Victorian Society New York News
VSNY 2021 Annual Awards Recipients
The Victorian Society New York is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Annual Awards: Publication: Building the Brooklyn Bridge, 1869‑1883 Jeffrey I. Richman Publication: Daniel Cottier: Designer, Decorator, Dealer Petra ten-Doesschate Chu & Max...
VSNY Emerging Scholars – Call for Proposals
The Victorian Society New York invites university student historians and recent graduates to submit proposals by March 14, 2022, for its annual “Emerging Scholars” evening event on May 16, 2022. The nonprofit VSNY, founded in 1966, supports scholarship about every...
Push to Landmark Historic African American School in Chelsea
The VSNY Preservation Committee provided a letter of support for the effort to designate a new individual landmark in Chelsea at 128 West 17th Street. Columbia University A’Lelia Bundles Community Scholar and author Eric K. Washington is spearheading a campaign to...
Tin Pan Alley Day 2021- A Landmark Celebration
Read more about the celebration here: Tin Pan Alley Day Was a Fabulous and Inspiring Celebration of Where American Popular Music Began!
Fall 2020 Lectures Now Available On YouTube
All of the fall 2020 lecture recordings are now available on YouTube. Please see the links below. Crying the News: A History of America’s Newsboy - With Prof. Vincent DiGirolamo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVyI4LPWUso Elevating the Potter's Art:...
Slavery and Resistance in New York Lecture Now Online
The recording of the Slavery and Resistance in New York lecture by John Harris Lecture & Jonathan Daniel is now available online. Please see the link below. Recorded November 16th, 2020 Speakers: Prof. John Harris and Prof. Jonathan Daniel...
Gilder Center Construction Reveals Victorian Facade: Upper West Side
By Lynne Funk Pedestrians on Columbus Avenue are being treated to a teasing, but temporary, glimpse of stone voussoirs, red brick walls, and a slate roof dating from 1877. Following removal of several small buildings at the American Museum of Natural History in...
Recording of Dreicer and Company Lecture Now Online
The recording of the Victorian Society New York's first ever online lecture is now online. Please see the link below. Recorded May 6th, 2020.Speaker: Anna Rasche G.G. This lecture explores the history of elite jewelry firm Dreicer & Company. Founded by Jewish...