed columnist at The New York Timeswho often writes about politics, urban affairs, and social trends.


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In Lincoln’s HandTuesday, March 17, 6:30 pmOn the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, InLincoln’s Hand offers an unprecedented look at perhaps our greatest presi-dent through vivid images of his handwritten letters, speeches, and evenchildhood notebooks—many never before made available to the public. Co-editors Harold Holzer and Joshua Wolf Shenk discuss the greatest ofpresidential writers and the look, feel, and sound of his words. Readings ofLincoln’s writings by Cynthia Ozick.HAROLD HOLZER, MODERATOR, is co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln BicentennialCommission and has written or edited more than 30 books on Lincoln and the Civil War.JOSHUA WOLF SHENK is the author of Lincoln’s Melancholy: How Depression Challenged aPresident and Fueled His Greatness and the director of the Rose O’Neill Literary House atWashington College. They are co-editors of In Lincoln’s Hand: His Original Manuscriptswith Commentary by Distinguished Americans. CYNTHIA OZICK, READINGS, is the author ofnumerous acclaimed works of fiction and nonfiction. She is a recipient of the NationalBook Critics Circle Award, four O. Henry first prizes, and the 2008 PEN/Nabokov Award.

Lethal LegacyThursday, March 19, 6:30 pmLinda Fairstein has written the eleventh novel featuring her fictionalheroine, Manhattan DA Alex Cooper. Joined by journalist Lesley Stahl,Fairstein discusses Lethal Legacy, a murder mystery set inside the rarefiedworld of the NewYork Public Library for crime fiction fans and bibliophilesalike. Set against a meticulous New York backdrop, this story is a breath-

taking blend of history and suspense.LINDA FAIRSTEIN is the author of the Alex Coopercrime novels and a former Manhattan AssistantDistrict Attorney, where she headed the sex crimesunit. Her latest novel is Lethal Legacy. LESLEY STAHL,MODERATOR, has been a correspondent for “60Minutes” on CBS since 1991. She was previously a

CBS News White House correspondent and moderator of “Face the Nation.”

BlindspotTuesday, March 24, 6:30 pmJane Kamensky and Jill Lepore discuss their gripping book Blindspot, a 21st-century novel in 18th-century garb.Awork of fiction that is full of rich, accu-rate history that only two such accomplished historians can provide, thebook plays with the conventions of 18th-century novels, newspapers, por-traits, and histories. Set in boisterous, rebellious Boston on the eve of theAmerican Revolution, Blindspot is at once fiction and history, mystery andlove story, tragedy and farce.JANE KAMENSKY is Chair of the Department of History at Brandeis University, where shehas taught since 1993. JILL LEPORE is the David Woods Kemper ’41 Professor of AmericanHistory and chair of the History and Literature Program at Harvard University. They are theco-authors of Blindspot: by a Gentleman in Exile and a Lady in Disguise.

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For the Birds! Cartooning Night withMort Gerberg & Alan MesserThursday, March 5, 6:30 pmJoin cartoonist Mort Gerberg andwildlife artist Alan Messer for a nightof birds, art, and fun at the Society asthey take us on a virtual birding tourand other flights of fancy with on-stage cartoon improvisations. Beforethe program begins you will receive anillustrated map of a bird walk throughCentral Park’s Ramble, complete withillustrations of key birds, theirplumage, and habitats. On stage, withMr. Messer’s assistance, Mr. Gerbergwill transport us to a Ramble all his

own with his hilarious cartoonist’s imagination. Join us and celebrate theSociety’s newAudubon’s Aviary exhibition.

MORT GERBERG is a cartoonist and author whose cartoons haveappeared regularly in several magazines, including the The NewYorker and Publisher’s Weekly. His latest book is The All-JewishCartoon Collection: Strictly Kosher. Prepared Under RabbinicalSupervision. ALAN MESSER is a wildlife artist and illustrator of books,field guides, and periodicals. He is a former president of the LinnaeanSociety of New York. His paintings may be viewed at alanmesser.net.

Co-sponsored by the New York City Audubon Society and the Linnaean Society of New York.

Abraham Lincoln and His GeneralsThursday, March 12, 6:30 pmAbraham Lincoln shrewdly ran the CivilWar through his generals, George B.McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant. In this program, three experts examine theleadership and management skills of the commander-in-chief, his crucial andsometimes contentious relationships with the military men who served him,and how Lincoln’s relationship with Grant compares to other notablePresident/General relationships in wartime, such as Truman/MacArthur andBush/Petraeus.JOSIAH BUNTING III, MODERATOR, is President of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundationand President of the Lehrman American Studies Center at the Intercollegiate StudiesInstitute in Wilmington, Delaware. He is the author of, most recently, Ulysses S. Grant.ELIOT COHEN is Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies at Johns HopkinsUniversity and was a counselor to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He is theauthor of Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Wartime Leadership.

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Life Without LawyersThursday, March 26, 6:30 pmToday Americans are inundated by rules and legal threats that prevent usfrom taking responsibility and using our common sense—managers aretrained to avoid candor, schools ban the game of tag, and companies plasterinane warnings on everything: “Remove Baby Before Folding Stroller.”Philip K. Howard explains how we got to this point and provides his urgentand darkly humorous take on the potential of the law to undermine freedom.

PHILIP K. HOWARD is a lawyer, senior corporate adviser, and partner inthe firm Covington & Burling, LLP. He is a frequent contributor to TheNew York Times and The Wall Street Journal and is the author of LifeWithout Lawyers: Liberating Americans from Too Much Law. SIR

HAROLD EVANS, MODERATOR, is Editor at Large of The Week Magazineand the former President and Publisher of Random House. He is theauthor of They Made America.

Make It Plain: A Life in SpeakingTuesday, March 31, 6:30 pmAfrican Americans have long relied on the oral tradition of storytelling,preaching, and speechmaking to inspire, educate, and preserve their historyand culture. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., one of the nation’s finest speakers,imbibed this tradition as a young man and has never forgotten the men andwomen whose oratorical skill in service to social justice deeply influencedhim. Their examples and voices, reflected in his own, make this program

both a history and an embodiment of that oral tradition atits finest.VERNON E. JORDAN, JR., is a senior managing director of Lazard Frères &Co., LLC. He was previously president and chief executive officer of theNational Urban League, executive director of the United Negro CollegeFund, Inc., and director of the Voter Education Project of the SouthernRegional Council. His latest book is Make it Plain: A Life in Speaking.

Great Writers on Lincoln: From Whitman to ObamaThursday, April 2, 6:30 pmThe Library of America is celebrating the Lincoln Bicentennial with asingle, authoritative volume of the greatest poetry and prose written aboutLincoln, from the eve of the CivilWar to the dawn of the 21st century. TheLincolnAnthology boasts an unprecedented range of literary perspectives onLincoln—from Walt Whitman and William Cullen Bryant to ThomasMallon and GoreVidal.HAROLD HOLZER, MODERATOR, is co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln BicentennialCommission and has written or edited more than 30 books on Lincoln and the Civil War.

He is the editor of The Lincoln Anthology: 85 Writers on His Life andLegacy from 1860 until Now. LIAM NEESON, READINGS, is an AcademyAward-nominated actor best known for his roles in such films asSchindler’s List. He will portray Abraham Lincoln in an upcoming filmdirected by Steven Spielberg. MATTHEW MODINE, READINGS, an Emmyand Golden Globe-nominated actor, is best known for his role as“Private Joker” in Stanley Kubrick's film Full Metal Jacket.

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The Global Financial Crisis, A Great Depression?Tuesday, April 14, 6:30 pmJoin us for a timely and in-depth discussion about the current global finan-cial crisis and its parallels to past financial crises. Does it threaten anotherGreat Depression? Three economic experts will shed light on the impact ofthe turmoil here at home and abroad.JAMES D. WOLFENSOHN was the ninth president of the World Bank. He is Chairman ofWolfensohn & Company, and an advisor to corporations and governments. NIALL FERGUSON

is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at HarvardUniversity and William Ziegler Professor of BusinessAdministration at Harvard Business School. RICHARD

SYLLA is the Henry Kaufman Professor of The Historyof Financial Institutions and Markets and Professor ofEconomics at the Leonard N. Stern School ofBusiness, New York University.

Mrs. LincolnWednesday, April 22, 6:30 pmCatherine Clinton, interviewed by Eric Foner, crafts a richly detailed portraitof one of our most complicated, controversial, and often misunderstood firstladies:MaryTodd Lincoln. Raised to be a proper Southern lady, this educated,vivacious woman made an unlikely match with the poor but rising lawyerAbraham Lincoln, but she played an essential role in her husband’s life andcareer through many disappointments, challenges, and tragedies.CATHERINE CLINTON holds a chair in U.S. History at Queen’s University Belfast and serves

on the Advisory Committee to the Abraham LincolnBicentennial Commission. She is the author of Mrs.Lincoln: A Life. ERIC FONER, MODERATOR, is DeWittClinton Professor of History at Columbia Universityand also serves on the ALBC Advisory Committee.His most recent book is Our Lincoln: NewPerspectives on Lincoln and His World.

Angels and Ages: Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern LifeThursday, April 23, 6:30 pmOn a memorable day in human history, February 12, 1809, two babies wereborn an ocean apart: Abraham Lincoln in a one-room Kentucky log cabin;Charles Darwin on an English country estate. By the time both men died,the world had changed, and together, Darwin and Lincoln had become mid-wives to the spirit of a new world, a new kind of hope and faith. New Yorker

writer Adam Gopnik shows us Lincoln and Darwin as theyreally were: family men, social climbers, ambitious manipula-tors, and courageous adventurers.ADAM GOPNIK has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986, and hiswork for the magazine has won both the National Magazine Award forEssay and the George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting. He is theauthor of Angels and Ages.

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Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning PointTuesday, April 28, 6:00 pm Note early start timeOn October 16, 1854, a Springfield lawyer gave an extraordinary, three-hourantislavery speech at Peoria. His name was Abraham Lincoln. This remark-able address marked a turning point in Lincoln’s political pilgrimage, settinghim on a course that ultimately led to the White House, and changingAmerican history forever. Lewis E. Lehrman discusses the historical context

of the speech, which formed the foundation of Lincoln’s laterpolitics and principles.LEWIS E. LEHRMAN is co-founder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute ofAmerican History and the Lincoln and Soldiers Institute at GettysburgCollege, which awards the Lincoln Prize. A trustee of the New-YorkHistorical Society, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal in2005. His latest book is Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point.

A special Champagne Reception will follow the program.

Abraham Lincoln: A LifeTuesday, May 5, 6:30 pmLincoln scholar Michael Burlingame offers a fresh look at the life of one ofAmerica’s greatest presidents, from Lincoln’s early childhood to his legaltraining to Congress, the presidency, and the Civil War. Burlingame dis-cusses Lincoln’s public struggles—his battles with relentless office seekers,hostile newspaper editors, and incompetent field commanders. He alsooffers new interpretations of Lincoln’s private life, discussing his humor, hismarriage to MaryTodd, and the untimely deaths of two sons to disease.MICHAEL BURLINGAME is the author of several books on Abraham Lincoln, including mostrecently Abraham Lincoln: A Life, the first multi-volume biography of Abraham Lincoln tobe published in decades. He is the May Buckley Sadowski ’19 Professor Emeritus ofHistory at Connecticut College.

Shopping Old New York with Mary Todd Lincoln and Barry LewisThursday, May 7, 6:30 pmFollow the NewYork City shopping trail with Barry Lewis as he takesus back to oldNewYork—beginning with the first department storethat began the “consumer” shopping trend we have come to knowtoday. During the 18th century the wealthy did not go “outside” toshop—the purveyor came to the house. Then in the 19th century,the wealthy “stepped out” with the industrial revolution thathelped to usher in the age of the consumer. Meet the poor boy from

Ireland who started it all here in NewYork with Stewart’s DepartmentStore (a warehouse wrapped in a “Medici Palace”), and discover how the

shopping district grew to provide Mrs. Lincoln with an abundance of placesto spend.BARRY LEWIS hosts a popular series of walking tours on PBS. He is an architectural historianand teaches at both Cooper Union CU Forum and the New York School of Interior Design.


From “Hooverville” to the First Hundred Days:The Coming of FDR and the New DealTuesday, May 12, 6:30 pmAfter his election to the Presidency in 1932, Franklin D. Rooseveltfaced a very difficult period of transition. America was in the throesof the worst financial crisis in its history and confidence in govern-ment was at an all-time low.What early steps did Roosevelt take to

draw the country out of turmoil?What did he do to restore confidence?And what did he learn from the mistakes of his predecessor, Herbert

Hoover? Join three experts for a fascinating and acutely relevant evening.BENNO SCHMIDT, MODERATOR, is Chairman of the Edison Schools, and has served asPresident of Yale University and Dean of Columbia Law School. He is Chairman of theBoard of Trustees of the City University of New York. JONATHAN ALTER is senior editor forNewsweek and a contributing correspondent for NBC News. He is the author of TheDefining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope. WILLIAM E.LEUCHTENBURG is a professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, aformer Bancroft Prize-winner, and an expert on FDR. He is the author of six books onRoosevelt, including In the Shadow of FDR: From Harry Truman to George W. Bush, andHerbert Hoover, the latest biography in the American Presidents Series.

Organized in conjunction with the exhibition, A New President Takes Command: FDR’sFirst Hundred Days.

Richard Gilder Distinguished LecturerProgram $18 (students, educators, seniors $12; members $10)

Who's Your Daddy?Thursday, May 14, 6:30 pmHENRY LOUIS GATES, JR., is Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of theW.E.B. DuBois Institute of African American History at Harvard University. In 2006,Professor Gates wrote and produced the PBS documentary “African American Lives,”which profiled prominent African-Americans and reconstructed their family trees by tracingtheir roots down through American history and back to Africa using genealogy and DNAscience. In 2007, a follow-up one-hour documentary, “Oprah’s Roots: An AfricanAmerican Lives Special,” aired on PBS, further examining the genealogical and geneticheritage of Oprah Winfrey, who had been featured in the original documentary. The secondseries, “African American Lives 2,” aired on PBS in February 2008, and he authored com-panion books for these series. His latest book is In Search of Our Roots: How 19Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past.

Who's Your Mama?Stay tuned for “Who’s Your Mama?,” which Mr. Gates will deliver next fall.

Funding for this series has been provided by Lewis E. Lehrman.



Program $18(students, educa-tors, seniors $12;members $10)

John Chester Buttreafter Francis BicknellCarpenterThe Lincoln Family in1861 (detail), 1873Mezzotint engravingNew-York HistoricalSociety Library

Edwin Marcus“Hoarding is AboutOver” (detail),March 1933Originally published inThe New York TimesFranklin D. RooseveltPresidential Library andMuseum, Hyde Park,New York


John Sartainafter W.H. HermansAbraham Lincoln,The Martyr, Victorious,1866Mezzotint engravingNew-York HistoricalSociety LibraryGift of Oscar T. Barck, Sr.

A. Lincoln: A BiographyTuesday, May 19, 6:30 pmEveryone wants to define the man who signed his name “A. Lincoln.” In hislifetime and ever since, friend and foe have taken it upon themselves to char-acterize Lincoln according to their own label or libel.With special attentionto Lincoln’s triumphant Second Inaugural address, Ronald C. White, Jr.,offers a fresh and compelling definition of Lincoln as a man of integrity,whose moral compass holds the key to understanding his life.RONALD C. WHITE is the author and editor of seven books, including Lincoln’s GreatestSpeech: The Second Inaugural, and most recently, A. Lincoln: A Biography. He isProfessor Emeritus of American Intellectual and Religious History at San FranciscoTheological Seminary and Visiting Professor of History at UCLA.

Lincoln and the American DreamTuesday, May 26, 6:30 pmAbraham Lincoln was a man who started humbly and worked his way up thesocial and economic ladder by sheer discipline, persistence, and force of will.It was a perspective he never lost. More than any other President, Lincoln isthe father of theAmerican Dream.Three experts discuss how this economicand social struggle influenced Lincoln, what he thought of the AmericanDream, and the viability of the Dream today.BILL MOYERS is the host of “Bill Moyers Journal,” a weekly public affairs show on PBS,and the winner of over thirty Emmy Awards. His latest book is Moyers on Democracy.HAROLD HOLZER is co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission and haswritten or edited more than 30 books on Lincoln and the Civil War. His most recent bookis Lincoln, President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the Great Secession Winter, 1860-1861. NORTON GARFINKLE, MODERATOR, is Chairman of the George Washington UniversityInstitute for Communitarian Policy Studies and a former professor of Economics atAmherst College. He is the author of The American Dream vs. The Gospel of Wealth: TheFight for a Productive Middle-Class Economy.



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Nathaniel Currier andJames Merritt IvesThe Death-Bed of theMartyr President,Abraham Lincoln (detail),1865LithographNew-York HistoricalSociety Library

Above:John James Audubon,engraved byRobert Havell Jr.White Ibis (Eudocimusalbus), Havell plate no.222 (detail), 1821Watercolor, collage,graphite, pastel, oil,gouache, and black inkPurchased fromMrs. John J. AudubonNew-York HistoricalSociety

Walks andTalksWalks and talks are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please be sure to buy ticketsin advance by calling SmartTix at (212) 868-4444.

Audubon’s Aviary Tour with Curator Roberta J. M. OlsonTuesday, February 24, 1:00 pm

Roberta Olson’s annual curatorial tours of Audubon’s Aviary havedrawn sold-out crowds each year. The 2009 tour features a new

selection of dazzling watercolors by John James Audubon, the last time alarge group of these national treasures will be displayed for several years. Ms.Olson will examine Audubon’s debts to his predecessors and illuminate hisown major contributions to the history of ornithological illustration and tothe development of the watercolor medium.ROBERTA J. M. OLSON is curator of drawings at the New-York Historical Society.

Legacies of Grant and Lee Gallery TourSaturday, March 14, 11:00 amDiscover how Grant and Lee, born commoner and patrician and twinned bywar and history, left us profoundly differing legacies of national outlook, mil-itary philosophy, andAmerican veneration.CAL SNYDER is the author of Out of Fire and Valor: The War Memorials of New York Cityfrom the Revolution to 9/11.

Audubon’s Aviary Gallery Tour with Artist Alan MesserSaturday, March 21, 11:00 amJoin wildlife artist Alan Messer for an intimate stroll through the galleries ofthe final Audubon’s Aviary exhibition as he discusses Audubon’s art, his influ-ence, and the birds he depicted.ALAN MESSER is a wildlife artist and illustrator of books, field guides, and periodicals. He is

a former president of the Linnaean Society of New York.

The Civil War Draft Riots: A Walking TourSaturday, March 28, 11:00 amIn July 1863, several months after President Lincoln issued the EmancipationProclamation and signed the nation’s first federal draft law, New York Citywas nearly destroyed in a four-day cataclysm of arson, looting, and lynching.Join historian Barnet Schecter for an in-depth look at the festering racial andclass conflicts that produced the deadliest riots in American history. Thetour includes South Street Seaport; two Irish Catholic churches; the site ofthe infamous Five Points slum; the African Burial Ground; TweedCourthouse; and the formerNewYorkTimes Building, across fromCityHall.BARNET SCHECTER is the author of The Devil’s Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots andthe Fight to Reconstruct America.




Unknown artist“The riots in New York:conflict between themilitary and the riotersin First-Avenue,”August 15, 1863The IllustratedLondon NewsWood engravingNew-York HistoricalSociety Library

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Presidents in Crisis: Lincoln and Roosevelt, The First Hundred DaysSaturday, April 11, 11:00 amTheir two presidencies were plunged into national crisis during their first100 days. How did Lincoln and Roosevelt meet the challenges of forming agovernment and mobilizing a nation?What lessons can be drawn from theirapproach and what aspects of their character served the nation best?CAL SNYDER is the author of Out of Fire and Valor: The War Memorials of New York Cityfrom the Revolution to 9/11.

Spring MigrationWalks in the RambleJourney with wildlife artist and illustrator Alan Messer to some of the mostmagical places in Central Park’s wooded Ramble, discovering along the wayboth resident and migrating birds.Walks are limited to 35 guests per tour.Please be sure to buy tickets in advance by calling SmartTix at (212) 868-4444.

April Bird WalkSaturday, April 25, 9:00 am

During theApril walk through Central Park’s Ramble, we will search for res-ident, late winter, and early migrants, including common birds at feeders.Chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, finches, and sparrows may be seen atthis time.

May Bird WalkSaturday, May 9, 9:00 amDuring the spring migration in May, delight in the colorful warblers, hum-mingbirds, tanagers, and thrushes.ALAN MESSER is a wildlife artist and illustrator of books, field guides, and periodicals. He isa former president of the Linnaean Society of New York. His paintings may be viewed atalanmesser.net.


World Science FestivalA special evening presentation of the World Science FestivalThursday, June 11, 6:30 PMIn honor of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s first sail up theHudson, the New-York Historical Society and theWorld Science Festivalwill host a discussion.World-renowned scientists and trailblazing thinkersdiscuss the ecological history of the Hudson River, and how breakthroughsin geology, biology, and botany influenced Hudson River School artists suchas Church, Cole, and Bierstadt. This event is open to the public. Please go tohttp://www.worldsciencefestival.com for details.

The New-York Historical Society at the World Science FestivalSaturday, June 13Visit the New-York Historical Society booth at theWorld Science FestivalStreet Fair and explore the intersection of science and history with an all-dayprogram of mapmaking, discovering art forgeries, and other interactiveexhibits, experiments, games, and shows that will entertain and inspire.

Living History Days at N-YHSLiving History Days are free with Museum admission. See calendar pages 4and 5 for specific times, dates, and appearances of all troops and special per-formances. For updated information and biographies, please visitwww.nyhistory.org.

Special All Day 4th of July CelebrationCome celebrate our nation’s Independence Day with the third annual New-York Historical Society July 4th Celebration! History comes alive withre-enactment troops, Living History actors, and arts and crafts workshops.

All-DayMeet Benjamin Franklin, Mrs. Franklin, and American Revolutionary sol-diers, and learn what life was like during the Revolution.Make and wear yourown tricorner hats during an ongoing arts and crafts workshop.

12:00 noonMaster storyteller Jonathan Kruk spins tales of the American Revolution inthis special performance.


Organized inconjunction withthe exhibitions,A New PresidentTakes Command:Roosevelt’s FirstHundred Days,and CelebratingLincoln’sBicentennial

Organized inconjunction withthe exhibitionAudubon’s Aviary

John James Audubon,engraved byRobert Havell, Jr.Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimusruber), Havell plate no.397 (detail), c. 1837Watercolor, pastel,graphite, charcoal, andblack inkPurchased fromMrs. John J. AudubonNew-York HistoricalSociety

Guys and Dolls and Damon Runyon: The American Musicals ProjectGala BenefitMonday, April 6, 7:30 pmPamela Hunt directs a Broadway cast in songs from the amazing classicthat’s run for 1600 performances and is having its fifth Broadway revival thiswinter. Hear “Fugue for Tinhorns,” “Luck, Be a Lady,” “Adelaide’s Lament,”“A Bushel and a Peck,” “I’ll Know,” and others we love so well.We pair thesegreat songs with some of the Damon Runyon stories that inspired them.Added treat: Frank’s widow, Jo Sullivan Loesser, lends her special sparkle!

For the March 9th, 16th, and 23rd concerts, ticket prices range from $30-$45. For theApril 4th Gala Benefit, ticket prices range from $75 to $500.

To purchase tickets or to receive more information, please call 212-873-3400ext. 305.

Proceeds from the series benefit the American Musicals Project (AMP), asocial studies and English language arts curriculum program developed incollaboration between the New-York Historical Society and the New YorkCity Department of Education.

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Guys and DollsThe Genius of Frank LoesserFor Spring 2009, the American Musicals Project at the New-York HistoricalSociety honors a man of the theater whose work, career and influence arepart of history – history of New York, and history of the theater. FrankLoesser set Broadway alight with one hit after another – Where’s Charley,Guys and Dolls, The Most Happy Fella, Greenwillow and How to Succeed inBusinessWithout Really Trying.We honor the man, the music, and the theaterworld that still bears his imprint.

Loesser Is More: Howard Kissel takes us to Frank’s Other ShowsMonday, March 9, 7:00 pmThe season opener focuses on the great songs Frank wrote for Ray Bolger,RobertWeede, Robert Morse, and Rudy Vallee. You’ll hear “Once in LovewithAmy,” “Big D,” “I Believe inYou,” all directed by the season’s producingdirector, Pamela Hunt, and sung by Broadway artists.

Songs for Men Only!: Sheldon Harnick introduces The GuysMonday, March 16, 7:00 pmPulitzer-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick introduces a crew of Broadwayhunks singing the testosterone-laden songs written by Frank Loesser, and bythe many Broadway writers who wrote extra-bass hits. Hear ‘guy songs’ likeAdler & Ross’s “You Gotta Have Heart,” Frank’s “Standing on the Corner,”and Sheldon’s own “Politics and Poker” and “Little Tin Box,” written withJerry Bock.

The Dolls: Polly Bergen and AMP Honor the LadiesMonday, March 23, 7:00 pmIn a long-deserved tribute to the gals who wrote some great scores, AMPhonors women like Kay Swift (Fine and Dandy), Lucy Simon (The SecretGarden), Mary Rodgers (Once Upon a Mattress), Dorothy Fields (SweetCharity), and Carol Hall (The Best LittleWhorehouse in Texas).

AmericanMusicalsProject: 2009Concert Series

N-YHS on iTunes Uwww.nyhistory.org/itunesuPublic Programs Podcast HighlightsDid you miss one of the exciting evening public programs at the New-YorkHistorical Society? Audio recordings of these and other programs, as well aswalking tours, are now available on iTunesU. Log onto iTunesU, downloadyour selections to your iPod, and listen anywhere.

Einstein: His Life and Universe 6/6/07WithWalter Isaacson

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court 10/25/07With Jeffrey Toobin and Margot Adler

Lincoln, Bush, and the War Powers of the Presidency 4/3/08With Benno Schmidt, Michael Oreskes, and Frank J.Williams.

Ladies of Liberty 4/9/08With Cokie Roberts

The Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War 4/30/08With Drew Gilpin Faust and DavidW. Blight

The Constitution and the Court in 2008 5/13/08With Benno Schmidt, Akhil ReedAmar, and KennethW. Starr

Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates that Defined America 5/22/08WithAllen C. Guelzo and Harold Holzer

NEW! James Madison and the Constitution 10/2/08With Benno Schmidt, Joseph J. Ellis, and SeanWilentz

NEW! The Hemingses of Monticello 10/14/08WithAnnette Gordon-Reed and Brent Staples

NEW! The Constitution and the Age of Terror 11/18/08With Benno Schmidt and Philip C. Bobbitt

NEW! Lincoln President-Elect: Abraham Lincoln and the GreatSecession Winter, 1860-1861 11/25/08With Harold Holzer and JonathanAlter


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Public Programs at the New-York Historical Society are made possible, in part, with fundsfrom the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council onthe Arts, a State Agency.

MorseUntitled[Lincoln and DavisBoxing], 1861WoodcutNew-York HistoricalSociety Library

Fall Preview 2009New Exhibition: Lincoln and New YorkOctober 2, 2009 through March 21, 2010Abraham Lincoln—the quintessential westerner—owed much of his nationalpolitical success to his impact on the eastern state of NewYork—and, in turn,NewYork’s impact on him.This exhibition of original artifacts, iconic images,and hand-written period documents, many in Lincoln’s own hand, will for thefirst time fully trace the evolution of Lincoln’s relationship with the nation’slargest and wealthiest state: from the time of his triumphant Cooper Unionaddress here in 1860 to his efforts to hold the Union together in 1861.Additionally it will trace the early challenges of recruitment and investment inthe CivilWar to the development of new military technologies and the chal-lenge to civil liberties in time of rebellion.HAROLD HOLZER is Chief Historian for the N-YHS exhibition, Lincoln and New York andadvisor on Lincoln Bicentennial programming.

This exhibition is made possible, in part, with funds from the U.S. Department ofEducation’s Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program administered byFund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education.

Sounds of the City: Where Rising Stars Meet Musical LegendsStay tuned for “Sounds of the City,” a “Free Friday Nights” concert series.Visit www.nyhistory.org for updates.

To receive early notice about fall//winter 2009 public programs please send your emailaddress to: [email protected]. Programs subject to change.

Credits for the exhibition Grant and Lee in War and Peace from p. 2:

The exhibition Grant and Lee in War and Peace is organized by the New-York Historical Society in collabo-ration with the sister project Lee and Grant, and they share many objects. Lee and Grant was organized bythe Virginia Historical Society in partnership with the New-York Historical Society, Washington and LeeUniversity, the Museum of the Confederacy, the Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia,Arlington—the Robert E. Lee Memorial, and Stratford Hall—the birthplace of Robert E. Lee. Lee and Grantwas made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life.


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Rights&Reproductions at theN-YHSDid you see a painting or graphic image you like on a recent visit butcouldn’t find a copy of it in the store? Rights & Reproductions can provide areproduction for you. The Rights & Reproductions Department canprovide photographic or digital reproductions of most of the New-YorkHistorical Society's collections. For more information, please visit theN-YHS website, www.nyhistory.org, click on “Exhibitions & Collections”and then go to “Rights & Reproductions.”

Docent ToursDocent-led tours through our special exhibitions and permanent installa-tions are available daily at 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm, and 3:00 pm. These tours arefree with museum admission. Unless otherwise noted, tours meet in theGreat Hall located by our Central Park West entrance. Please note thatgallery closings will alter the focus of our daily tours. Verbal descriptionguided tours for blind or visually impaired visitors are available by appoint-ment and are free with museum admission.

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All the benefits of Individualmembership for 2 people at thesame address plus:

• Unlimited free admission for accom-panying children under age of 18

• Invitations to family programs

Young Friend $175($125 TAX-DEDUCTIBLE)

A special membership group forNew Yorkers ages 21 to 39. All thebenefits of Individual membershipplus invitations to events exclusivelyfor Young Friends throughout theyear.

Friend $250($200 TAX-DEDUCTIBLE)

All the benefits of Individualmembership plus:

• Complimentary subscription toAmerican Heritage magazine

• Two free guest passes annually

• Special member gift available at theMembership Desk

1804 LeagueThe 1804 League recognizes the yearthe Society was founded and marksthe beginning of our special levels ofmembership. These include:

Patron $500($400 TAX-DEDUCTIBLE)

All the benefits of Friendmembership plus:

• One complimentary Individual giftmembership sent to recipient ofchoice.

• Talks and tours with curators

• Priority seating at all public pro-grams (with reservations) and twocomplimentary tickets to a programof your choice.

Benefactor $1,000($850 TAX-DEDUCTIBLE)

All the benefits of Patron member-ship plus:

• Complimentary admission for allguests when accompanied bymember

• Invitations to opening night and VIPreceptions for major exhibitions

• Listing in and copy of annual report

Gotham Fellow $2,500($2,300 TAX-DEDUCTIBLE)

All the benefits of Benefactormembership plus:

• Private tour of Luce Center withhistorian Kenneth T. Jackson

• Private curatorial tour on request forup to 6 guests

Chairman’s Council$5,000; $10,000; $25,000The Chairman’s Council of theNew-York Historical Society is a lead-ership group dedicated to securingthe Society’s future as preeminent inAmerican history. Council memberscontribute between $5,000–$25,000each year, and in recognition of sup-port, are invited to an array of eventscreated exclusively for the Council,including Weekend with History.

All Council members also receivepriority ticketing for public programs,personal guided gallery tours, invita-tions to special events and more.Annual dues are $5,000 for Members,$10,000 for Vice-Chairs, and$25,000 for Co-Chairs.

For more information, please call(212) 485-9211

SupportThe New-York Historical Societyrelies on the generosity of its friendsand supporters to meet the costs ofproviding its high quality programs andservices, year-round, to our manyvisitors. Contributions are fully tax-deductible and support the Society inits mission of Making History Matterthrough expanded educational pro-grams, enhanced public and familyprograms, and increased access to thehistoric and cultural legacy of our cityand nation.

Donations can be made by check,credit card and in appreciatedsecurities. To make a gift of securitiesplease call (212) 485-9266.

Please consider making a donation inhonor or memory of someone special.You may also make a gift to mark aspecial occasion or anniversary.

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The New-YorkHistorical Society

170 Central ParkWest at 77th Street(212) 873-3400www.nyhistory.org

Museum hours andprices are subjectto change.

Please note:due to construction,the 77th Streetentrance will beclosed throughJuly 2009

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ProgramRegistrationProgram admission unless noted: $15 adults, $10 students, educators, seniors, $8 members

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TO ORDER ONLINE: Visit www.smarttix.com.BY TELEPHONE: Please call SmartTix at (212) 868-4444 to charge your order, Monday–Friday 9:00 am to8:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.BY MAIL: Complete the coupon with charge information or enclose a check payable to SmartTix and returnto SmartTix Entertainment Services, 312 West 36th Street, Suite 200, New York, NY 10018.Please include a daytime phone number. Unless otherwise noted evening programs begin at 6:30 pm.Sales are final and payments cannot be refunded. Programs and dates may be subject to change.Management reserves the right to refuse admission to latecomers.For up-to-date information, view the listing of Public Programs at www.nyhistory.org.Advanced payment required to guarantee seating.

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New-York Historical Society Public Programs Winter/Spring 2009

General InformationHOURS: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 am–6:00 pm, Sunday, 11:00 am–5:45 pm.Open on select National Holidays: Presidents' Day (Monday, February 16) andIndependence Day (Saturday, July 4)

Open Fridays until 8:00 p.m.

MUSEUM ADMISSION: $10 Adults, $7 educators and seniors, $6 students. Members andchildren 12 and under are free. Free admission on Fridays from 6:00–8:00 p.m.

PROGRAM ADMISSION unless noted: $15 adults, $10 students, educators, seniors,$8 members

SUBWAY: B or C train to 81st Street and Central Park WestBUS: M10 to 77th Street, M79 to 81st Street and Central Park WestPUBLIC PARKING GARAGES: 203 West 77th Street; 207 West 76th Street;201 West 75th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue

To receive E-MAIL NOTICES and updates for upcoming events, activities and programs,please e-mail us at [email protected] with “e-mail announcements” in thesubject line.

SERVICES FOR VISITORS WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS:N-YHS facilities, galleries, and auditorium are wheelchair accessible. A wheelchair acces-sible entrance is located at 5 West 76th Street. Wheelchairs are available to visitors freeof charge. It is advisable to reserve in advance by calling (212) 485-9200 or (212) 873-7489 (TTY). Please ask security for assistance when you arrive.

SERVICES FOR VISITORS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING:Audioguides are T-coil compatible and equipped with volume control. Neckloops andLarge Print transcripts are also available. Please inquire at the admissions desk.

The Auditorium is equipped with an FM assistive listening system. Headsets andneckloops are available. Please ask a staff member for assistance.

All New-York Historical Society films are Open Captioned. All films and listening stationsin Grant and Lee in War and Peace are T-coil compatible. Please switch your hearing aidto T-coil. Headsets are also available.

American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters are available to accompany scheduled docentor educator led group tours. To schedule a group visit, please use our Ed-Net reservationsystem.

SERVICES FOR VISITORS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED:Text for all exhibitions is available in LARGE PRINT. Verbal description guided tours areavailable by appointment and are free with museum admission. Please call 212-873-3400 ext. 363 to make an appointment.

For more information about accessibility please call 212-873-3400 ext. 363 or212-873-7489 (TTY), or email your questions to [email protected]

back cover:John James Audubon,engraved by Robert Havell Jr.Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber),Havell plate no. 397 (detail), c. 1837Watercolor, pastel, graphite, charcoal,and black inkPurchased from Mrs. John J. AudubonNew-York Historical Society

front cover:Brady’s National Portrait GalleryAbraham Lincoln (detail), 1865Carte-de-visite albumen printNew-York Historical Society Library

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