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Dear Members & Friends, As you page through this beautiful, newly redesigned brochure, you will discover an extraordinary roster of exhibitions, events, lectures, panel discussions, concerts and a brand new film series. Many of this year’s offerings relate to our path-breaking, special exhibition, WWII & NYC, set to open on October 5, 2012. The show features over 300 objects, including authentic artifacts, paintings, maps, models, photographs and posters, as well as film, radio, newly recorded eyewitness accounts and a children’s “Victory Garden.” Columbia professor and New-York Historical President Emeritus Kenneth T. Jackson is chief historian for the exhibition and the author of a beautifully illustrated companion book. It will be a revelation to many exhibition visitors to discover how central New York City was to a war whose battles were fought thousands of miles away. And yet, between 1942 and 1945, New York was the major Port of Embarkation for North Africa and Europe, the home of the busiest shipyard in the world, the great harbor where ships loaded with troops and supplies to Great Britain formed into convoys, the center of the Allied propaganda effort, the starting point for the super-secret effort to build an atomic bomb (called, appropriately, the Manhattan Project), the place, more than any other, where the end of the war was celebrated and the port which welcomed more returning soldiers to their homeland than any other harbor. To expand on this fascinating story, our extraordinary Vice President for Public Programs, Dale Gregory, has assembled a raft of outstanding historians and authors, as well as World War II-era films and music. Speakers include Ken Follett, interviewed by Charles Osgood; Robert M. Morgenthau, interviewed by Tom Brokaw; and film programs such as Double Victory, with George Lucas, Roscoe Brown and Brent Staples as commentators, Casablanca and The Third Man, with Kati Marton and David Denby as discussants, I Was a Male War Bride, with Adam Gopnik providing commentary, and One of Our Aircraft Is Missing, a film produced by Alexander Korda, presented by Michael Korda. The night of the exhibition’s opening day, October 5th, the Harry Allen Quartet and Rebecca Kilgore will help us celebrate with a performance of “Some Like It Hot: The Music of Marilyn Monroe.” We are grateful, as always, to Bernard and Irene Schwartz, whose support makes it possible for us to present such an outstanding roster of programs to the public. A special gift this year from the Schwartzes has enabled us to offer our new film series as well as enhanced World War II programming. We are also grateful to Harold and Ruth Newman for support of the “World Beyond Tomorrow” series, which this year brings together renowned writer Walter Isaacson with a dazzling group of thinkers and specialists in future-oriented technology. A gift from Trustee Carl Menges supports this fall’s interview of Akhil Reed Amar by Linda Greenhouse on America’s Unwritten Constitution. And our signature Byron Wien Series on Financial History, moderated by Byron Wien, and our popular series on the Civil War, moderated by Harold Holzer, will be back as we continue our great tradition of debate and discussion around salient events of the American past and critical issues of the present day. As always, I will look forward to greeting you at the new New-York Historical Society in our beautiful Robert H. Smith Auditorium. Sincerely,

Louise Mirrer, PH.D. PRESIDENT and CEO

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Opposite: John Philip Falter (1910–1982), Don’t miss your great opportunity—The Navy needs you in the WAVES, 1944. Lithograph. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

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Exhibitions New York Story Film Experience Ongoing This film is made possible by a generous gift from Bernard and Irene Schwartz.

September 21, 2012 – February 21, 2013

New York Story is the New-York Historical Society’s 18-minute long panoramic film experience. Narrated by award-winning actor and native New Yorker Liev Schreiber, New York Story shows New York’s rise from remote outpost to city at the center of the world, through the thrilling use of immersive video projection, moving scenic elements, theatrical lighting and surround sound, set in our stateof-the-art theater. It was produced by Donna Lawrence Productions. The overall vista expands from 25 feet to 73 feet wide high-resolution images over the course of the show.

WWII & NYC October 5, 2012 – May 27, 2013 This exhibition was made possible through the generosity of Bernard & Irene Schwartz, The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation, The May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc., Eric & Fiona Rudin, Jack & Susan Rudin, Elizabeth B. Dater & Wm. Mitchell Jennings, Jr., Ruth & Harold Newman, John Angelo, Laurie & Sy Sternberg, Charles Rosenblum and the Weiler Family.

Irving Boyer, Prospect Park, ca. 1942–1944. Oil on academy board. The New-York Historical Society, Gift of Selwyn L. Boyer, from the Boyer Family Collection, 2002.49

Nature and the American Vision: The Hudson River School

Installed throughout all floors of the New-York Historical Society, this landmark exhibition features more than 300 objects, including artifacts, paintings, maps, photographs, posters, film footage, music, radio broadcasts and newly recorded eyewitness accounts that document the most widespread, destructive and consequential conflict in history. Restoring to memory New York’s crucial and multifaceted role in winning the war, the exhibition commemorates the hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers who served in the Armed Forces while also exploring the many ways in which those who remained on the home front contributed to the national war effort. A full range of evening lectures and conversations that illustrate the dramatic effect of the war on all facets of American life, as well as musical performances and a film series, accompany the exhibition.

After a national tour, forty-five iconic works in the New-York Historical Society’s renowned Hudson River School collection will return to view at the museum. The display will feature masterworks by Thomas Cole, John F. Kensett, Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Church, Jasper F. Cropsey and Asher B. Durand, with highlights to include Cole’s renowned five-part series, The Course of Empire. The Hudson River School emerged during the second quarter of the 19th century in New York City, when a loosely knit group of artists and writers forged the first self-consciously American landscape vision and literary voice. That American vision — still widely influential today — was grounded in a view of the natural world as a source of spiritual renewal and an expression of national identity. This vision was first expressed through the magnificent scenery of the Hudson River Valley region, including the Catskills, which was accessible to writers, artists and sightseers via traffic on the great river that gave the school its name.

Support for this exhibition was provided by the Henry Luce Foundation.

John Rogers: American Stories November 2, 2012 – February 17, 2013 John Rogers (1829-1904) was the most popular American sculptor of the 19th century, selling an estimated eighty thousand “Rogers Groups.” The exhibition is drawn from the New-York Historical Society’s rich holdings of his plasters and master bronzes, letters and ephemera. An acclaimed fine artist and pioneering realist, Rogers used his new democratic art form to explore the complex questions facing a nation at war, embrace social issues and share the sheer delight in American life that earned him the title “the people’s sculptor.” This exhibition has been made possible, in part, by the Henry Luce Foundation and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Landmarks of New York II December 14, 2012 – February 17, 2013 Following the exhibition Landmarks of New York, mounted in the spring of 2009, the New-York Historical Society will highlight the newly acquired set of thirty additional photographs, along with previous favorites, of significant New York buildings and outside spaces. These photographs, which are being donated to the New-York Historical Society by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, remain as critical documents of the structure and character of New York. Landmarks of New York II will be the culmination of a state-wide tour of one hundred photographs of New York landmarks.

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Calendar Lectures & Conversations

Films

September

October

December

Tuesday, September 18, 6:30 pm Winter of the World Ken Follett, Charles Osgood

Wednesday, November 28, 6:30 pm Joseph P. Kennedy and World War II David Nasaw

Thursday, January 17, 6:30 pm Lincoln and Emancipation Louis P. Masur, Edna Greene Medford, James Oakes, Harold Holzer

Friday, October 19, 7 pm Mrs. Miniver Catherine Wyler, Lesley Stahl

Friday, December 7, 7 pm From Here to Eternity Ian W. Toll, Ron Simon

October

December

Tuesday, January 22, 6:30 pm Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present Max Boot

Friday, October 26, 7 pm Double Victory George Lucas, Roscoe Brown, Brent Staples

Thursday, October 4, 6:30 pm War on the Waters: The Civil War Navy James M. McPherson, Craig L. Symonds, Harold Holzer

Tuesday, December 4, 6:30 pm Three Days at Gettysburg, Part II James M. McPherson, Craig L. Symonds, Harold Holzer

Friday, October 5, 7 pm Some Like It Hot: The Music of Marilyn Monroe Harry Allen Quartet, Rebecca Kilgore

Thursday, December 6, 6:30 pm Pennsylvania Station Barry Lewis

Tuesday, October 16, 6:30 pm America’s Unwritten Constitution Akhil Reed Amar, Linda Greenhouse

Tuesday, December 11, 6:30 pm The Importance of Being Lucky: Robert Morgenthau and World War II Robert M. Morgenthau, Tom Brokaw

Tuesday, October 23, 6:30 pm Halftime in America: Is a Competitive Renaissance Beginning? Nancy R. Lazar, David A. Moss, Robert Wolf, Byron R. Wien

Thursday, December 13, 6:30 pm An Evening with Edmund Morris: Guard of Honor and the Morality of War Edmund Morris

Thursday, October 25, 6:30 pm Americans in Paris Kati Marton, Adam Gopnik

Tuesday, December 18, 6:30 pm Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Jon Meacham

Tuesday, October 30, 6:30 pm Three Days at Gettysburg, Part I James M. McPherson, John F. Marszalek, Harold Holzer

January Tuesday, January 8, 6:30 pm The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court Jeffrey Toobin, Samuel Issacharoff

November Saturday, November 3, 9 am–12:15 pm The Coming of World War II John Maurer, Dominic Tierney Tuesday, November 13, 6:30 pm Eisenhower in War and Peace Jean Edward Smith, Richard Haass

Tuesday, January 15, 6:30 pm An Evening with Robert A. M. Stern and Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel Robert A. M. Stern, Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel

Thursday, January 24, 6:30 pm Antislavery: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation James G. Basker, David W. Blight, Khalil Gibran Muhammad Thursday, January 31, 6:30 pm Rogers and Rockwell: The Original Pop Artists Kimberly Orcutt, Laurie Norton Moffatt, Harold Holzer

February Thursday, February 7, 6:30 pm Grand Central, Grand Vision Barry Lewis Tuesday, February 12, 6:30 pm Technology: Innovations and Expanding Frontiers Walter Isaacson, Other speakers TBA Tuesday, February 19, 6:30 pm Lincoln, Douglass and the U.S Colored Troops in Action David W. Blight, Elizabeth D. Leonard, Mia Bay, Harold Holzer Thursday, February 28, 6:30 pm The White House Series: First Families Cokie Roberts, Kati Marton, Gil Troy, Lesley Stahl

Monday, October 15, 11 am Hudson River School Gallery Tour Linda S. Ferber Saturday, October 20, 11 am George Washington’s New York Barnet Schecter

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Saturday, October 27, 11 am World War II and New York: Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan Cal Snyder, Lucy Oakley Sunday, November 4, 9 am The Trees of Central Park: Fall Walk Leslie Day, Trudy Smoke

Friday, November 2, 7 pm The Clock Adam Gopnik Friday, November 9, 7 pm One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Michael Korda

Monday, February 4, 11 am John Rogers: American Stories Gallery Tour Kimberly Orcutt

January Friday, January 11, 7 pm The Search Lee Grant

Friday, February 1, 7 pm Casablanca Kati Marton, David Denby Friday, February 8, 7 pm The Third Man Kati Marton, David Denby Please visit nyhistory.org for the most up-to-date details and featured films

Friday, January 18, 7 pm On the Town Stanley Donen

Ongoing Tuesdays and Fridays, 3:30–4:30 pm Little New-Yorkers Thursdays, 3:30–5:30 pm Cross-Stitch Circle 1st Saturday every month, 1–2:30 pm Artistic Detectives Sundays, 11:30 am–12:30 pm Sunday Story Hour Visit nyhistory.org for dates Reading Into History: Online Book Club Blog and Monthly Meet-Up

September October

Monday, January 21, 11 am WWII & NYC Gallery Tour 2 Marci Reaven

Friday, Decmber 28, 7 pm It’s a Wonderful Life Speaker TBA

February

Family Programs

Sunday, September 9, 1–2:30 pm Grandchildren’s Day

Gallery & Walking Tours Sunday, October 14, 9 am Fall Migration Bird Walk Alan Messer

November

Friday, December 14, 7 pm Twelve O’Clock High Gordon S. Wood

Friday, January 25, 7 pm I Was a Male War Bride Adam Gopnik

Friday, October 5, 6 pm Cut Loose and Dance! Friday, October 5 – Sunday, October 7 WWII & NYC for Families Saturdays and Sundays in October October 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 Vote for Me! Scavenger Hunt

January Sundays, October 14, 21, 28, 1–3 pm Sunday Scholars: Hands on History for Teens

November Sundays, November 4, 11, 18, 1–3 pm Sunday Scholars: Hands on History for Teens Wednesday, November 21 Thanksgiving Eve Balloons Friday, November 23 – Sunday, November 25, 11 am–4 pm Natural NYC: Scavenger Hunt Saturday, November 24, 1–3 pm Families Tell Stories

December Saturday, December 1 At the Kids’ Table Thursday, December 27 – Tuesday, January 1 WWII & NYC: December School Vacation Week

Saturday, January 12 At the Kids’ Table Monday, January 21 Speak Your Mind! Martin Luther King Jr. Day Saturday, January 26 DiMenna Children’s History Museum Family Party: History Detectives

February Saturday, February 16 – Sunday, February 24 Presidents in Residence! February School Vacation Week Tuesday, February 19 – Friday, February 22, 9 am–4 pm Camp History

March Saturday, March 2 At the Kids’ Table

Monday, December 3, 11 am WWII & NYC Gallery Tour 1 Marci Reaven



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Tuesday, September 18, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

Craig Blankenhorn CBS

James M. McPherson is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom. His latest book is War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 18611865. Craig L. Symonds is a leading Civil War and naval historian and the author of The Civil War at Sea. Harold Holzer (moderator) is the author, coauthor or editor of more than 40 books on Lincoln and the Civil War era and a recipient of the National Humanities Medal. His latest book is Emancipating Lincoln.

Pay-as-you-wish Friday Night Concert

Winter of the World

Barbara Follett

Bernard And Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series

Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series

The naval side of the Civil War was far more than a picturesque battle over vast oceans. Rather, it was a gritty fight involving deadly new technologies, focused primarily on the nation’s rivers — particularly the “Father of Waters,” as Lincoln called the crucial Mississippi. Now two of the nation’s leading military historians — each with a new book on the Civil War navies — reexamine the “inland” war for the divided nation’s waters.

David K. Crow

Thursday, October 4, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

World-renowned novelist Ken Follett discusses his latest book. Set against the backdrop of the international upheavals of the 1930s and 1940s, Winter of the World chronicles the experiences of five interrelated families living in a time of enormous social, political and economic turmoil from the rise of the Third Reich up to the explosions of the American and Soviet atomic bombs. Ken Follett is the #1 international bestselling author of the acclaimed The Pillars of the Earth, which was voted the second best novel of the last 60 years in a poll by The Times of London. His new novel, Winter of the World, is the second book of The Century Trilogy. Charles Osgood (moderator) is the Peabody Award-winning anchor of “CBS News Sunday Morning” and the CBS Radio Network program “The Osgood File.” Ken Follett’s worldwide bestseller, World Without End, comes to life as a monumental eight-hour event series to air on ReelzChannel TV beginning on October 14th.

Some Like It Hot: The Music of Marilyn Monroe Friday, October 5, 7 pm Join us for the WWII & NYC exhibition opening evening with a concert by critically acclaimed jazz musicians the Harry Allen Quartet and Rebecca Kilgore, who have performed “Some Like It Hot” at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency to rave reviews from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Award-winning Swing Bros. recording artist Harry Allen (tenor saxophone) has performed at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide and has over thirty recordings to his name. Rebecca Kilgore (vocals) is an interpreter of the music of the Great American Songbook and one of America’s leading song stylists. For information on more musical events please visit nyhistory.org/programs

Above: USS Waldron, Robert M. Morgenthau Archives

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War on the Waters: The Civil War Navy


America’s written Constitution proclaims itself “the supreme Law of the Land,” but it only begins to map out the basic ground rules governing modern America. “Bill of Rights” and the phrases “separation of powers,” “checks and balances” and “the rule of law” are absent, yet these concepts are all part of America’s working constitutional system — part of America’s unwritten Constitution. New York Times

Harold Shapiro

Turner Broadcasting System

Tuesday, October 16, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

Thursday, October 25, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18) Americans have a love affair with Paris. From the days of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson through the era of the Grand Tour to today, Americans have been enthralled by the City of Light. But what makes the city so enchanting and enticing? Two writers who have lived in Paris and written about it discuss their personal connections to the city, exploring what it means to them and to Americans. Kati Marton is an award-winning journalist and the author of eight books, including Enemies of the People and the new memoir Paris: A Love Story. Adam Gopnik (moderator) has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986. He is the author of The Table Comes First: Family, France and the Meaning of Food and editor of Americans in Paris: A Literary Anthology.

Akhil Reed Amar is the author of America’s Unwritten Constitution. Linda Greenhouse (moderator) teaches at Yale Law School and currently writes a biweekly column on law for The New York Times.

Brigitte Lacombe

America’s Unwritten Constitution

Americans in Paris

Three Days at Gettysburg, Part I

Tuesday, October 23, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18) The United States emerged as the world’s sole superpower after the collapse of the Soviet Union. But as foreign economies rapidly expand and investments move overseas, America now finds itself in an increasingly competitive world. Facing myriad concerns, including high unemployment and a ballooning national debt, how can the United States reassert itself as a formidable competitor and innovator on the international stage?

Jim Tomlinson, MSUL

Halftime in America: Is a Competitive Renaissance Beginning?

Jim Tomlinson MSU Libraries

The Byron Wien Series on Financial History

The Byron Wien Series on Financial History

In July 1863, Union and Confederate troops met in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and in three days forever changed the course of American history. In the first of a two-part program, three of America’s most renowned Civil War historians discuss the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most haunting battles, and examine why it has endured in American memory more than any other incident in the Civil War.

David K. Crow

Tuesday, October 30, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

James M. McPherson is the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History Emeritus at Princeton University and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of Freedom. His latest book is War on the Waters: The Union and Confederate Navies, 1861-1865. John F. Marszalek is executive director of the Ulysses S. Grant Association and has written several major Civil War books, including Sherman’s Other War. Harold Holzer (moderator) is the author, coauthor or editor of more than 40 books on Lincoln and the Civil War era and a recipient of the National Humanities Medal. His latest book is Emancipating Lincoln.

Nancy R. Lazar is Vice Chairman and Co-founder of International Strategy and Investment (ISI). David A. Moss is the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration and Unit Head of Business, Government and the International Economy at Harvard Business School. Robert Wolf is CEO of 32 Advisors, LLC, and former Chairman and CEO, UBS Americas. Byron R. Wien (moderator) is Vice Chairman of Blackstone Advisory Partners.

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the carl menges series on american history

The Carl Menges Series on American History


Saturday, November 3, 9 am–12:15 pm | Program $60 (members $36) Presented in collaboration with the Foreign Policy Research Institute

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Eisenhower in War and Peace Tuesday, November 13, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18) Join us for a fresh, modern look at one of the most riveting figures of the 20th century: Dwight D. Eisenhower. In this program, trace Ike’s path from his days as a young dreamer in small-town Kansas to a frustrated apprentice under Douglas MacArthur, through the Allied war councils of World War II and all the way to the White House.

9:00 am

Hear a gripping account by John Maurer of the decisions that led to war and grapple with the changing strategic environment between the summer of 1940 and December 1941. A senior fellow of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, John Maurer is Chair of the Strategy and Policy Department at the US Naval War College, where he teaches a popular course on Churchill and grand strategy.

FDR and the Spanish Civil War 11:00 am The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) altered the course of European and world politics and shaped the path to World War II. Dominic Tierney will recall how the conflict aroused passionate debate in the United States, spurred thousands of Americans to volunteer to fight in Spain in the international brigades and inspired writers and artists from Ernest Hemingway to Pablo Picasso. For the first time, FDR challenged fascist aggression in Europe — illegally providing covert aid that was only recently discovered in the archives. Also a senior fellow of FPRI, Dominic Tierney is an associate professor of political science at Swarthmore College and author most recently of How We Fight: Crusades, Quagmires, and the American Way of War.

We invite you to visit the exhibition WWII & NYC following the program.

Wednesday, November 28, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18) Joseph Patrick Kennedy was the patriarch of America’s greatest political dynasty. An indomitable and elusive figure, his dreams of advancement for his nine children were matched only by his extraordinary personal ambition and shrewd financial skills. Focusing on his experiences during World War II, celebrated historian David Nasaw brings to life Joseph P. Kennedy’s story from unrestricted and exclusive access to the Joseph P. Kennedy papers. David Nasaw is the Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Professor of History at the CUNY Graduate Center. His latest book is The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy.

Three Days at Gettysburg, Part II

Tuesday, December 4, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18) In the second program in this two-part series, three distinguished Civil War historians continue to explore the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War battle that has horrified and captivated the nation since it was fought nearly 150 years ago. David K. Crow

USS Waldron, Robert M. Morgenthau Archives

Joseph P. Kennedy and World War II

Peter Aaron

9:30 am

Christopher Smith

Churchill, Roosevelt and the Road to Pearl Harbor

Jean Edward Smith is a winner of the Francis Parkman Prize and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He is currently a senior scholar at Columbia University and his latest book is Eisenhower in War and Peace. Richard Haass (moderator) is president of the Council on Foreign Relations and former director of policy planning for the Department of State.

James M. McPherson, Professor Emeritus at Princeton, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. His new book is War on the Waters. Craig L. Symonds is Professor Emeritus at the U.S. Naval Academy and the author of the new book The Civil War at Sea. Harold Holzer (moderator) is the author, coauthor or editor of more than 40 books on Lincoln and the Civil War era.

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The Coming of World War II


An Evening with Edmund Morris: Guard of Honor and the Morality of War

The Importance of Being Lucky: Robert Morgenthau and World War II Tuesday, December 11, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

NBC News

In this unique conversation with Tom Brokaw, Robert M. Morgenthau tells the story of one remarkable man’s experience in World War II: his own. The grandson of the U.S. Ambassador to Turkey at the outbreak of World War I and the son of FDR’s Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Morgenthau began his own journey to prominence on the decks of naval destroyers. Join us for this frank and personal discussion with one of the city’s most indelible personalities. Karjean Ng

the president bill clinton lecture series in american history

The President Bill Clinton Lecture Series in American History

Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Tuesday, December 18, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18) He was the author of the Declaration of Independence, a leading thinker of the Enlightenment and one of America’s most fascinating Founding Fathers. Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham draws on his new biography to paint an intimate portrait of Jefferson — the human being, the president and the politician — a flawed, contradictory, elusive man at the center of a tumultuous and transformative time. Jon Meacham is executive editor at Random House and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion and Franklin and Winston. His latest book is Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power.

The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court Tuesday, January 8, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

Robert M. Morgenthau was elected to an unprecedented nine terms as New York District Attorney and served as U.S. Attorney under Robert F. Kennedy. He currently is Of Counsel at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Tom Brokaw (moderator) was the anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” from 1983 to 2004 and has won numerous Emmy Awards. He is the author of the bestselling book The Greatest Generation.

From the moment Chief Justice John Roberts administered the Oath of Office at Barack Obama’s inauguration, the relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House has been confrontational. Both men are brilliant and determined to change the course of the nation — and completely at odds on almost every major constitutional issue. Jeffrey Toobin gives a gripping insider’s account of the ideological war between the Roberts Court and the Obama administration.

Turner Broadcasting System

Dianne Arndt

Barry Lewis is an architectural historian and the host of a popular series of walking tours on PBS. He teaches at Cooper Union Forum and the New York School of Interior Design.

Edmund Morris, the distinguished biographer and author of a new collection of literary essays, speaks about James Gould Cozzens’s great war novel Guard of Honor. Cozzens, born in New York in 1903, has been unjustly forgotten. But since 1948, when Guard of Honor won the Pulitzer Prize, a consistent body of criticism has held it to be the supreme piece of American fiction emerging from World War II. Although it rises to a shocking climax, it is primarily a study in the morality of war. Edmund Morris is the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Theodore Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan and Beethoven. His new book, to be published this fall, is This Living Hand: And Other Essays.

Leslie Lillien Levy

Pennsylvania Station was the first modern transportation complex in America. Conceived by the Pennsylvania Railroad’s brilliant president Alexander Cassatt, it brought electrically driven long distance and commuter trains under both the Hudson and East Rivers, crosstown under Manhattan’s 32nd Street to a magnificent new station at 7th Avenue. Join us to see a story of bold imagination, innovation and our later mishandling handling of Cassatt’s masterpiece.

Thursday, December 13, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

Gasper Tringale

Thursday, December 6, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

Jeffrey Toobin is the author of The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court. Samuel Issacharoff (moderator) teaches at New York University School of Law and is the author of Civil Procedure.

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Bernard And Irene Schwartz ... Series

Pennsylvania Station


Joyce Ravid

Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Two titans in the world of architecture and preservation sit down for a talk in conjunction with the exhibition Landmarks of New York II and discuss how architects can honor the past without neglecting the future. Robert A. M. Stern is a practicing architect, teacher and writer. As founder and Senior Partner of Robert A. M. Stern Architects, he personally directs the design of each of the firm’s projects. He is also the Dean of Yale School of Architecture and is a former Professor of Architecture and Director of the Historic Preservation Program at Columbia’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel is an author, television interviewer and producer, preservationist and civic activist. She has served as a Commissioner of the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission and has been the Chair of the Historic Landmarks Preservation Center since 1995. Dr. Diamonstein-Spielvogel is the author of 19 books and the curator of seven international museum exhibitions, each based on one of her books.

Lincoln and Emancipation In the pantheon of American Presidents, only George Washington can rival Abraham Lincoln for impact, influence and a continued relevance in the American imagination. Four historians consider Lincoln’s most dramatic legacy: the Emancipation Proclamation. This seminal document has been used by those who wish to hail him as the Great Emancipator and by those who wish to pillory him because they consider his once radical effort at emancipation insufficient. Holger Thoss

Nick Lacy

Thursday, January 17, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

Tuesday, January 22, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18) Relying on a diverse cast of unforgettable characters, Max Boot crafts a complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages. Beginning with the first insurgencies in the ancient world — when Alexander the Great discovered that fleet nomads were harder to defeat than massive conventional armies — Mr. Boot masterfully guides us from the Jewish rebellion against the Roman Empire up through the horrors of the French-Indochina War and the shadowy, post-9/11 battlefields of today. Max Boot is the Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. His new book is Invisible Armies.

Don Pollard

Tuesday, January 15, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present

Antislavery: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation Thursday, January 24, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18) Long before Abraham Lincoln penned the Emancipation Proclamation, opponents of slavery employed every available literary form — from essays and plays to sermons and hymns — to wage a heroic battle. An expert panel reflects on the pioneering writers and thinkers, from the 18th century through Emancipation, who challenged social norms and whose revolutionary ideas helped overthrow a poisonous national institution. James G. Basker is President of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the editor of American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation. David W. Blight is the Class of 1954 Professor of American History and Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition at Yale. He is the author of American Oracle. Khalil Gibran Muhammad (moderator) is Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and the author of The Condemnation of Blackness: Race, Crime and the Making of Modern Urban America.

Louis P. Masur is Professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University. Edna Greene Medford is Professor of History at Howard University and the editor of Historical Perspectives of the African Burial Ground Project. James Oakes is the author of the new book Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery in the United States, 1861-1865. Harold Holzer (moderator) is the author of Emancipating Lincoln, among many other books on Lincoln and the Civil War era.

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An Evening with Robert A. M. Stern and Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel


John Rogers, known as “the people’s sculptor,” was a pioneer of widely accessible art in the 19th century. Exploring themes ranging from the Civil War to domestic life to familiar theater and literary references, Rogers was the forerunner of populist artists of the 20th century, especially Norman Rockwell. Three experts compare these two titans of popular art — along with other popular artists, including Andy Warhol — and discuss why their work was so resonant with the American public.

Co-sponsored by the Norman Rockwell Museum

Grand Central, Grand Vision Thursday, February 7, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

Dianne Arndt

More than a century ago, the New York Central Railroad married steel construction and electric train traction to a Beaux-Arts vision of the city that reimagined New York on a 20th century scale. The Terminal at 42nd Street is an amalgam of modernist efficiency and neo-classical grandeur. Join us to look at American urbanism when cities — not suburbs — were on our minds and New York was emerging as a “world class capital.”

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Barry Lewis is an architectural historian and the host of a popular series of walking tours on PBS. He teaches at Cooper Union Forum and the New York School of Interior Design.


Technology: Innovations and Expanding Frontiers Tuesday, February 12, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18) It seems like every week a new gadget makes yesterday’s gadget obsolete. Technology is developing at a breathtaking rate. In this program, Walter Isaacson and experts explore our digital future, what new innovations will change the way we live and who will lead the next technological revolution. This program is part of a special series, conceived by Harold Newman, examining where we’ve been, where we are and the complexities and possibilities of the world beyond tomorrow. Walter Isaacson is the CEO of the Aspen Institute and a former chairman of CNN and managing editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Steve Jobs. Other speakers to be announced.

Lincoln, Douglass and the U.S. Colored Troops in Action Tuesday, February 19, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18) Under the terms of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union Army began recruiting so-called “colored” troops for the first time — and the mere fact that they donned military uniforms, bore arms and fought in battle revolutionized the status of African Americans, even as it stirred intolerance in many Northern cities. This panel will explore the contributions, sacrifices and challenges faced by the Union’s extraordinary black fighting force, including the drama of Fort Wagner and the national shame of unequal pay. David W. Blight is Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition at Yale. He is the author of American Oracle. Elizabeth D. Leonard is the author of Men of Color to Arms! Black Soldiers, Indian Wars and the Quest for Equality. Mia Bay is coauthor of the new book Freedom on My Mind, Volume 2: A History of African Americans with Documents. Harold Holzer (moderator) is the author, coauthor or editor of more than 40 books on Lincoln and the Civil War era, including Emancipating Lincoln.


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Kimberly Orcutt is the Henry Luce Foundation Curator of American Art at the New-York Historical Society and curator of the new exhibition John Rogers: American Stories. Laurie Norton Moffatt is Director and CEO of the Norman Rockwell Museum and the author of Norman Rockwell: A Definitive Catalogue. Harold Holzer (moderator) is the author, coauthor or editor of more than 40 books on Lincoln and the Civil War era and a recipient of the National Humanities Medal. His latest book is Emancipating Lincoln.

The Harold and Ruth Newman World Beyond Tomorrow Series

Patrice Gilbert

Kevin Sprague

Dale Gregory

Thursday, January 31, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18)

The Harold and Ruth Newman ... Series


Rogers and Rockwell: The Original Pop Artists


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Thursday, February 28, 6:30 pm | Program $30 (members $18) Forty-three men have been elected to our nation’s highest office and since the days of the Founding Fathers, their private lives — and those of their families — have fascinated the American public. Join us for a sequel to the popular “Women and the White House” programs as four experts trade tales of various First Families and discuss how our presidents’ loved ones have influenced them through the years.

George Washington’s New York: Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan Saturday, October 20, 11 am | Program $30 (members $18) Among the maps that George Washington owned was British military engineer John Montresor’s A Plan of the City of New-York, surveyed in 1766, which provided him with detailed information as he fortified the city against a British assault in 1776. Using Montresor’s map, Barnet Schecter leads a walking tour of sites of the city that Washington considered the key to victory in the American Revolution. Walking tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance. Barnet Schecter is the author of George Washington’s America: A Biography Through His Maps and The Devil’s Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America.

World War II and New York: Walking Tour of Lower Manhattan

Walking & Gallery Tours

Walking & Gallery Tours Fall Migration Bird Walk Sunday, October 14, 9 am | Program $30 (members $18) Journey with wildlife artist Alan Messer to some of the most magical places in Central Park’s wooded Ramble, discovering along the way both resident and migrating birds. Delight in the fall warblers and sparrows along with late-migrating nuthatches, finches and visiting raptors. Walking tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance. 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. His paintings may be viewed at alanmesser.net.

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From Battery Park to the Army Ocean Terminal, Navy Yard, Governors Island and Hoboken Army Piers, New York Harbor vividly records the city’s role in WWII. Join us to hear the story of the harbor and its people in wartime and explore the National Merchant Mariners Memorial, the Norwegian Merchant Marine Memorial, Wireless Operators Memorial, North Atlantic Memorial, Coast Guard Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial and other sites downtown. Cal Snyder is the author of Out of Fire and Valor: The War Memorials of New York City from the Revolution to 9/11. Lucy Oakley is Head of Education and Programs at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery.

Sandy Needham

Saturday, October 27, 11 am | Program $30 (members $18) Cokie Roberts is a political commentator for ABC News, senior news analyst for National Public Radio and the author of Ladies of Liberty. Kati Marton is an awardwinning journalist and the author of several books, including Paris: A Love Story. Gil Troy is Professor of History at McGill University and the author of Leading from the Center: Why Moderates Make the Best Presidents. Lesley Stahl (moderator) has been a correspondent for “60 Minutes” since 1991 and is a former CBS News White House correspondent.

The Trees of Central Park: Fall Walk Sunday, November 4, 9 am | Program $30 (members $18) Central Park is home to more than one hundred native and transplanted species of trees. Join us for an autumn journey through the park and learn how to identify some of the trees that call it home. Elms, maples and tuliptrees will be among the many species putting on a colorful display as they shed their leaves for winter. Walking tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance. Leslie Day is a biology and life-science teacher at The Elisabeth Morrow School. She developed the City Naturalists Summer Institute with the Central Park Conservancy and is the author of Field Guide to the Street Trees of New York City, illustrated by Trudy Smoke, who has studied botanical illustration at the New York Botanical Garden since 2004. She is Professor of English at Hunter College.


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The White House Series: First Families

Monday, October 15, 11 am | Program $30 (members $18) In this intimate gallery tour led by curator Linda S. Ferber, experience the extraordinary depth and richness of the New-York Historical Society’s landscape paintings by artists of the Hudson River School, who forged the first self-consciously American artistic vision. Gallery tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance.

Bernard and Irene Schwartz Classic Film Series: World War II and Its Legacy in Film

Linda S. Ferber is Vice President and Senior Art Historian at the New-York Historical Society and curator of Nature and the American Vision: The Hudson River School.

WWII & NYC Gallery Tours Monday, December 3, 11 am | Program $30 (members $18) Monday, January 21, 11 am | Program $30 (members $18) When World War II broke out, New York was a cosmopolitan, heavily immigrant city, whose people had real stakes in the war and strongly held opinions. Join curator Marci Reaven for a tour of the new exhibition WWII & NYC as she explains the impact of the war on the city, which played a critical role in the national war effort, and how the city was forever changed. Gallery tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance. Marci Reaven is Vice President for History Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society and curator of WWII & NYC.

Join us for our inaugural film series, featuring opening remarks by notable directors, writers, actors and historians. Produced in conjunction with the exhibition WWII & NYC, this selection of classic films will show a broad scope of life during and after the war and reflect many of the exhibition’s themes, including life on the home front, the dispatch of troops and the struggle to readapt to postwar life. Entrance to the film series is included with Museum Admission during New-York Historical’s Pay-as-you-wish Friday Nights. For details and the latest information on our featured films and speakers, please visit www.nyhistory.org. Friday, October 19, 7 pm Mrs. Miniver (1942) Speakers: Catherine Wyler, Lesley Stahl

Friday, December 28, 7 pm It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Speaker to be announced

Friday, October 26, 7 pm Double Victory (2012) Speakers: George Lucas, Roscoe Brown, Brent Staples

Friday, January 11, 7 pm The Search (1948) Speaker: Lee Grant Friday, January 18, 7 pm On the Town (1949) Speaker: Stanley Donen

Friday, November 2, 7 pm The Clock (1945) Speaker: Adam Gopnik

John Rogers: American Stories Gallery Tour Monday, February 4, 11 am | Program $30 (members $18) Curator Kimberly Orcutt guides this tour of the stunning new exhibition John Rogers: American Stories. In his lifetime, John Rogers sold over 80,000 works and earned the epithet “the people’s sculptor.” His plasters, known as “Rogers groups,” carried on a deeply rooted American genre tradition and embraced subjects from the Civil War to domestic life to popular theater and literary themes. Gallery tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance. Dale Gregory


Hudson River School Gallery Tour

Pay-as-you-wish Friday Nights!

Brigitte Lacombe


Kimberly Orcutt is Henry Luce Foundation Curator of American Art at the NewYork Historical Society and curator of John Rogers: American Stories.

Friday, November 9, 7 pm One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) Speaker: Michael Korda Friday, December 7, 7 pm From Here to Eternity (1953) Speakers: Ian W. Toll, Ron Simon Friday, December 14, 7 pm Twelve O’Clock High (1949) Speaker: Gordon S. Wood

Friday, January 25, 7 pm I Was a Male War Bride (1949) Speaker: Adam Gopnik Friday, February 1, 7 pm Casablanca (1942) Speakers: Kati Marton, David Denby Friday, February 8, 7 pm The Third Man (1949) Speakers: Kati Marton, David Denby Stay tuned; more films to come!

Above: from left, George Lucas, Roscoe Brown, Kati Marton, Adam Gopnik, Lesley Stahl, Stanley Donen

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The C. Richard Hilker Lecture

The C. Richard Hilker Lecture Eakins in Paris Thursday, November 29, 6:30 pm | Special Free Program* Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) is often cited as one of 19th-century America’s most accomplished artists, with virtually his entire output centered on the personalities and institutions of Philadelphia. This talk will consider Thomas Eakins’s student years in Paris, along with the homage he paid to his French experiences both in later genre pictures and by sending works there for criticism, exhibition and sale. It will close by examining the late portrait Clara, which in 1931 the Philadelphia Museum of Art gave to the Louvre.

PLEASE NOTE: *Tickets must be reserved in advance by calling (212) 485-9268

Marc A. Simpson, the Associate Director of the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art, has organized exhibitions and published on late19th-century American art, most recently contributing essays to catalogs accompanying Henry Ossawa Tanner (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts) and Weatherbeaten: Winslow Homer and Maine (Portland Museum of Art). This is a special program presented free of charge by the Sansom Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports numerous causes. Since 2001, the Foundation has held a series of scholarly lectures to celebrate and commemorate the leadership of the late C. Richard Hilker, its past President.

Acclaimed restaurateur Stephen Starr, of Buddakan and Morimoto, brings casual elegance to the New-York Historical Society. Caffè Storico features dishes inspired by classic Italian cicchetti, or small plates, as well as handmade artisanal pastas. The dining destination serves lunch, dinner, a late afternoon menu and brunch on the weekends. Don’t miss the Sunday evening prix fixe — 3 courses for $28! Restaurant hours are Tue–Thu 11am–10pm, Fri–Sat 11am–11pm, Sun 11am–10pm. Museum admission is not required; entrance on 77th Street. To view menus or to make reservations, please visit www.caffestorico.com or call (212) 485-9211. SPECIAL OFFER FOR EVENING LECTURES AND CONVERSATIONS When you pre-order your ticket for a public program, for an extra $10 you can enjoy a pre-program glass of wine at Caffè Storico and we will reserve a priority seat for you. Select the “package ticket” option online and stop by Caffè Storico prior to the event. Cannot be purchased at time of program; drink must be redeemed before program begins. A full bar selection is also available; beverages exceeding $10 will be charged the a la carte menu price difference at time of redemption.

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Take Your Seat in History

The Robert H. Smith Auditorium, our brand new, state-of-the-art theater, can accommodate an expanded schedule of the New-York Historical Society’s evening lectures, performances, special events and educational programs, in addition to a multimedia cinematic experience for museum visitors of all ages. Sponsor your seat today! We invite you to “Take Your Seat in History” with a gift of $1,000. Your message, name or the name of another you wish to honor will appear on a beautiful plaque on one of our auditorium seats. To learn more, please visit www.nyhistory.org/takeyourseat or call (212) 485-9240.

Funders

In addition to the generous support of individual donors, the New-York Historical Society would like to thank the following corporations, foundations and government agencies for their support:

Corporate

A+ Letter Service Alcoa American Architectural, Inc. American Express Company Arnold & Porter LLP Bank of America Bank of America Merrill Lynch The Bank of New York Mellon Bloomberg BNP Paribas Brooklyn Brewery Brunello Cucinelli BTIG Cablevision Cauldwell Wingate Company Centerbridge Partners Collins Stewart LLC Con Edison Credit Suisse Crown Holdings, Inc. Donna Lawrence Productions Eli Wilner & Company The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. Frank Crystal & Co., Inc. GE Foundation General Atlantic Goldman Sachs Heartland Brewery IBM IDT Corporation Investment Technology Group, Inc. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Keybank Foundation King Cole Audio Visual Service, Inc. Knight Capital Group, Inc. KPMG LLP Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Kynikos Associates LP

Lehman College Mizuho Securities USA Morgan Stanley New York Yankees Nouveau Elevator Industries, Inc. Pfizer Inc. Platt Byard Dovell White Architects LLP Pook Diemont & Ohl, Inc. Porterfield & Lowenthal, LLC Proskauer Rose LLP Prudential Securities Soros Fund Management Unified Field Verizon Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz Warburg Realty Ziff Brothers Investments

Foundation

42nd Street Development Corporation The Achelis and Bodman Foundations Armand G. Erpf Fund, Inc. The Barker Welfare Foundation The Beekman Family Association Booth Ferris Foundation The City University of New York The Coby Foundation The Cole Porter Trusts The Nathan Cummings Foundation The Irene Diamond Fund The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. The Ford Foundation The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Graham Windham The Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts, Inc. The Leon Levy Foundation

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation National Historical Publications and Records Commission The New York Community Trust Peck Stacpoole Foundation The Rice Family Foundation May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. The Pinkerton Foundation Research Foundation of The City University of New York Robertson Foundation Sansom Foundation, Inc. Sarah I. Schieffelin Residuary Trust The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation The Starr Foundation The Taft Foundation Terra Foundation for American Art The Victorian Society in America The Vidda Foundation The H.W. Wilson Foundation, Inc.

Government

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York Empire State Development Corporation Institute of Museum and Library Services National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council New York City Department of Design and Construction New York State Council on the Arts New York State Education Department U.S. Department of Education


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WWII & NYC: December School Vacation Week Thursday, December 27 – Tuesday, January 1 See 1940s New York City through the eyes of kids! WWII & NYC gallery hunts all day, with special programing each day at 2 pm, including dancing, plane spotting and more.

Speak Your Mind! Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 21

Family Learning Programs Grandchildren’s Day

Natural NYC: Scavenger Hunt

Sunday, September 9, 1 – 2:30 pm

Friday, November 23 – Sunday, November 25, 11 am – 4 pm

Grandchildren, bring your grandparents and celebrate National Grandparents Day. Explore the history of our nation through games, art and gallery hunts for kids and grownups.

Cut Loose and Dance!

New York City has its own natural bounty to be thankful for! Families travel through the museum discovering objects related to the natural world in the city. Ages 7 and up.

Families Tell Stories

Friday, October 5, 6 pm

All ages learn the Lindy Hop, Jitterbug and other swing-style dances with Pierre Dulaine’s Dancing Classrooms. Bring your dancing shoes!

WWII & NYC for Families Friday, October 5 – Sunday, October 7 New York City was THE place to be during World War II. It was a major launch point for the armed forces, a major manufacturer and port for shipping supplies to the battle fronts and a major source of fun and entertainment for the troops.

Vote for Me! Scavenger Hunt Saturdays and Sundays in October October 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 Find election-related objects big and small — from the balustrade George Washington stood behind at Federal Hall to one of John F. Kennedy’s election buttons — in our scavenger hunt for families.

Thanksgiving Eve Balloons Wednesday, November 21

Saturday, November 24, 1 – 3 pm Bring your family and join together to tell your story! A storyteller and videographer will guide family members young and old through the process of group storytelling and then record your family telling its own story to share again and again. Please RSVP to [email protected]

At the Kids’ Table

Saturdays, December 1, January 12, March 2

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Join us at the Kids’ Table with food historian Sarah Lohman for this three-part hands-on series on the history of food in America. Families will use kitchen tools from the past, visit the Luce Center to view historical dinnerware, test out flavors from different centuries and get to make their own unusual foods. Recommended for ages 8 and up. RSVP required, contact [email protected] PLEASE NOTE: At the Kids’ Table $10 per child

DiMenna Children’s History Museum Family Party: History Detectives ! Saturday, January 26

Join us for our family-friendly Thanksgiving Eve event, an exclusive sneak peek of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade balloons as they are prepared for the big event. Games, scavenger hunts and more. Must be a Family Member to attend. For more information email [email protected] or call (212) 485-9240

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Learn about the history of people who spoke up against injustice in America and discover the story of James McCune Smith, an abolitionist and the first university-trained physician practicing in New York City in the 19th century.

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Join us for our first ever Family Party! Children become history detectives and will be transported to another time. They will embark on a hands-on journey through the centuries, learning about people in the past whose hard work and creativity changed the course of history.

Presidents in Residence! February School Vacation Week Saturday, February 16 – Sunday, February 24 Search for presidential clues in the Luce Center on our scavenger hunt, create your own election button and take part in our family history quiz about presidents.

Sunday Scholars: Hands on History for Teens Sundays, October 14, 21, 28, and November 4, 11, 18, 1 – 3 pm Sunday Scholars is a six-week program for history-loving high school students, grades 10 - 12, offering an opportunity to research objects within the New-York Historical’s collection of historical artifacts and create a multi-media project that tells their story. The program is designed for students with a passion for New York City history. Free with Family Membership or $125 per student for NonMembers. RSVP to [email protected] by October 1, 2012.

Camp History Where smart kids spend Presidents’ Week Tuesday, February 19 – Friday, February 22, 9 am – 4 pm

ONGOING PROGRAMS Reading Into History

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Online Book Club Blog and Monthly Meet-up younghistorians.nyhistory.org Recommended for ages 9 - 12 Journey into the past! Each month families read a book together and participate in online discussions with authors, educators and other families. At the end of each month families attend the Reading Into History meet-up and share reactions to the book, see one-of-a-kind museum artifacts related to the book and meet other history fans!

Artistic Detectives Saturdays, October 6, November 3, December 1, January 5, February 2, 1 – 2:30 pm Look, imagine, draw and create! Families explore history through art making in this educator-led gallery and studio program. Participants will be inspired by different paintings in the galleries and will then create their own personal masterpieces. Recommended for ages 5 - 9.

Sunday Story Hour Sundays, 11:30 am

Barbara K. Lipman Children’s History Library Each Sunday families discover more about New York history through tales of the past. Check our website for author events, too!

Little New-Yorkers Tuesdays and Fridays, 3:30 – 4:30 pm Barbara K. Lipman Children’s History Library The youngest New-Yorkers explore their city through singing, stories and activities. Recommended for ages 3 - 5.

Cross-Stitch Circle Thursdays, 3:30 – 5:30 pm Barbara K. Lipman Children’s History Library Drop in to try your skills at one of the oldest forms of embroidery in the world. Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Time travel through the centuries at our four day program for kids 11-13. Put your imagination to work creating hands-on art and digital projects that culminate with Camp History kids building a time machine exhibition that tells the story of the founding of our nation. Join us and make history! Registration required. Space is limited. Contact [email protected] $500 for non-members, $400 for members

For more information email [email protected] or call (212) 485-9240


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All the benefits of Family membership, plus: • Two complimentary tickets to a Public or Family Program of your choice, with concierge reservation services through the Membership Office • Invitations to additional membersonly receptions

All the benefits of Benefactor membership, plus: • Four guest passes for admission to the Museum, to share with friends, family or colleagues • Invitations to private curatorial talks on special exhibitions, the Museum collection and Library archives

The support of our Members helps us mount more than 100 riveting public programs on history and current events each year, as well as an ongoing roster of exciting permanent and special exhibits. Together with our members, we are Making History Matter.

all membership levels include: 4 U nlimited free admission for one to the New-York Historical Society Museum & Library and DiMenna Children’s History Museum 4 Discounted tickets to public programs 4 1 0% discount at the Museum Store and Caffè Storico 4 Invitations to members-only events 4 Membership in the Empire State Reciprocal Program For more information, call (212) 485-9279 or email: [email protected] visit our website: www.nyhistory.org by mail: Complete form and return with payment to Membership Office N-YHS 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024 Fax: (212) 874-8706

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Young Friend ($175 / Tax-deductible: $125) All the benefits of Individual membership, plus: • Exclusive events for young professionals, including curator-led behind-the-scenes tours

All the benefits of Friend and Family membership, plus: • Four complimentary tickets to a Public or Family Program of your choice, with concierge reservation services through the Membership Office • Private tour with a Museum docent (by appointment through the Membership Office) • Two guest passes for admission to the Museum to share with friends, family or colleagues

Benefactor ($1,000 / Tax-deductible: $850) All the benefits of Patron Family membership, plus: • One Family membership to give as a gift • Invitations to two exclusive behindthe-scenes, hands-on Family Programs on American History • Listing in the New-York Historical Society Annual Report

Frederick Douglass Councill Members of the Frederick Douglass Council enjoy special access to our new Civil Rights Gallery along with other exhibitions and programs. For more information call (212) 485-9279 or email [email protected]

DiMenna Children’s History Museum Leadership Councill The DiMenna Children’s History Museum offers children an enchanting introduction to the world of history. Leadership Council members receive special benefits and exclusive access to a variety of programs for children ages 4-13. Parents also receive special benefits. For more information, please call (212) 485-9240, or e-mail dchm@ nyhistory.org.

Chairman’s Council The Chairman’s Council is dedicated to securing the New-York Historical Society’s future as preeminent in American history. Members participate in numerous exclusive events, including the annual Weekend with History. For more information, please call (212) 485-9221 or e-mail [email protected].

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General Information Museum & Store Hours

Tuesday to Thursday & Saturday, 10 am – 6 pm, Friday, 10 am – 8 pm, Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm

Museum Admission

$15 Adults, $12 Seniors (65+)/Educators/Active Military (active military in uniform are free), $9 Students, $5 Kids 5-13), Children under 5 are free. Friday nights from 6 – 8 pm admission is “Pay-as-you-wish.”

Program Admission:

Unless noted: $30 (members $18)

Library Hours:

Tuesday to Friday, 9 am – 3 pm, Saturday 10 am – 1 pm. Closed Sunday and Monday. The Library is closed on Saturdays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Use of the Library is free.

Free Daily Guided Tours: Caffè Storico:

Trained docents give one-hour highlights tours of the permanent collection. Check for tour times on our website www.nyhistory.org Acclaimed restaurateur Stephen Starr brings casual elegance to the New-York Historical Society. Caffè Storico features dishes inspired by classic Italian cicchetti, or small plates, as well as handmade artisanal pastas. Restaurant hours are Tuesday – Thursday 11 am – 10 pm, Friday and Saturday 11 am – 11 pm, Sunday 11 am – 10 pm.

Download Our Free App at nyhistory.org/visit (iPhone/iPad/Android):

To help you navigate and learn more about the New York and the Nation installations in the Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History, our smartphone app features videos with curators and historians as well as high-resolution images and audio descriptions for more than 150 objects on display.

Directions:

Subway: B or C train to 81st Street and Central Park West. Bus: M10 to 77th Street, M79 to 81st Street and Central Park West. Public Parking Garages: (all are located between Broadway and Amsterdam) Wilfred Street Garage, 203 West 77th Street, (212) 362-2308; Tri-Star Parking, 207 West 76th Street, (212) 496-8553; Carousel Parking, 201 West 75th Street, (212) 874-0581.

E-mail Notices:

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 the subject line.

Services for Visitors with Mobility Impairments:

Our facilities, galleries and auditorium are wheelchair accessible. A wheelchair accessible entrance is located at 2 West 77th Street. Wheelchairs are available to visitors free of 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:

Most exhibition audio and video, including all media in the DiMenna Children’s History Museum, is accessible to t-coil hearing aid users. T-coil compatible audio guides are available for the Luce Center permanent collections as well as select exhibitions and are free with admission. Headsets and neckloops are also available. Please inquire at the admissions desk.

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The Auditorium is equipped with an infrared assistive listening system. Headsets and neckloops are available. Please ask a staff member at the auditorium entrance for assistance. All New-York Historical Society exhibition films are open captioned. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters are available (by appointment) to accompany scheduled docent or educator-led group tours. To schedule an ASL group visit, please contact [email protected] or call (212) 485-9232.

Services for Visitors Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired

Verbal-description audio tours exist for select exhibitions. Ask about verbaldescription tours at the admissions desk. Verbal-description docent-guided tours for select exhibitions are available by appointment and are free with museum admission. Please call (212) 485-9232 to make an appointment. Text for all exhibitions is available in Large Print. Please pick up a copy either at the admissions desk, near the exhibition entrances or download them from nyhistory.org/visit/accessibility-amenities. If you need more information about accessibility. Please either email your questions to [email protected], or you can call (212) 485-9232 or (212) 873-7489 (TTY).

New-York Historical Society Floor Plan

Fourth Floor

The Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture 1 Paintings 2 Audubon 3 Portraits of the City 4 Tiffany Glass 5 Furniture 6 Decorative Objects (Silver, Glass and Ceramics) 7 Tools for Home and Trade 8 Sculpture and Folk Art 9 Historic Relics and Artifacts from 9/11 10 Temporary Exhibitions 11 East Mezzanine: Coins, Military, Firefighting, Urban Archaeology 12 North Mezzanine: Toys, Jewelry Accessories, Textiles 13 Paintings Storage

Second Floor 1 2 3 -5 6 7 8 9

First Floor 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Admissions/Coat Check Orientation Area Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History (Great Hall) Robert H. Smith Auditorium Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History (South Gallery) West Gallery Museum Store Rotunda Restaurant

Lower Level 1 2 3 4

DiMenna Children’s History Museum Barbara K. Lipman Children’s History Library Classroom 1 Classroom 2

Patricia D. Klingenstein Library Civil Rights Gallery The Luman Reed Galleries Dexter Hall Barbara Knowles Debs Education Center Departments of Prints, Photographs and Architectural Collections (by appointment only) Cabinet Gallery


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Vice Chairs

New-York Historical Society

Board of Trustees 2012 Chairman

Roger Hertog

Vice Chair

Pam B. Schafler

President & CEO Louise Mirrer

Board of Trustees

Helen Appel James Basker William Beekman Norman Benzaquen Judith Roth Berkowitz David Blight Ric Burns James S. Chanos Ravenel B. Curry III Susan Frier Danilow Elizabeth B. Dater Barbara Knowles Debs Joseph A. DiMenna Niall Ferguson Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Emanuel E. Geduld Richard Gilder

James Grant Martin J. Gross Kenneth T. Jackson Lawrence A. Jacobs David M. Kennedy Patricia D. Klingenstein Sidney Lapidus Lewis E. Lehrman Alan P. Levenstein Glen S. Lewy Ira A. Lipman Tarky Lombardi, Jr. Jon Meacham Carl B. Menges John Monsky Morris W. Offit The Honorable George E. Pataki Russell P. Pennoyer Charles Phillips Stuart J. Rabin Richard Reiss Charles M. Royce Thomas A. Saunders III Benno Schmidt Bernard L. Schwartz Michelle Smith Ernest Tollerson Ira Unschuld Sue Ann Weinberg Michael Weisberg Byron R. Wien

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Chairman’s Council Chair

Pam B. Schafler

Co-chairs

Helen and Robert Appel Norman S. Benzaquen Judy and Howard Berkowitz Franci Blassberg and Joe Rice James S. Chanos Lois Chiles and Richard Gilder Sonya and Dev Chodry Suzanne and Rich Clary Beth and Ravenel B. Curry Susan and Greg Danilow Elizabeth B. Dater and Wm. Mitchell Jennings, Jr. Diana and Joe DiMenna Lawrence N. Field Caroline Fitzgibbons and Tad Smith Victoria and Buzzy Geduld / Cougar Foundation Kristin R. Gervasio and Stuart J. Rabin Ahuva and Martin J. Gross Susan and Roger Hertog Patricia and John Klingenstein Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Lehrman H.F. Lenfest Cheryl and Glen Lewy Cordelia and Carl Menges Jennifer and John Monsky Ruth and Harold Newman Helen and Russell Pennoyer Bonnie and Richard Reiss, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce Carol and Lawrence Saper Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders III Pam and Scott Schafler Irene and Bernard L. Schwartz Paul Singer Michelle Smith Alice and Thomas Tisch Ira L. Unschuld Leah and Michael Weisberg Anita and Byron Wien

List as of July 18, 2012

Reina Marin Bassini and Emilio Bassini Charles Cahn Barbara Knowles Debs and Richard A. Debs Scott M. Delman Judith K. and Jamie Dimon John R. Doss Patricia Dunnington The Everett Foundation Mary Ann Fribourg Lucy and William Friedman James Grant Mr. and Mrs. Gurnee F. Hart Helen and Edward Hintz Charlene Wang Howe and David S. Howe Lyn and Seth Kaller Kate Kelly and George F. Schweitzer Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kimmelman Seth A. Klarman Ruth and Sidney Lapidus Vivien Liu and Alan D. Hilliker The Caroline M. Lowndes Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin Marc O. Mayer Paula and Tom McInerney Sandy Mintz Alex Munroe and Robert Rosenkranz Nancy Newcomb and John Hargraves Nancy and Morris W. Offit Mary Jo Otsea and Richard H. Brown Nancy Perlman and Thomas D. Klingenstein Karen and Charles Phillips Patti and James Piereson Joan and Fred Pittman Kimba Wood Richardson and Frank Richardson Ali and Lew Sanders Donna and Marvin Schwartz Fay and William Shutzer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Smith Nancy and Burt Staniar Joan and Michael Steinberg Judy and Michael Steinhardt Harriet and Warren Stephens Laurie and Sy Sternberg Nicki and Harold Tanner John L. Thomson Billie Tisch The Honorable Merryl H. Tisch and James S. Tisch Melissa Vail and Norman Selby Barbara Vogelstein Sue Ann Weinberg Barbara and David Zalaznick

Members

Anonymous Nira and Kenneth Abramowitz Lorraine and Richard Abramson Jacqueline Adams Arthur S. Ainsberg Kay Allaire Mr. and Mrs. Martin B. Amdur Arnhold Foundation, Inc. Bunny and Bill Beekman Bialkin Family Foundation Roberta and Stanley Bogen Elizabeth and George Boltres Ildiko and Gilbert Butler Jane and Donald Cecil Anne J. and Thomas J. Charters Rita Cleary Anne E. Cohen Stephen A. Cohen Terry and Douglas Cooper Carolyn and George Cox Gail and Richard Elden Howard L. Ellin Peter M. Engel Anne Farley and Peter C. Hein Lisa Field Ellen Flamm and Richard Peterson Peter M. Flanigan Charlotte and William Ford Susan M. Frame and Ira Millstein Charlotte K. Frank and Marvin Leffler Irene and Richard Frary Linda S. and Robert A. Friedman Tully M. Friedman Amy and Sid Goodfriend Janine Gordon and Alvin Schechter Patricia A. and Mark R. Gordon Diane and Paul Guenther Lynn and Martin Halbfinger Betsy Harvin and Travis Anderson John A. Herfort Ronnie Heyman John W. Holman, Jr. Hannah and Lon Jacobs Brian A. Kane Ann Kaplan and Robert Fippinger Judy and Earle Kazis Foundation Fund Doris Kempner Susan and Robert Klein Mr. and Mrs. Lee P. Klingenstein Bruce Kovner Kim and Simon Krinsky Nancy Kuhn and Bernard Nussbaum Karen Landau and Rodney W. Nichols Joann and Todd Lang Dalia and Larry Leeds Gail and Alan Levenstein Martin R. Lewis Marianne and Tarky Lombardi, Jr.

Bertil and Elizabeth Lundqvist Joanne and Norman Matthews Cindy and Rich McKinney Doris and Gilbert Meister Ronay and Richard Menschel Howard P. Milstein / Emigrant Bank Sandra and Lowell Mintz Louise Mirrer and David Halle Dinny and Lester Morse Amanda and Neal Moszkowski Sarah E. Nash and Michael S. Sylvester John L. Nau III Lynn and Harry O’Mealia Trina and Mike Overlock Carolyn Palmer Judith Stern Peck Suzanne Peck Pzena Charitable Foundation Michael Quinn Ellen and Richard Rampell David Redden Carol and Joseph Reich / The Pumpkin Foundation Jean Margo Reid and Richard P. Brief Shaiza Rizavi and Jonathan Friedland Elizabeth and Felix Rohatyn Joanna S. and Daniel Rose Susan and Elihu Rose Charles Rosenblum Amy C. Roth Maia Rubin and Jonathan Babkow Pamela and Arthur Sanders Barbara A. Schatz and Frederick P. Schaffer Randi Schatz and Joseph S. Allerhand Sara Lee and Axel Schupf Erica and Eric Schwartz Elizabeth and Stanley D. Scott Melanie Shorin and Greg S. Feldman Lois and Arthur Stainman Vada and Ted Stanley Judith and Stephen Stein Liz and Emanuel Stern Leila and Mickey Straus Elizabeth B. Strickler and Mark T. Gallogly Szilvia Tanenbaum Katherine and Vincent Teti Laurie M. Tisch Barbara and Donald Tober Tova Friedler Usdan and Ernest Rubenstein Naomi and Ernest von Simson Eric J. Wallach Margaret Wellington and William Constantine Judy and Josh Weston Hope and Grant Winthrop Carol and Lawrence Zicklin


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Program Registration

contact:

The New-York Historical Society is a striking, sophisticated venue for events of all

To request an informational

kinds. Our beautiful, newly renovated landmark building is the perfect venue for

brochure, please contact

hosting anything from a daytime meeting in our state-of-the-art auditorium to a

our Meetings and Events

seated dinner or reception in our exhibit halls. Your guests are bound to enjoy the

Department at (212) 485-9294 or

best of New York and our nation’s history during their experience here!

Tickets for public programs can be purchased by calling the New-York Historical’s in-house call center at (212) 485-9268 or online at nyhistory.org/programs/upcoming-public-programs. Advance tickets may also be purchased on site at the admissions desk.

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Program admission unless noted: $30 (members $18)

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Contact:

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cards and more at the New-York Historical Society Museum Store. Become a

BY MAIL: Complete the coupon with charge information or enclose a check

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member and receive a 10% discount on store purchases. Proceeds from the sale of all merchandise are used to support the museum and library.

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. Advanced payment required to guarantee seating.

BY TELEPHONE: (212) 485-9268 to charge your order, 9 am – 5 pm daily.

payable to the New-York Historical Society and return to: New-York Historical Society, Program Tickets 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024. Please include a daytime phone number and e-mail. Unless otherwise noted evening programs begin at 6:30 pm.

50+ Club

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contact:

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to free membership in our 50+ Club, which offers a History Book Club and Pho-

the Membership Office at (212)

tography Club.

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Group Tours

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For groups of ten or more, we offer private, docent-led tours of the permanent col-

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lection and select exhibitions. Each group member receives a 10% discount in the

and to book your tour, please

Museum Store and a two-for-one coupon for future general admission tickets. For

contact Ben Levinsohn at

more information, please contact Ben Levinsohn at (212) 873-3400 ext. 352 or

(212) 873-3400 ext. 352 or

[email protected]. For K-12 school group visits, call (212) 485-9293.

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