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"Abraham Lincoln: Right Makes Might" on February 25, 2010 at Cooper Unions Great Hall
The event on February 25, 2010 will featured acclaimed actors Richard Dreyfuss, André De Shields, Stephen Lang, Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer and others. In memory of John Jay Iselin, 10th President of The Cooper Union, this program is the second annual John Jay Iselin lecture, a collaboration of The Cooper Union and the New York State Archives Partnership Trust.
Posted February 1, 2010
Gender, Class, Race and Ethnicity in Abolitionism, on the Underground Railroad & in the Struggle Since
The Ninth Annual Underground Railroad History Conference on
February 26 - 28, 2010 at Russell Sage College, Troy, NY. Register today! The Archives Partnership Trust is a sponsor of the 2010 Underground Railroad Conference.
Posted February 1, 2010
Office of the Chief Information Officer / Office for Technology and the New York State Archives to Sponsor Open Government Summit on Friday, March 19
David S. Ferriero, Archivist of the United States will be the opening keynote speaker of the event. The summit will take place in the Cultural Education Center of the Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY.
Posted February 1, 2010
State Archives’ records on display in State Museum’s 1609 Exhibit
In celebration of the 2009 Hudson-Champlain Quadricentennial celebration, Dutch colonial records from the New York State Archives will be on display for the State Museum’s 1609 exhibition. The exhibit will be up until Sunday, March 7, 2010.
Posted February 1, 2010
2008 Bill and Veto Jackets added to Digital Collections
The State Archives recently added the 2008 Bill and Veto Jackets to its growing online resources. Digitized copies of legislative bill and veto “jackets” from 1997-2008 are available for download at no charge.
Posted February 1, 2010
State Archives’ Document Showcase Highlights Rights of Women in Early New York
Document Showcase is a quarterly feature that highlights a topic from State history using records from the New York State Archives. Each Showcase includes sample documents, an historical sketch, and links to educational activities for classroom use.
Posted January 15, 2010
Archived Websites
The Websites of Governors George E. Pataki and Eliot L. Spitzer, other former elected officials, and defunct State commissions have all disappeared from the live Web, but archival copies of these sites are available on the State Archives' Website.
Posted January 5, 2010