To whom it may concern: Today I spoke with a reference librarian about donating my copy of Marc Blitzstein’s original working score of Regina. I worked with Marc for two years singing his …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 02:53PMEmily Dickinson ca. 1847. Courtesy Special Collections, Amherst College. Used with permission. We celebrate the birthday of Emily Dickinson (December 10) with an exhibit at The New York P…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 05:31PMSelect Bibliography Lichtenwanger, William. The Music of The Star Spangled Banner: From Ludgate Hill to Capitol Hill. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1977. Sonneck, Oscar (1873-1928…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:58PMDecember 10th is the birthday of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), a beloved poet who in her youth was a talented pianist and active music collector. The collections of The New York Public Librar…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 03:02AMAs the centennial year of The New York Public Library's Stephen A. Schwarzman Building comes to a close and the next 100 years begin, it's a good opportunity to journey through the history, …
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 09:58AMThis last week of October, 2011 is Magic Week. Perhaps it's a good time to tell this true story about how I found a life at The New York Public Library: In the spring of 1923, my grandfathe…
SOURCE: The New York Public Library at 07:30AMOn Sunday, the first of October, 2000 in Rome, Pope John Paul II presided over the ceremony that would elevate Philadelphia born Katharine Drexel to sainthood. It’s doubtful that …
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