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In 1804, a group of vIsIonary IndIvIduals sought to preserve the

cultural herItage of new york and the natIon.

“wIthout the aId of orIgInal records and authentIc documents,”

they wrote, “hIstory wIll be nothIng more than a well-combIned

serIes of IngenIous conjectures and amusIng fables.” to ensure

that the effects of theIr own remarkable hIstory dId not turn

to “dust and obscurIty,” the new-york hIstorIcal socIety was

founded as the cIty’s fIrst cultural InstItutIon — a reposItory

for “research for all that Is curIous and valuable.”

to welcome visitors to its major new exhibition Lincoln and New York, the new-york historical society

installed a monumental plaster bust of abraham lincoln in its rotunda, made in 1922 by artist daniel chester french as a full-scale maquette for his

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Table of ConTenTs

message 3

renovatIon 6

exhIbItIons 10

lIbrary 14

educatIon 18

publIc programs 22

gala 26

chaIrman’s councIl 28

strawberry festIval luncheon 32

donors 33

fInancIals 38

this page: harry howard, chief engineer, new york city volunteer fire department, from the roof of fireman’s hall at 155 mercer street, new york city, ca. 1857.

opposite: john james audubon’s original watercolor of Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber), havell plate no. 397, from ca. 1837.

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It has by now become commonplace to talk about the difficulties of

fundraising in today’s economic climate. as with virtually all cultural

institutions, the new-york historical society has responded to economic

reality by tightening its belt. we’ve reduced our operating budget

each year for the past two, and made hard decisions about nearly

every aspect of our work. and yet we’ve managed to fill the often

empty rhetoric of “doing more with less” with great exhibitions, public

programs, educational offerings and service to scholars—not to

mention uninterrupted progress on the renovation of our 100-year-old

plus building. But, then again, we’ve been able to count on tremendous support for our long-term vision from our Board and our Chairman’s Council and friends; as well as from Federal, City and State governments; and from foundations and corporations. We’ve raised $90 million dollars for our building renovation in the most challenging of times, money that we are spending wisely — mindful of how fortunate we are for those who enable our work.

The “new” New-York Historical Society headquarters will, for the first time in 100 years, make it possible for us to make history instantly palpable, even before visitors enter our doors, with life-sized bronze statues of figures

like Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, historic beacons for all passersby. The interior of our building will be much more open and inviting, with an extraordinary display of busts, statues, paintings, documents and artifacts that show just how complex our American story has been. Our new admissions area will dazzle with its imaginative Keith Haring ceiling from the original Pop Shop in SoHo; and in 4,000 square feet on our lower level we will make history matter for the next generation, and the one after that, in our new DiMenna Children’s History Museum and the Barbara K. Lipman Children’s History Library it comprises. Our public will have the chance to take a front-row seat on history in our newly-expanded auditorium.

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The pages of this Report show how we have endeavored, in major exhibitions like Lincoln and New York and Grant & Lee; and in the myriad programs, seminars, and classes for teachers and students we have offered, to make good on our commitment that every individual touched through our programs and exhibitions, both on-site and on-line, will have learned something new from their visit, made important connections between the past and their present-day lives, and expanded their thinking. They also show how our generous funders have helped us to find our place at the center of historical and art historical discovery. We’d like to highlight the contributions of three:

The late Robert H. Smith was an extraordinary man born in Brooklyn, who spent most of his life in Washington, D.C. Bob’s gifts and those of his family made it possible for us to realize our dream of a permanent installation on New York and the nation in our renovated Great Hall. As a builder, Bob understood perfectly how New York has always been a tear-down, build-up city; that, though the Federal cradle, New Yorkers tended not to memorialize it as such. Yet Bob also knew there was a way to recover this important history — by edu-cating people, particularly young people, about the American idea and the New Yorkers who helped it take shape. Happily he agreed that the New-York Historical Society’s extraordinary collection of books, manuscripts, letters, architectural plans, deeds of sale, drawings, paintings, sculptures, models and furniture could be drawn on to do it brilliantly. The Smith family is also supporting the seminars

that form the intellectual centerpiece of our new National Endowment for Humanities-funded Graduate Institute for Constitutional History. Only in its second year, it has already attracted scholars of enormous breadth and impact, including Akhil Reed Amar, Gerhard Casper, Linda K. Kerber, James Oakes, Richard Pious, James Surowiecki, Mark Tushnet, and John Fabian Witt. These scholars in turn have brought us some of the brightest graduate students, post-docs and newly-minted faculty in the region.

Our visionary trustee Richard Gilder was recently profiled in Philanthropy Magazine as “the growth investor” who “went long on New York City and American history.” Dick has been fixing what’s wrong with New York since 1969, when he noticed the degradation of the park he had loved as a child. His campaign to save Central Park paid off hugely and we all enjoy its fruits today. Dick also played an instrumental role in the vitality of our neighboring American Museum of Natural History and its Rose Center for Earth and Space, with the idea of thinking big. Dick’s vision for the New-York Historical Society, set forth seven years ago when he joined the Board and deposited his outstanding Gilder Lehrman Collection here, has already yielded some spectacular results: tens of thousands of young people arriving each year on school buses; blockbuster exhibitions on American history; and scholars populating our Library reading room, writing their great books. Dick’s new focus on securing the future of our splendid institution with a major gift for endowment is part of his greatest philanthropic achievement

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yet: giving the teaching and learning of American history the “boost” that it needs, in New York and nationwide. Dick’s famous admonishment to those who might need to be reminded why students should master the ideas of our founding, “All men are created equal: just start with that!” has taken root at the New-York Historical Society and fl ourished, with permanently endowed education programs, Saturday Academies, and a host of other opportunities for young people to learn about our astonishing past. In Dick’s honor, the histories of the universe (Rose Center for Earth and Space), the earth (American Museum of Natural History), the nation (New-York Historical Society) and Central Park (Central Park Conservancy) were recently united by the naming of the intersection of Central Park West and 77th Street “Richard Gilder Way.”

Bernard Schwartz, our wise and generous trustee, had an idea six years ago that has become almost synonymous with the New-York Historical Society. The now-famous Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series, which emanated from the special niche that Bernard saw for our institution in the public sphere, focused around great historians and writers who would share with our city’s many history buff s their knowledge and their thoughts. The Schwartz series has enabled us to off er sold-out audiences lectures from and conversations among distinguished speakers such as Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer, Alan Brinkley, Richard Brookhiser, E.L. Doctorow, Eric Foner, Henry Louis Gates, Adam Gopnik, Jonathan Alter, William E.

Leuchtenburg, Kati Marton, Charles Ogletree, Richard Reeves, Frank Rich, Simon Schama, Benno Schmidt, Annette Gordon-Reed, Gordon Wood, and Sean Wilentz. Bernard saw the success of the series and went several steps further, creating a place at the New-York Historical Society to launch the careers of new scholars with the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Postdoctoral Internship Program, in partnership with The New School, where Schwartz postdocs teach two courses each year. Bernard also supports New School students enrolled in our summer internship program.

We have been exceedingly fortunate. Yet the challenges for the future, as always, are great. Our endowment remains small in comparison to our ambitions. The funding environment is diffi cult. But we go forward at this time with the special resolve of an institution that knows the importance of its mission, and with the wonderful knowledge that we have many friends who feel equally so.

Sincerely,

Roger Hertog, Chairman

Louise Mirrer, President & CEO

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In 2010, the new-york historical society and other organizations united to honor richard gilder’s outstanding leadership and generosity by naming the intersection of central park west and west 77th street “richard gilder way.”

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Sincerely,

Roger Hertog, Chairman

With generous support from New York City, New York State and private donors, including many of our Trustees, the New-York Historical Society’s $65 million capital improvement project to renovate the façade, first floor and lower level public spaces of our landmark building at 170 Central Park West, is well underway! The first phase of construction, which began in August 2008 and opened to the public in September 2009, focused on the 77th Street entrance with façade and entry renovation, a renovated 1,400-square-foot Museum Store, full wheelchair access,

enlarged windows that allow daylight to stream through to the Great Hall, as well as enhanced climate control, and wireless/IT infrastructure improvements. In addition, we created a new space that will ultimately house a full-service eatery operated by Starr Restaurants. Also notable are new security and closed circuit TV systems, new lighting within the 77th Street Rotunda, upgraded building management capabilities and centralized lighting controls that will significantly reduce energy consumption.

Construction efforts continue with our final phase of renovation on schedule for completion in November 2011, when we look forward to


rotunda and west 77th street entrance, which will feature daniel chester french’s abraham lincoln bust along with richard hass’ 1982 cityscapes cycle, a gift from altria corporate services, Inc. / platt byard dovell white architects llp

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welcoming all New-York Historical Society members and other supporters for a gala re-opening celebration and preview of our truly transformed and enhanced building spaces that will ultimately facilitate the Historical Society’s goal of serving 400,000 visitors annually.

This latter stage construction involves enhancement (including lighting, enlarged windows and wheelchair access) of our Central Park West main entrance and façade, as well as a thorough renovation of the first floor, including our auditorium and lower level spaces. The Great Hall will be enlarged, restoring it, in part, to its original state by revealing previously hidden and beautiful architectural columns. This

newly renovated first floor area will be known as The Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History and showcase a permanent collection of iconic objects and works of art. This Gallery of American History will feature six stunning interactive

In october 2009, the historical society completed its first phase of renovation with the opening of a re-designed west 77th street entrance and a new museum store.

high-definition screens will fill structural columns in the newly-renovated great hall and display a continuous, thematically coordinated presentation of treasures from the society’s collections.

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column kiosks, which, with generous support from Bloomberg L.P., will house interactive portals where visitors will discover a wealth of fascinating information about various aspects of New York and the nation’s history. Each kiosk will also feature a historical object or document, on a rotating basis, within a glass enclosure. The floor of the Robert H. and Clarice Smith New York Gallery of American History will also

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be programmed with unique and educational interactive tiles. Adjacent to this central Gallery, and also with support from the late Mr. Smith, the Historical Society’s auditorium will enjoy a major transformation into an enlarged state-of-the-art multi-usage theater featuring a multi-sensory visitor orientation destination film.

On our lower level, our new DiMenna Children’s History Museum will encompass the Barbara K. Lipman Children’s History Library, and together inspire children of all ages to learn about American history through the eyes of young people from our city’s and nation’s past, many of whom came to this country with few resources but high expectations and ambition to achieve their American dream. This 4,000- square-foot educational center will incorporate fascinating objects and artifacts from the Society’s collections and encourage children to think of history as relevant, interesting, and ongoing. There will be objects and items to touch and try, and unique activities to embark upon.

the dimenna children’s history museum at the new-york historical society will feature interactive exhibits focusing on the lives of young new yorkers from the past like alexander hamilton and esteban bellán, the first latin american to play major league baseball.

through original objects, art, and manuscripts from the historical society’s collections presented in a multimedia format, the centerpiece of the great hall will narrate new york’s seminal role in the founding era of the united states.

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The library will also enable children to virtually explore and learn from important period documents, maps and objects.

Throughout the renovation period, please know that the New-York Historical Society’s Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture (visit by appointment, call 212-485-9264), as well as the Museum Store will be open every day but Monday. In addition, our full series of public programs will be held at the

New York Society for Ethical Culture at 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West, unless otherwise noted.

the renovated robert h. smith auditorium will feature an innovative new orientation experience on the theme of american history as seen through the lens of new york city.above right: rocking horse, ca. 1800-1850 acquired from the pioneering collector and modernist sculptor elie nadelman.

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Fiscal years 2009 and 2010 gave rise to an extraordinary roster of new exhibitions drawn from the New-York Historical Society’s stellar museum and library collections, as well as unique loan items from other institutions. These exhibitions and special displays ranged from bringing the Historical Society art collections to the streets of New York City, to a presence at and thematic symbol of the Presidential inaugural luncheon, to museum exhibitions exploring the Civil War period with a focus on Generals Grant and Lee, a year-long array of programming in honor of the Lincoln birthday bicentennial, participation in the Hudson River Quadricentennial celebration, as well as shows featuring 18th century portraits, six centuries of drawings and watercolors, 20th and 21st century photography of Harlem and New York landmarks, a very popular exhibition on the Grateful Dead, and more!

exhibitions/special displays included:

drawn by new York: six Centuries of

Watercolors and drawings at the

new-York historical society

September 19, 2008 – January 19, 2009

grant and lee in War and Peace

October 17, 2008- March 29, 2009

nation at the Crossroads: The great

new York debate over the Constitution

November 14, 2008 – January 29, 2009

a new President Takes Command:

fdr’s first 100 days

December 13, 2008 – May 3, 2009

Taking the oath:

The first Presidential inauguration

January 16 – May 25, 2009

Grant and Lee in War and Peace, organized by the new-york historical society in collaboration with the virginia historical society, explored the most critical decades in american history through the lives of two towering men. jean leon gerome ferris, Let Us Have Peace, 1865, ca. 1920. (courtesy of virginia historical society).

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new York Painting begins:

18th Century Portraits

January 24, 2009 – March 31, 2010

abraham lincoln in his own Words

(a selection of authentic letters penned by Lincoln displayed in the Low Light Gallery) February 12 – July 12, 2009

audubon’s aviary: some Things old, some

Things borrowed, but Most Things new

February 13-April 5, 2009

harlem 1970-2009:

Photographs by Camilo José Vergara

April 30 – July 12, 2009

landmarks of new York

April 30 – July 12, 2009

ariadne: The great american nude (Luce Center Installation)June 4, 2009 – ongoing

hudson river birds: in Celebration of

the Quadricentennial of henry hudson’s

Voyage (Luce Center Installation)July 13 – October 11, 2009

nature and the american Vision:

The hudson river school at the new-York

historical society September 15, 2009 - March 25, 2010 April 17 – July 12, 2009

John brown: The abolitionist and his

legacy

September 15, 2009 – March 25, 2010

lincoln and new York

October 9, 2009 – March 25, 2010

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fdr’s brain Trust and the beginning of the

new deal (Luce Center Installation)November 6, 2009 – Ongoing

it happened here:

The invention of santa Claus

December 2, 2009 – January 10, 2010

The grateful dead: now Playing at the


March 3 – September 5, 2010

Touring Museum exhibitions/special displays included:

replica Portraits of abraham lincoln and

Peter Cooper

displayed in Cooper Square August 2008

View of the Yosemite Valley

Thomas Hill, 1829-1908, 865 Oil on canvas, New-York Historical Society Museum, gift of Charles T. Harbeckdisplayed behind President Obama at the inaugural luncheon in the U. S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2009

The hudson river to niagara falls:

19th Century landscapes from the

new-York historical society Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art at the State University of New York at New PaltzJuly 11 – December 12, 2009

drawn by new York: six Centuries of

Watercolors and drawings at the


Frances Lehman Loeb Art CenterVassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY August 14 – November 1, 2009 Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati, OHNovember 20, 2009 – February 7, 2010

thomas hill’s View of the Yosemite Valley, 1865 was selected to be the featured painting at the 2009 joint congressional committee Inaugural luncheon for president barack obama.


dutch new York between east and West:

The World of Margrieta van Varick

Bard Graduate Center, New York, NYSeptember 17, 2009 – January 3, 2010

a new light on Tiffany:

Clara driscoll and the Tiffany girls

Singer Laren Museum, Laren, The Netherlands December 18, 2008 – August 30, 2009

Museum Villa Stuck, Munich, GermanyOctober 15, 2009 – January 17, 2010

The Albuquerque Museum of Art and HistoryAlbuquerque, NM May 8 – August 21, 2011

clockwise from top right: daniel chester french’s model for the colossal seated figure at the lincoln memorial in washington, d.c. from ca. 1916-22.

the historical society collaborated with the new york department of transportation to mount free-standing replica portraits of peter cooper and abraham lincoln at astor place, prompting passers-by to consider each man’s historical relevance to the area.

A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls made the historical society’s comprehensive tiffany lamp collection, along with groundbreaking research revealing the many women who played a crucial role in creating tiffany studios’ masterpieces, a hit with audiences around the world.tiffany studios’ dragonfly table lamp from about 1900-1906. gift of dr. egon neustadt, n84.113.


an interior drawing of Penn station from the historical society’s mckim, mead & white collection of architectural drawings.

LibraryThe New-York Historical Society library is a principal source of primary materials for the study of New York history, and one of the foremost American history research institutions in the world. The library is free to the general public and serves approximately 10,000 researchers worldwide each year, both on-site and remotely.

Our library collections boast four million items – manuscripts, books, photographs, maps, newspapers, sheet music and other ephemera. Among its vast collections are papers from the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods, extensive literature from the abolition movement, as well as letters, diaries, battle reports, and sketches documenting the Civil War, including Ulysses S. Grant’s terms of surrender for Robert E. Lee, and much more.


news, Updates, accomplishments

• In FY 2009, the New-York Historical Society received $190,000 in federal funding to digitize some of its most important collections of manuscripts documenting American slavery and the slave trade in the Atlantic world. The project goals were not only to digitize these materials, but to also enable the Historical Society to establish an in-house digital program, purchase key equipment, and improve access to these significant collections. The library’s website of digitized slavery manuscripts, https://www.nyhistory.org/slaverycollections, was launched in the summer of 2010.

• Work continued on other grant-funded projects: the cataloging of 36,000 pamphlets (National Endowment for the Humanities); the inventorying and re-housing of the library’s collection of McKim, Mead & White architectural drawings (Save America’s Treasures); and the processing and cataloging of the Brown Brothers Harriman collection (The National Historical Publications and Records Commission). Two other grant-funded projects were completed: the processing/cataloging of the Naval History Society Collection (Delmas Foundation), and a two-year project to inventory, catalog, and conserve a portion of its rare collection (supported by Historical Society trustee Sid Lapidus and the Peck Stacpoole Foundation).

• The library continues to expand its collections relating to social welfare agencies. The records of the Children’s Aid Society, donated in 2007, have been re-housed and processed; and a finding aid to the collection, including images, is available

online, http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/childrensaidsociety_do.html. Funding for this project was provided by the Children’s Aid Society. The records of the New York Foundling Hospital, received in 2009, are currently being re-housed and processed with funding provided by the agency. A finding aid, including images, will soon be available online.

• Over the past two years the library staff conducted over 80 presentations and workshops for groups of college and graduate students, including those enrolled in history, journalism, and MLS programs; high school teachers; colleagues from other institutions; and members of library and other specialized associations. More than 2,500 people were served through these classes, funded in part by The Pine Tree Foundation.

• Members of the library staff, in conjunction with the Historical Society’s webmaster, created an interactive website, Brooklyn Revealed, through which users can discover how Brooklyn streets got their names, access images from the library’s collection, and read about Brooklyn history, http://www.brooklynrevealed.com.

• Members of the New-York Historical Society’s library staff have written a book of questions and answers about New York history, entitled When Did the Statue of Liberty Turn Green? & 101 Other Questions about New York City. The book’s questions are based on those posed by researchers; the answers are as interesting and complex as history itself. The book, available in the New-York Historical Society Museum Store and at major bookstores throughout the United States, was published in October 2010.


laura napier, Brooklyn Bridge. gift of barbaralee diamonstein-spielvogel.

children’s aid society poster announcing the arrival of children from new york on the “orphan trains,” circa 1867.

acquisitions

new York foundling hospital records

Contains approximately 74 linear feet of records of this 140-year old Catholic organization established for the care of abandoned children. Gift of the New York Foundling Hospital

rink, John. Plan of the Central Park,

new York: entry no. 4 in the Competition,

March 20, 1858 This ink and watercolor plan is one of two plans, and the only extant one, submitted by John Rink, a Central Park engineer.Purchased with a gift from Judith Berkowitz, Barbara Debs, Barrett B. Frelinghuysen, Patricia Klingenstein, Sarah E. Nash, Pam B. Schafler, Emanuel Stern

group of 83 landmarks

Prints of landmark buildings and other structures.Gift of Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel

flatlands Collection, 1645-1667

Includes a group of eight documents written in Dutch relating to land transfers in the Flatlands in the 17th century.Purchase


camilo josé vergara, 253 West 125th St., Harlem, 2009. gift of camilo josé vergara.

Margot gayle Collection

Includes annotated books, rare historic district reports, ephemera, and the Daily News column (1975-1992) written by one of the city’s most significant architectural preservationists. Gift of the Gayle Family

ron Meisel, 5 inkjet photographs of

Coney island, 2005-2007

Gift of Ron Meisel

group of 15 unusual new York newspapers,

1839-45, most of them unique.

Purchased with a gift from Helen Appel

Marilynn gelfman Karp Collection

of ephemera

Ephemera materials spanning the late-19th to mid-20th centuries, including trade cards, blotters, cigarette silks, product and dry good

labels, greeting cards, postcards, and hairnet packages, among others.Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp

Camilo José Vergara Collection

Group of 97 photographs that document the evolution of Harlem neighborhoods, 1970 to the present.Gift of Camilo José Vergara

Tammany Central association Volume,

1888-1922

This volume consists of hand-written minutes of the Tammany Central Association and its Committees.Gift of Joseph Borker


Educationa historical society educator leading school children through Grant and Lee in War and Peace.

The Education Department of the New-York Historical Society offers a wide array of programs to schools throughout New York City, the tri-state area and the nation.

Throughout fiscal years 2009 and 2010 we provided students, teachers and learners of all ages with engaging tours and relevant programming designed to invigorate and enliven the study of history. In addition, more than 15,000 teachers were able to access, free of charge, our robust teacher materials posted on the education sections of the Grant and Lee in War and Peace and Lincoln and New York websites.

school Programs and exhibition Tours

Over the past two years, more than 100,000 students participated in interactive primary and secondary programs onsite at the Historical Society.

These school programs, which teach object-based analysis and inquiry-driven interpretation of primary sources (examining authentic objects and images of these artifacts), enable students to think like historians and sharpen their critical thinking skills. Popular programs included: Objects Tell Stories, Life in New Amsterdam, Learning History Through Paintings, The American Revolution in New York and The History of Slavery in New York, among others.

In FY 2009, the highlight of the Education Department’s gallery offerings were tours of Grant and Lee in War and Peace. Specially trained educators led students through the exhibition in a series of four programs designed to give students an in-depth look at the lives of these two historical figures: From West Point to the Civil War, The Civil War, Appomattox, and Reconstruction. Other exhibition tours included: If Elected: The Game of American Politics, Drawn by New York and Lincoln’s Letters.


students interpret history captured by and told through the historical society’s outstanding collection of portraits, landscapes and genre paintings.

In FY 2010, gallery offerings for schools focused on the Lincoln and New York exhibition. These education programs and related teacher workshops were generously supported by JPMorgan Chase, lead sponsor for Lincoln and New York. Specially trained educators led students through the exhibition in a series of four programs designed to give students an in-depth look at Lincoln’s life and his contentious relationship with New York throughout his political career: Lincoln for President, A Week in Lincoln’s Presidency, Picturing Lincoln, and Lincoln’s Legacy.

Other exhibition tours included: John Brown: The Abolitionist and His Legacy, Nature and the American Vision: The Hudson River School at the New-York Historical Society, Lincoln in His Own Words, and The Grateful Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society.

In Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010, the New York Life Learners program, funded by the New York Life Foundation, provided more than two dozen

schools each year with a package of activities and materials – including a touch collection of replica historic objects and items – that enhance studies in American History at the elementary and middle school levels. Combining onsite visits to the Historical Society with outreach visits to the schools, classes in participating schools took part, free of charge, in unique hands-on history programs designed by our museum educators.

Beginning in March 2010, all New-York Historical Society school programs were and continue to be conducted as outreach visits to schools throughout the duration of our building renovation. During this period, the Education Department seeks to broaden its audience among populations traditionally underserved and underrepresented by cultural/historical institutions through a generous grant from the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. Thanks to this support, 65 new and under-resourced schools have already participated in New-York Historical Society school outreach programs.


a historical society educator facilitates students’ discussion and historical analysis of the artifacts and documents displayed in Lincoln and New York.

Teacher Training

Teacher-training workshops build content knowledge and help teachers work with students on developing observation, research and analysis skills. Over the past two years, more than 18,000 teachers attended professional development sessions based on Historical Society exhibitions and permanent collections, enabling them to bring content into classrooms in ways that are accessible to students. Teachers attending the Grant and Lee and Lincoln and New York training sessions received a folder of curriculum materials developed in support of the exhibitions, including a teacher’s guide, background materials, and reproducible items for students such as exhibition protagonist life stories as well as primary source documents and newspapers. These materials are also accessible via each exhibition’s website.

P-Credit Courses

In fiscal years 2009 and 2010, the Education Department continued to offer credit-bearing courses approved by the New York City After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP). These intensive, 30-hour courses provide teachers with in-depth exploration of key moments in New York and U.S. history. Courses offered drew on scholarship prepared for previous exhibitions, and highlighted the Society’s collections. Courses included: Grant and Lee in War and Peace, New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War, The American Musicals Project, Understanding the Underground Railroad, and Using Picture Books to Engage Students in History.

The Education Department represents the Historical Society on 12 Teaching American History Grants. These prestigious federal grants fund teacher professional development focused on American history.


new-york historical society trustee alan levenstein, chairman of the american musicals project concert series, a social studies and english language arts curriculum program developed in collaboration between the historical society and the new york city department of education.

“jo” sullivan loesser performs during the 2009 american musicals project concert series celebrating “Guys and Dolls and the genius of frank loesser.”

saturday academy

With generous support from the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History, the Historical Society offered a third year of Saturday Academy programming to New York City high school students. This tuition-free Saturday program provides motivated students with enrichment opportunities that enhance their studies in American history. Students attended from schools across the city, including Stuyvesant and Townsend Harris High Schools as well as the High School of American Studies and DeWitt Clinton. Courses included content-focused classes such as The American Hero: From Abraham Lincoln to Superman and From Here to There: Transportation and the City as well as valuable test-preparation courses for the SAT and the Regents Exams. Students in the Creative History: Lincoln and New York class wrote plays about Abraham Lincoln’s life and career over the course of the semester, and performed their plays at the auditorium of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center. All courses were taught by professional educators.

The american Musicals Project

2010 also marked the 11th year of the American Musicals Project (AMP), a unique curriculum program that uses the power and emotional energy of American musical theater masterworks, and evocative primary sources from the Historical Society’s vast collections, to enliven the teaching of American history and improve literacy for 7th and 8th grade teachers and students. Since its inception, AMP staff have trained more than 3,000 teachers in more than 800 schools. The education staff completed an update of the Declaration of Independence unit, which utilizes clips from the musical 1776. This included a reformatting of the curriculum guide and DVD to meet the needs of techonology-driven classrooms. This unique program is chaired by Historical Society Trustee Alan Levenstein.


Public ProgramsThe heart of the New-York Historical Society’s Public Programs is the Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers series, a forum for hundreds of renowned authors, historians and newsmakers to explore a range of important and fascinating topics in American history and participate in discussions on pivotal social issues and current events.

In fall 2009 we were pleased to inaugurate two benefit program series: The Future Series and Great Historians and Their Influences.

From sold-out lectures and conversations (including programs with Supreme Court Justices) to performances by Living History re-enactors, curator-led exhibition tours,

outdoor walks and talks citywide, and as part of the World Science Festival, a special program on the history of the Hudson River, the Historical Society’s programs drew an unprecedented number of attendees throughout the FY2009 and FY2010 seasons.

Program subjects and highlights included:

Grant and Lee in War and PeaceThe Historical Society’s Fall 2008-Winter 2009 programs were anchored by the exhibition Grant and Lee in War and Peace. Exhibition advisor and retired U.S. Army General Josiah Bunting III moderated a three-part series on the Civil War generals, featuring James M. McPherson, Brooks D. Simpson, Peter S. Carmichael, and Eliot Cohen. The exhibition also inspired the family-friendly Saturday Civil War Living History Series, where visitors of all ages learned fascinating facts about life during the period from Civil War re-enactor troops and families and actors portraying Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and

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Abraham Lincoln. Re-enactors often brought with them authentic items from the period ranging from soldiers’ supplies and materials (rifles, canteens, shoes, etc.) to dresses and other items worn or used by women during the Civil War.

The american Constitution Program series

Moderated by Historical Society Trustee Benno Schmidt, the 2008-09 American Constitution series spanned the entire history of America’s most important document, from its development and ratification to the new challenges faced in the 21st century. In James Madison and the Constitution Joseph J. Ellis and Sean Wilentz discussed the Father of the Constitution. The Constitution and the Age of Terror, with speaker Philip C. Bobbitt addressed many of today’s pressing Constitutional issues. And in Lincoln’s Constitution, Akhil Reed Amar examined the transformative influence of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency on the Constitution.

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For three successive Wednesdays in January 2009, the Historical Society’s auditorium was packed to capacity as author Robert A. Caro gave three captivating lectures about some of the most influential figures in New York history: Robert Moses, Alfred E. Smith, and Fiorello LaGuardia.

The lincoln series

In honor of the bicentennial year of Abraham Lincoln’s birth in 1809 and in conjunction with our Lincoln and New York exhibition, the Historical Society presented an ambitious array of programming related to Lincoln’s life and legacy that included:

• Looking for Lincoln, a conversation between New York Times columnist Bob Herbert and Historical Society Trustee Henry Louis Gates, Jr., who showed clips from his PBS documentary • Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point, with Historical Society Trustee Lewis Lehrman on

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Lincoln’s seminal antislavery speech at Peoria and how it altered the course of Lincoln’s career• A riveting talk by New Yorker writer and author Adam Gopnik who examined the dual influence of two men born on the same day in 1809: Lincoln and Charles Darwin • Bill Moyers and Harold Holzer, co-chairman of the U.S. Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, with moderator Norton Garfinkle who discussed the American Dream and how Lincoln embodied that ideal • Shopping Old New York with Mary Todd Lincoln, a trip through department stores and shopping districts the First Lady patronized with architectural historian Barry Lewis• Lincoln’s Constitution: From the Civil War Amendments to the Warren Court with Benno Schmidt, Akhil Reed Amar, and Charles Ogletree, which examined Lincoln’s enduring influence on the Constitution • Lincoln as Commander-in-Chief with Harold Holzer, James M. McPherson, and Craig L. Symonds, leading scholars of Lincoln’s military record who explored the president’s remarkable self-education, relationship with generals and admirals, embrace of new technology and joint command

• A Supreme Court re-enactment of Ex parte Milligan, with Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia presiding• Lincoln & Emancipation: An Anniversary Symposium, a full day event that included Harold Holzer, James M. McPherson, Frank J. Williams, David Blight, and Edna Greene Medford, among others. This packed-to-capacity symposium also featured readings of Lincoln’s writing – delivered by a professional Lincoln re-enactor – as well as an inspirational gospel performance from the vocal group Just Friends.

Current affairs

In fall 2008, with the impending presidential election on everyone’s mind, Elections with wowOwow! Women’s Night at the New-York Historical Society featured 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan, both wowOwow.com founders and contributors. This sold-out event was one of the most memorable evenings of the year. At no program was our constituents’ interest in current affairs more apparent than at The Global Financial Crisis, A Great Depression? in April 2009, which featured

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three influential voices in world economics, James D. Wolfensohn, Niall Ferguson, and Richard Sylla.

Highlights in fall 2009 and winter 2010 included Yankee Stadium Forever, a three-program series on historic events at the old Yankee Stadium, from college and pro football games, to the history of baseball legends Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, and Mantle. These programs were moderated respectively by Regis Philbin (who, the following morning on Live with Regis and Kelly, spoke passionately about the Historical Society, encouraging audience members and viewers to visit), former New York Giant Frank Gifford and Ed Randell, WFAN radio “Talking Baseball” host.

Spring 2010 program highlights included Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court, with CNN analyst Jeffrey Toobin and Presidential Historian/former Clinton speechwriter Jeff Shesol examining the contentious battles between Roosevelt and the nation’s highest court in the early years of FDR’s administration. Programming related to finance featured The Global Financial Crisis: America Making a Comeback, the first program held at the New York Society for Ethical Culture while the Historical Society’s auditorium underwent renovation. More than 700 people turned out for this extraordinary event with Paul Volcker, Andrew Ross Sorkin, and David M. Walker. Other notable spring programs included a stirring lecture by Associate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, on the lasting historical significance of Dred Scott v. Sandford, and Tales of the Grateful Dead and New York, a fun evening of stories and reminiscing moderated by Grateful Dead channel talk show host Gary Lambert.

The future series

Inaugurated in fall 2009, this sold-out three-part benefit program series brought together renowned experts from the worlds of government, finance, journalism and academia to examine some of today’s most critical issues. Programs included: The Future of the Stock Market and the World Economy, an examination of the global recession and our prospects for recovery, featuring Historical Society Trustees Byron Wien and James Chanos, as well as Leon Cooperman, James Grant, and Lewis Sanders; The Future of New York with Michael Goodwin, Historical Society Trustee George Pataki, Richard Ravitch, James Tisch, and Fred Siegel; and The Future of the U.S.A. with Historical Society Board Chairman Roger Hertog, Richard Haass, Robert Kagan, R. Glenn Hubbard, and Mortimer Zuckerman.

great historians series

In November 2009 the Historical Society introduced a second benefit series, in which three distinguished historians delivered intimate lectures about the men and women who inspired them to become historians and influenced their work. The series’ respective programs featured biographer and former CNN Chairman Walter Isaacson, Columbia Professor Simon Schama, and Pulitzer prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed.

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The New-York Historical Society’s History Makers Galais the institution’s largest annual fundraising event. Each year the Gala attracts more than 500 individuals, whose generous support enables the Historical Society to make history matter for visitors of all ages and to each year serve tens of thousands of New York City teachers and students from schools throughout the metropolitan area – many from underserved communities. Past honorees have included David McCullough and Historical Society Trustee Thomas A. Saunders III, Walter Cronkite and Betsy Gotbaum, Robert Rubin, Henry Luce III, Michael Bloomberg, and Malcolm Forbes, among others.

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On October 15, 2008, the New-York Historical Society History Makers Gala honored Pulitzer prize-winning author Robert Caro, as well as New York philanthropists Jack Rudin and the Rudin family as History Makers Award recipients. Before the dinner program, guests were able to enjoy a preview of Grant and Lee in War and Peace, the Historical Society’s anchor fall exhibition. West Point cadets were on-hand to escort arriving guests into the Great Hall for cocktails and the opportunity to interact with Civil War re-enactor troops and actors portraying Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia, Robert E. Lee, and Abraham Lincoln.

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On October 7, 2009, near the culmination of New-York Historical Society’s year-long series of programming in celebration of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial, the Gala lauded two great presidents, with History Makers award recipient President Bill Clinton delivering a scintillating keynote address and inaugurating the Society’s seminal Lincoln and New York exhibition. Prior to cocktails and the dinner program, arriving guests were greeted by professional Lincoln re-enactor George Buss (who has performed at the White House) and Union re-enactor troops. This sold-out event marked the first time that the Gala sales raised more than $2 million dollars.

new-york historical society trustee bernard schwartz, president bill clinton and louise mirrer at the 2009 new-york historical society history makers gala.


president bill clinton, 2009 history makers gala honoree.

historical society chairman roger hertog and 2008 history makers gala honoree robert caro.

robert caro, 2008 history makers gala honoree.eric rudin, 2008 history makers gala honoree.

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Helen and Robert AppelJudy and Howard BerkowitzFranci Blassberg and Joe RiceJames S. ChanosLois Chiles and Richard GilderBeth and Ravenel B. CurrySusan and Greg DanilowElizabeth B. Dater and Wm. Mitchell Jennings, Jr.Diana and Joe DiMennaLawrence N. FieldCaroline Fitzgibbons and Tad SmithVictoria and Buzzy Geduld / Cougar FoundationKristin R. Gervasio and Stuart J. RabinAhuva and Martin J. GrossSusan and Roger HertogHannah and Lon JacobsVirginia JamesPatricia and John KlingensteinMr. and Mrs. Lewis E. LehrmanRuth and David LevineMr. and Mrs. Ira A. LipmanCordelia and Carl MengesRuth and Harold NewmanHelen and Russell PennoyerMr. and Mrs. Charles M. RoyceMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders IIIScott SchaflerMr. and Mrs. Bernard L. SchwartzPaul SingerMichelle SmithAlice and Thomas TischLeah and Michael WeisbergAnita and Byron Wien

ViCe ChairsNorman S. BenzaquenBarbara and Richard DebsScott M. DelmanJudith K. and Jamie DimonJohn R. DossPatricia DunningtonThe Everett FoundationLucy and William FriedmanMarjorie and Gurnee HartHelen and Edward HintzCharlene and David HoweKate Kelly and George F. SchweitzerMr. and Mrs. Peter KimmelmanSeth A. KlarmanRuth and Sidney LapidusCheryl and Glen LewyThe Caroline M. Lowndes FoundationMr. and Mrs. Peter L. MalkinMarc O. MayerSandy MintzJennifer and John MonskySir Thomas R. Moore, Esq.Alex Munroe and Robert RosenkranzNancy Newcomb and John Hargraves

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Patti and James PieresonJoan and Fred PittmanBonnie and Richard ReissAli and Lew SandersDonna and Marvin SchwartzErica and Eric SchwartzFay and William ShutzerMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. SmithThe Fred Stein Family FoundationJudy and Michael SteinhardtHarriet and Warren StephensBillie TischThe Honorable Merryl H. Tisch and James S. TischJeanne and Frank TrainerMelissa Vail and Norman SelbyMabel and Leon WeilSue Ann WeinbergThe Weismann FoundationBarbara and David Zalaznick

MeMbersLorraine and Richard AbramsonJacqueline AdamsArthur S. AinsbergMr. and Mrs. Martin B. AmdurMadeline and Stephen AnbinderJody and John ArnholdAnn and Kenneth BialkinFriederike and Jeremy H. BiggsRoberta and Stanley BogenElizabeth and George BoltresCharles CahnMr. and Mrs. Russell L. CarsonAnn and Thomas ChartersSonya and Dev ChodrySuzanne and Rich ClaryAnne E. CohenEileen and Stephen A. CohenValerie and Charles DikerAnne Farley and Peter C. HeinLisa FieldPeter M. FlaniganCharlotte K. Frank and Marvin LefflerIrene and Richard FraryBarrett and Peter FrelinghuysenMary Ann FribourgRobert A. FriedmanSidney E. GoodfriendDesiree Gruber and Kyle MacLachlanLynn and Martin HalbfingerBetsy Harvin and Travis AndersonRonnie HeymanJohn W. Holman, Jr.Roberta and Richard HuberMr. and Mrs. Edwin T. JohnsonLyn and Seth KallerHelene and Mark KaplanCarol and Gershon KekstDaney and Lee KlingensteinThomas Klingenstein Suzie and Bruce KovnerNancy Kuhn and Bernard Nussbaum

Philip Allen LacovaraJoann and Todd LangMr. and Mrs. Laurence C. Leeds, Jr.Vivien Liu and Alan D. HillikerMarianne and Tarky Lombardi, Jr.Reina Marin and Emilio BassiniCatie and Don MarronJudith and David MarrusVictoria McManus and John McDermottDoris and Gilbert MeisterRonay and Richard MenschelLouise Mirrer and David HalleDinny and Lester MorseHelen NashSarah E. Nash and Michael S. SylvesterRodney W. NicholsNancy and Morris W. OffitJames M. OrphanidesMary Jo Otsea and Richard H. BrownTrina and Mike OverlockJudith Stern PeckKaren and Charles PhillipsA. Alex PorterPzena Charitable FoundationMichael RachorEllen and Richard RampellDavid ReddenCarol and Joseph ReichJean Margo Reid and Richard P. BriefElizabeth and Felix RohatynJoanna S. and Daniel RoseSusan and Elihu RoseCharles RosenblumMrs. Arthur Ross, Arthur Ross FoundationAmy Conford RothBarbara Schatz and Frederick P. SchafferSara Lee and Axel Schupf Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest ScottThomas H. SearMelanie Shorin and Greg S. FeldmanLois and Arthur StainmanNancy and Burt StaniarVada and Ted StanleyJudith and Stephen SteinJoan and Michael SteinbergLiz and Emanuel SternLaurie and Sy SternbergElizabeth B. Strickler and Mark T. GalloglySzilvia TanenbaumNicki and Harold TannerLaurie M. TischBarbara and Donald ToberIra L. UnschuldTova Friedler Usdan and Ernest RubensteinBarbara and John VogelsteinNaomi and Ernest von SimsonMr. and Mrs. Eric J. WallachRosalind P. WalterMargaret Wellington and William ConstantineJudy and Josh WestonLaurence Zuriff

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Chairman’s Council Weekend with HistoryMembers of the Chairman’s Council are partners in the New-York Historical Society’s mission to engage a broad range of people in American history through groundbreaking exhibitions, stimulating programs, and educational activities that bring history to life. Members enjoy a diverse array of unique events throughout the year culminating with an annual Weekend with History that kicks off with a black-tie dinner and presentation of the New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize followed by a morning of thought-provoking presentations by leading historians and cultural fi gures. A convivial luncheon and dynamic panel discussion is followed by lively “Q & A” that concludes the program.

2009 Weekend with history

Drew Gilpin Faust, acclaimed historian and president of Harvard University, received the Society’s fourth annual American History Book Prize of $50,000 as well as the title of American Historian Laureate for her book, This Republic of Suff ering: Death and the American Civil War, which examines how death on an unprecedented scale during the Civil War changed the life of the nation.

Selected from a fi eld of 175 submissions by a prize committee comprised of historians and New-York Historical Society leadership, the award citation stated, “This Republic of Suff ering is an important work of history, one that illuminates brilliantly a diffi cult topic of universal interest. Faust, a highly-respected scholar, has brought a myriad of disparate facts and isolated quotations together into a coherent, beautiful and moving narrative that presents a fresh perspective on a deeply serious topic.”

historical society chairman roger hertog presents the 2010 american history book prize to gordon s. wood at 2010 weekend with history.


Previous American History Book Prizes were awarded to Doris Kearns Goodwin for Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, David Nasaw for Andrew Carnegie and Daniel Walker Howe for What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848. This year’s participants included: David Cannadine, Jim Dale, Ronnie Eldridge, Eric Foner, John Steele Gordon, Daniel Walker Howe, Bill T. Jones, Paul Kennedy, Lawrence Kudlow, Pauline Maier, Valerie Paley, Richard Rabinowitz, David Reynolds, Andrew Revkin, Marjorie Shelley, Paul Singer, Jean Edward Smith, Richard Sylla, as well as Historical Society Chairman Roger Hertog and Trustees James Chanos, George Pataki and Byron Wien.

2010 Weekend with history

At the fi fth annual Chairman’s Council Weekend with History, the Historical Society awarded the American History Book Prize and title of American Historian Laureate to Gordon S. Wood, professor emeritus at Brown University for his book Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815.

In its award citation, the six-member jury for the prize noted that the book “illuminates the critical years between the beginning of George Washington’s administration and the end of James Madison’s. Tracing the way in which the ideas embodied in the Constitution changed and developed as they were put into practice, Wood offers a fresh and important interpretation of a critical period often overlooked by historians.”

Speakers and panelists participating in this two-day event included: Joyce Appleby, Douglas Brinkley, Vincent Cannato, Morris Dickstein, Linda Greenhouse, Harold Holzer, Tamar Jacoby, Michael Sandel, Benno Schmidt, Mike Wallace, Edward Widmer and Sean Wilentz.

For more information on the Chairman’s Council, please contact Corrie Manis at 212.485.9221 or [email protected].

trustees roger hertog and bernard schwartz at 2009 weekend with history.

2009 american history book prize recipient drew gilpin faust with historical society vice chair pam b. schafl er.

historian mike wallace previewed the highly anticipated exhibition nueva york for 2010 weekend with history attendees.


Strawberry Festival LuncheonThe first recorded celebration of the New-York Historical Society Strawberry Festival was on June 15, 1856, in Washington Square where guests enjoyed a “stimulating lecture and strawberry feast.” Today the Strawberry Festival features prominent women in public life. Recent honorees include First Lady Michelle Obama, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, among others. Proceeds from this annual event help to support the important work of the Historical Society.

2009

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was our honoree and keynote speaker at the 2009 Strawberry Festival. In addition to the luncheon program, guests were able to view three new exhibitions: Harlem: Photographs by Camilo José Vergara, 1970-2009, Landmarks of New York, and Abraham Lincoln in His Own Words. Tiffany & Co. graciously provided the Crystal Apple award presented to the Senator in addition to a dazzling display of jewelry, including designs inspired by their company archives.

2010

This year’s Strawberry Festival celebrated Women in Philanthropy, featuring as its honoree Kimberly B. Davis, president of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, and Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, president of Spelman College who delivered the keynote address. Setting a new record for this annual event, more than $230,000 was raised, which benefits the programs of the New-York Historical Society, including exhibitions and school programming. In addition, a portion of proceeds from jewelry sold at the concurrent Verdura trunk show featuring its stunning 70th anniversary collection was donated to the Historical Society.

2010 strawberry festival honoree kimberly b. davis with keynote speaker dr. beverly daniel tatum.

lois chiles, louise mirrer and 2009 strawberry festival honoree senator kirsten gillibrand.


2009 donors$1,000,000 and aboveJoe and Diana DiMennaRichard Gilder and Lois ChilesRoger and Susan HertogPatricia and John KlingensteinRobert H. Smith Family FoundationMichelle Smith

$500,000 - $999,999James S. ChanosNational Endowment for the HumanitiesBernard and Irene SchwartzAlice L. WaltonByron and Anita Wien

$100,000 - $499,999Helen and Robert AppelThe Carson Family Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Russell L. CarsonThe Nathan Cummings FoundationRavenel and Beth CurryElizabeth B. Dater and Wm. Mitchell Jennings Jr.Martin J. and Ahuva GrossVirginia JamesJPMorgan Chase & Co.Sidney and Ruth LapidusMr. and Mrs. Lewis E. LehrmanMr. and Mrs. Ira A. LipmanThe Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.Carl and Cordelia MengesNew York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York State Education DepartmentStuart J. Rabin and Kristin R. GervasioThe Rockefeller FoundationMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders IIIPam and Scott SchaflerThe Peter Jay Sharp FoundationTerra Foundation for American ArtErnest Tollerson and Tink LeefmansU.S. Department of EducationSue Ann Weinberg $50,000 - $99,999Judy and Howard BerkowitzBloombergCarnegie Corporation of New York

Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. GoeletThe Marc Haas Foundation, Inc.Roberta and Richard HuberGlen and Cheryl LewyLibrary of CongressMr. and Mrs. Charles M. RoyceMay and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.Benno Schmidt and Anne McMillenPaul SingerThe Tiffany & Co. Foundation

$25,000 - $49,999Bill and Bunny BeekmanFranci Blassberg and Joe RiceChildren’s Aid SocietySusan and Greg DanilowBarbara and Richard DebsCharles E. Dorkey IIIThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.Lawrence N. FieldRichard GelfondThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryMr. and Mrs. Thomas GochbergThe Hearin-Chandler FoundationMichael W. HodinAlan P. LevensteinRuth and David LevineThe Ambrose Monell FoundationMotorola FoundationSarah E. Nash and Michael S. SylvesterNew York State Council on the ArtsNYSE FoundationNancy Newcomb and John HargravesRuth and Harold NewmanThe Tides CenterAlice and Thomas TischMichael and Leah WeisbergAdelaide B. Adams Charitable Remainder Unitrust

$10,000 - $24,999Arthur S. AinsbergAmerican ExpressAnonymous - 2Norman S. BenzaquenAnn and Kenneth BialkinBovis Lend Lease LMB, Inc.Charina Foundation, IncEileen and Stephen CohenCon EdisonCredit SuisseCushman & WakefieldD.E. Shaw & Co., L.P.Scott M. DelmanJudith K. and Jamie DimonJohn R. Doss

Ernst & Young LLPThe Everett FoundationDr. Brandon FraddLucy and William FriedmanGoldman SachsMarjorie and Gurnee HartHelen and Edward HintzCharlene and David HoweThe Hyde and Watson FoundationDr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. JacksonMr. and Mrs. William Bruce JohnsonKate Kelly and George F. SchweitzerMr. and Mrs. Peter KimmelmanMr. and Mrs. Tarky Lombardi, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. MalkinCatie and Don MarronJudith and David MarrusMarsh & McLennan CompaniesMarc O. MayerJoseph C. McNay/New England FoundationRonay and Richard MenschelDrs. Louise Mirrer and David HalleJennifer and John MonskyMr. John J. Moore, Jr.Sir Thomas R. MooreMorgan StanleyBruce MoslerThe New York Community TrustThe New York Times Company FoundationJames M. OrphanidesThe Honorable and Mrs. George E. PatakiRussell and Helen PennoyerPfizer Inc.Patricia and James PieresonJoan and Fred PittmanA. Alex PorterMr. Michael G. RachorRandom House, Inc.Julian and Josie RobertsonBetsy and Ted RogersJoanna and Daniel RoseSusan and Elihu RoseMr. and Mrs. Eric C. RudinMr. and Mrs. Jack RudinMs. Katherine L. RudinMs. Rachel RudinSaint Vincent Catholic Medical CenterAli and Lew SandersSansom Foundation, Inc.Donna and Marvin SchwartzFay and William ShutzerMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. SmithPeck Stacpoole FoundationNancy and Burt StaniarThe Fred Stein Family Foundation

Judy and Michael SteinhardtDon TaftSzilvia TanenbaumNicki and Harold TannerThomson ReutersThe Honorable Merryl H. Tisch and James S. TischBillie TischJeanne and Frank TrainerMelissa Vail and Norman SelbyMr. and Mrs. Robert D. WedekingThe Weismann FoundationHope and Grant WinthropBarbara and David Zalaznick

$5,000 - $9,999Lorraine and Richard AbramsonAnchin, Block & Anchin LLPAnonymous - 3Jody and John ArnholdBrooke Barrett and John Galbraith Mr. Mark BidermanRoberta and Stanley BogenElizabeth and George BoltresAnn and Thomas J. ChartersSonya and Dev ChodryAnne E. CohenMr. and Mrs. Jerome H. DebsMaura Doyle and Emily Teed ScottMs. Patricia M. DunningtonMr. and Mrs. Roger W. EinigerStephanie and David EisenbergThe Felicia FundMs. Lisa FieldDr. Charlotte K. Frank and Mr. Marvin LefflerIrene and Richard FraryMs. Mary Ann FribourgRobert A. FriedmanMr. Robert L. FromerBuzzy and Victoria Geduld / Cougar FoundationChancellor and Mrs. Matthew GoldsteinSidney E. GoodfriendRebecca and Laurence GrafsteinDesiree Gruber and Kyle MacLachlanLynn and Martin HalbfingerKaren and Robert HarveyBetsy Harvin and Travis AndersonJohn W. Holman, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Edwin T. JohnsonSeth T. KallerGershon KekstSeth A. KlarmanThomas KlingensteinSuzie and Bruce KovnerKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP


Nancy Kuhn and Bernard Nussbaum Philip Allen LacovaraLevitt FoundationThe Leon Levy FoundationMr. and Mrs. Leonard LitwinThe Caroline M. Lowndes FoundationOffice of the Manhattan Borough PresidentMcCormick Family FoundationVictoria McManus and John McDermottMr. and Mrs. H. Roemer McPheeMerrill Lynch & Co., Inc.Sandy MintzDara Mitchell and Michael OffitDavid A. and Mildred H. Morse Charitable TrustDinny and Lester MorseHelen NashJohn L. Nau IIIRodney W. NicholsNancy and Morris W. OffitTrina and Mike OverlockPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPRichard S. PechterJudith Stern PeckThe Pumpkin FoundationPzena Charitable FoundationCarol and Joseph ReichJean Margo Reid and Richard P. BriefRichard and Bonnie ReissDr. and Mrs. Richard A. RifkindAmbassador and Mrs. Felix G. RohatynSusan and Elihu Rose FoundationCharles RosenblumMrs. Arthur Ross, Arthur Ross FoundationAmy Conford RothSarah I. Schieffelin Residuary TrustMr. and Mrs. Richard G. SchneidmanErica and Eric SchwartzMr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest ScottMelanie Shorin and Greg S. FeldmanMr. and Mrs. Constantine Sidamon-EristoffLois and Arthur StainmanVada and Ted StanleyJudith and Stephen SteinLaurie and Sy SternbergLaurie M. TischBarbara and Donald ToberMr. Ira L. UnschuldTova Friedler Usdan and Ernest Rubenstein

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest M. von SimsonRosalind P. WalterWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLPMabel and Leon WeilMr. and Mrs. Norbert WeissbergJosh and Judy WestonJohn C. Whitehead

$1,000 - $4,99942nd Street Development CorporationMr. and Mrs. Leigh J. AbramsonAKRF, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Ira M. AlpertAnonymousMary and Robert AscheimJean and Robert AshtonKenneth Asmar Custom Interiors, Inc.Mr. Frederick R. BallenJames Basker and Angela VallotThe Beekman Family AssociationMs. Mem Dryan BernsteinMr. and Mrs. Peter P. Blanchard IIIMr. and Mrs. Howard M. BrennerPhilip F. BucknerMr. and Mrs. Samuel C. ButlerCarver Federal Savings BankMr. and Mrs. Donald CecilCentre Street SystemsMs. Rita M. ClearyMr. and Mrs. Donald K. Clifford, Jr.Arthur CohenMr. and Mrs. Richard N. CohenStanley CohenMr. and Mrs. Alan CohnMs. Patricia M. Colbert and Mr. Russell W. SteenbergDr. Nancy W. Collins and Mr. Ronald A. CollinsMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey J. ColvinCook + Fox ArchitectsMr. and Mrs. Wilbur A. CowettMr. and Mrs. Christopher B. CowieMr. and Mrs. George T. CoxMr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Cullman, Sr.Drs. Lawrence and Eileen CutlerMr. and Mrs. Frederick M. DanzigerMs. Jaynne Keyes and Mr. Michael Del GiudiceDr. and Mrs. Strachan DonnelleyMs. Brenda May Earl and Mr. Michael P. DePaola

Mr. and Mrs. John L. EastmanMr. and Mrs. Irwin EngelmanMs. Anne Farley and Mr. Peter C. HeinMr. and Mrs. Michael FascitelliLinda S. Ferber and Joel BersonDolores M. Fernandez, Ph.D.Peter M. FlaniganMr. and Mrs. Charles A. FloodChristopher ForbesMr. Arthur W. FriedMr. Andrew C. FriedmanMr. and Mrs. John L. FurthFXFOWLE ARCHITECTS, PCMr. and Mrs. Gerald GalisonMr. and Mrs. David GavrinMr. and Mrs. Fredric B. GershonMs. Audrey D. GersonDrs. William and Nili GoldMr. Robert F. GossettEugene and Emily Grant Family FoundationMs. Carol A. GresserAgnes Gund and Daniel ShapiroMr. and Mrs. William F. HarnischMr. and Mrs. Michael HechtMs. Pamela A. HenkeMs. Marlene Hess and Mr. James ZirinMr. Charles D. Hewett, Jr.High Rise Fire Protection Corp.Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Hohmann IIIMs. Hayden HosfordMr. and Mrs. Philip K. HowardAdele and Mel IlbermanThe Inner Circle, Inc.Ms. Kathleen Begala and Mr. Yves-Andre IstelLawrence and Hannah JacobsMr. and Mrs. Stephen E. JacobsMr. and Mrs. David C. Johnson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone N. Jones IIIMr. and Mrs. Ivan KarpSuri KasirerMr. and Mrs. Roger E. KassMr. and Mrs. George S. KaufmanMr. and Mrs. William KaufmannMr. and Mrs. Earle W. KazisDoris C. KempnerRenee Khatami and John R. MacArthurKing Cole Audio Visual Service, Inc.Samuel and Francine Klagsbrun FoundationMr. and Mrs. Lee KlingensteinMr. I. John Klipper

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. KoneckyMr. and Mrs. Philip A. KonortMs. Dorothy R. Davies and Mr. Jeremy R. KramerMr. and Mrs. Steven J. KumbleMr. and Mrs. Leonard LauderLehman CollegeMr. Sander LehrerMr. and Mrs. John LeoRichard and Clare Lesser Family FoundationMrs. Mortimer LevittMartin R. LewisMr. and Mrs. William M. Lewis, Jr.Ms. Jo Sullivan LoesserMs. Susan V. LynskeyMr. and Mrs. Christopher P. MalloyMr. and Mrs. Stephen R. ManheimerMr. and Mrs. Charles C. MarinoGeorge C. Marshall Research FoundationMr. and Mrs. Leonard MarxMr. and Mrs. Peter W. MayMr. and Mrs. Stephen P. McCandlessMimi MendelsonMs. Susan Mendik and Mr. Moe TarkinowFriedrike MerckEugene Mercy, Jr.Reginald MiddletonDr. and Mrs. Joel MindelDr. and Mrs. Gerald MirrerMr. and Mrs. Bill D. MoyersMr. Richard J. MoylanMr. and Mrs. George B. MunroeMr. and Mrs. Donald B. MurphyDavid A. Nadler, Ph.D.National Basketball AssociationMs. Lynn NesbitMs. Robin Chemers NeusteinMr. and Mrs. Lawrence NewmanNicholson & Galloway, Inc.Mr. Robert H. NiehausNouveau Elevator Industries, Inc.Ms. Eileen M. Patrick and Mr. Jeffrey J. ErvineMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. PeekDr. and Mrs. Antonio PerezDr. Regina PeruggiMargaret W. PlattenW. Francis Price, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert QuinlanMs. Michele M. Fillion and Mr. Joshua E. RaffMs. Irma R. RappaportMs. P. Maureen White and Mr. Steven L. Rattner


David ReddenJack Resnick & Sons, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Russell S. Reynolds IIIMr. and Mrs. Roman RomeMr. and Mrs. Joseph B. RosenblattMr. and Mrs. Cye E. RossRudin Management Company, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. RussoMr. and Mrs. Stuart M. SaftMr. and Mrs. John SamuelsonMr. and Mrs. Arthur SarnoffSharron Eisenthal and Sol SchreiberSara Lee and Axel SchupfRobert A. SchwingerMr. and Mrs. Martin E. SegalMr. and Mrs. Sidney SeiferSeverud Associates Consulting Engineers, P.C.Gail SheehyMr. and Mrs. Mark R. ShenkmanMr. and Mrs. William SmithSalli Snyder and Jan KenyonRay L. SpitzleySidney Stern Memorial TrustRobert A. M. SternElizabeth and Walter P. SternMs. Susan Stevens and Mr. Hugh FremantleMr. James J. StorrowMr. and Mrs. Thomas StraussHelen Graves and Malcolm SturchioMary and Richard ThalerPeggy G. TirschwellLynn and Glen TobiasThe Honorable Robert G. TorricelliPresident Jeremy TravisMr. Paul A. TravisThe Michael Tuch FoundationFleur Fairman and Timothy WallachMs. Carol WhiteMr. James G. WhittonWil Tech Systems, Inc.Mr. Bruce G. WilcoxMr. and Mrs. James J. WilsonPhilip D. Wilson, Jr., M.D.Judy Francis ZankelMr. and Mrs. Ron Zimmerman

2010 donors$1,000,000 and aboveJoe and Diana DiMennaEmpire State Development CorporationRichard Gilder and Lois ChilesRoger and Susan HertogNew York City Department of Cultural AffairsNew York City Department of Design and ConstructionRobert H. Smith Family FoundationMichelle SmithThe Walton Family Foundation

$500,000 - $999,999AnonymousBloombergThe Andrew W. Mellon FoundationNational Endowment for the HumanitiesThe Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

$100,000 - $499,999Helen and Robert AppelJudy and Howard BerkowitzThe Carson Family Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Russell L. CarsonJames S. ChanosRavenel and Beth CurryElizabeth B. Dater and Wm. Mitchell Jennings, Jr.Barbara and Richard DebsLawrence N. FieldBuzzy and Victoria Geduld / Cougar FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert G. GoeletMartin J. and Ahuva GrossThe Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable TrustRoberta and Richard HuberLawrence and Hannah JacobsVirginia JamesPatricia and John KlingensteinSidney and Ruth LapidusGlen and Cheryl LewyMr. and Mrs. Ira A. LipmanThe Henry Luce Foundation, Inc.Ruth and Harold NewmanStuart J. Rabin and Kristin R. GervasioPam and Scott SchaflerBernard and Irene Schwartz

Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. ShannonSue Ann WeinbergByron and Anita Wien

$50,000 - $99,999American ExpressFranci Blassberg and Joe RiceThe Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, Inc.Con EdisonGoldman SachsMr. and Mrs. Lewis E. LehrmanCarl and Cordelia MengesNew York State Education DepartmentJames M. OrphanidesMr. Benno Schmidt and Ms. Anne McMillenPaul Singer

$25,000 - $49,999Brooks BrothersChildren’s Aid SocietySusan and Greg DanilowCharles E. Dorkey IIILisa FieldRichard GelfondThe Gerry Charitable TrustThe Gilder Lehrman Institute of American HistoryPaul GuarnerThe Hearin-Chandler FoundationAlan P. LevensteinRuth and David LevinePhilip L. MilsteinThe Ambrose Monell FoundationSarah E. Nash and Michael S. SylvesterRobin Chemers NeusteinThe New York Community Trust, Anna Glen Butler Vietor Memorial FundNew York State Council on the ArtsNancy Newcomb and John HargravesA. Alex PorterShaiza Rizavi and Jonathan FriedlandMr. and Mrs. Charles M. RoyceMay and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Bernard SelzThe Starr FoundationLaurie and Sy SternbergAlice and Thomas TischErnest J. Tollerson and Tink LeefmansMichael and Leah WeisbergMr. and Mrs. Barrie A. Wigmore

$10,000 - $24,999Lorraine and Richard AbramsonArthur S. AinsbergAnonymous - 4The Bank of New York MellonThe Barker Welfare FoundationBill and Bunny BeekmanNorman S. BenzaquenAnn and Kenneth BialkinBlavatnik Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton, Jr.Sonya and Dev ChodryLarry K. ClarkScott M. DelmanDebevoise & Plimpton LLCJohn R. DossPatricia DunningtonThe Estée Lauder Companies, Inc.The Everett FoundationPeter M. FlaniganLucy and William FriedmanMarjorie and Gurnee HartRonnie HeymanHelen and Edward HintzCharlene and David HoweMr. and Mrs. William IngramDr. and Mrs. Kenneth T. JacksonKate Kelly and George F. SchweitzerMr. and Mrs. Peter KimmelmanSeth A. KlarmanThomas Klingenstein Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. LangoneMr. A. Floyd LattinMr. Ray LentMr. and Mrs. Tarky Lombardi, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Francisco A. Lorenzo The Caroline M. Lowndes FoundationMr. and Mrs. Peter L. MalkinMr. Thomas F. MaranoDr. Maeva Marcus and Mr. Daniel MarcusMarc O. MayerMr. M. Myers MermelSandy MintzDrs. Louise Mirrer and David HalleJennifer and John MonskySir Thomas R. Moore, Esq.Morgan StanleyAlex Munroe and Robert RosenkranzNational Endowment for the ArtsNew York Council for the HumanitiesThe New York Foundling


Mr. and Mrs. William OppenheimPark FoundationPfizer Inc.Patricia and James Piereson Research Foundation of The City University of New YorkRhino Entertainment CompanyThomas L. RhodesThe Rice Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Julian H. Robertson, Jr.The Felix and Elizabeth Rohatyn TrustSusan and Elihu Rose FoundationJoanna S. and Daniel RoseCharles RosenblumMr. and Mrs. Eric C. RudinAli and Lew SandersSansom Foundation, Inc.Erica and Eric SchwartzDonna and Marvin SchwartzMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. SmithLois and Arthur StainmanThe Fred Stein Family FoundationJudy and Michael SteinhardtHarriet and Warren StephensLiz and Emanuel SternNicki and Harold TannerMr. and Mrs. Robert TirschwellThe Honorable Merryl H. Tisch and James S. TischJeanne and Frank TrainerMelissa Vail and Norman SelbyVerizonMabel and Leon WeilJudy and Josh WestonBarbara and David Zalaznick

$5,000 - $9,99942nd Street Development CorporationMadeline and Stephen AnbinderAnchin, Block & Anchin LLPAnonymous - 2Jody and John ArnholdMr. Bernard D. BergreenFriederike and Jeremy BiggsRoberta and Stanley BogenCharles C. Cahn, Jr.Centre Street SystemsThe Challenger FoundationCharina Foundation, IncAnn and Thomas ChartersSuzanne and Rich Clary Anne E. CohenJoyce B. CowinMr. and Mrs. George T. CoxThe Nathan Cummings Foundation

Valerie and Charles Diker Ms. Brenda May Earl and Mr. Michael P. DePaolaMr. and Mrs. Roger W. EinigerMs. Mary ErdoesArmand G. Erpf Fund, Inc.Anne Farley and Peter C. HeinThe Felicia FundCharlotte K. Frank and Marvin LefflerIrene and Richard FraryBarrett and Peter FrelinghuysenMary Ann FribourgRobert A. FriedmanFull PictureMs. Britt-Louise GilderSidney E. GoodfriendGreater Hudson Heritage NetworkDesiree Gruber and Kyle MacLachlanMs. Evelyn GuernseyLynn and Martin HalbfingerBetsy Harvin and Travis AndersonHenry Hudson 400 New York FoundationJohn W. Holman, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Edwin T. JohnsonHelene and Mark KaplanCarol and Gershon Kekst Daney and Lee KlingensteinSuzie and Bruce KovnerKramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLPNancy Kuhn and Bernard NussbaumPhilip Allen LacovaraJoann and Todd LangMr. Robert T. LapidusMr. and Mrs. Laurence C. Leeds, Jr.The Leon Levy FoundationVivien Liu and Alan D. HillikerReina Marin and Emilio BassiniCatie and Don Marron Judith and David MarrusVictoria McManus and John McDermottJoseph C. McNay / New England FoundationMr. and Mrs. H. Roemer McPheeRonay and Richard MenschelDavid A. and Mildred H. Morse Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. Lester S. MorseHelen NashJohn L. Nau IIIRodney W. NicholsNancy and Morris W. OffitTrina and Mike OverlockJudith Stern PeckRussell and Helen PennoyerKaren and Charles Phillips

Joan and Fred PittmanPlatt Byard Dovell White ArchitectsThe Pumpkin FoundationPzena Charitable FoundationMichael RachorEllen and Richard RampellMs. Irma R. RappaportDavid ReddenCarol and Joseph ReichJean Margo Reid and Richard P. BriefRichard and Bonnie Reiss Mr. and Mrs. John Joe RickettsMr. and Mrs. E. John RosenwaldMrs. Arthur Ross, Arthur Ross FoundationAmy Conford RothMr. and Mrs. Arthur SandersBarbara A. Schatz and Frederick P. SchafferSarah I. Schieffelin Residuary TrustSara Lee and Axel SchupfThomas H. SearMr. and Mrs. Bradley A. SettlemanMelanie Shorin and Greg S. FeldmanMr. Lee H. SkolnickNancy and Burt StaniarVada and Ted StanleyJudith and Stephen SteinElizabeth B. Strickler and Mark T. GalloglySzilvia TanenbaumLaurie M. TischBarbara and Donald Tober Ira L. UnschuldTova Friedler Usdan and Ernest RubensteinBarbara and John VogelsteinMr. and Mrs. Ernest von Simson Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. WallachRosalind P. WalterMr. and Mrs. Robert D. WedekingMargaret Wellington and William ConstantineDr. Gregory H. WilliamsLaurence Zuriff

$1,000 - $4,999Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. AbramowitzMr. Alan B. AbramsonMr. and Mrs. Leigh J. AbramsonThe Acorn Hill Foundation, Inc.Ms. Katherine Herbert AldenMr. and Mrs. Ira M. AlpertAltieri Sebor Wieber LLCMr. and Mrs. Martin B. Amdur

American Architectural, Inc.Ms. Elana Amsterdam and Mr. Robert A. KatzMr. Dwight AndersonDr. and Mrs. Robert S. AscheimJean and Robert AshtonKenneth Asmar Custom Interiors, Inc.Mr. Larry AustinMr. Frederick R. BallenBaruch CollegeJames Basker and Angela Vallot Ms. Patricia Begley and Mr. George H. BeaneMr. and Mrs. Anson M. Beard, Jr.The Beekman Family AssociationMr. Paul R. BeirneMs. Lisa BelzbergMr. and Mrs. Phil BerkowitzMr. and Mrs. James J. BighamMs. Joan S. Bingham and Mr. David FrompkinMr. Richard A. BluttalElizabeth and George BoltresBovis Lend Lease LMB, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. BrennerMr. and Mrs. Sidney BresslerMr. Philip F. BucknerMr. Samuel C. ButlerCauldwell Wingate CompanyMrs. George CaulkinsMr. and Mrs. Donald CecilMr. and Mrs. James T. ChandlerMr. Jim ChervenakMr. and Mrs. Donald K. Clifford, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Gerard H. CohenMr. and Mrs. Richard N. CohenMr. and Mrs. Alan CohnDr. Nancy W. Collins and Mr. Ronald A. CollinsMs. Margery A. ColloffMr. and Mrs. Ronald C. ColumbusDr. and Mrs. Ronald H. CordoverMr. and Mrs. Christopher B. CowieMs. Barbara CrosbyMr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Cullman, Sr.D.P. Wolff, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Lyell B. DampeerMr. and Mrs. Frederick M. DanzigerMr. and Mrs. Jack DavidAnnette de la RentaMr. and Mrs. Alvin DeutschMr. John M. DraghiEar InnMs. Sharron Eisenthal and Mr. Sol Schreiber


Mr. and Mrs. Irwin EngelmanMs. Fleur Fairman and Mr. Timothy WallachMr. and Mrs. A. Lee FentressDr. Linda S. Ferber and Mr. Joel B. BersonMs. Maureen F. FinneganMs. Martha FleischmanMr. and Mrs. Seymour FliegelFrank J. Folz IIIMr. and Mrs. Christopher A. ForsterThe Foundation of the American Institute for ConservationDr. Brandon FraddMs. Mary Lou C. FrancisFrank Crystal & Co., Inc.Mr. David C. FrederickMr. Andrew C. FriedmanMr. and Mrs. Roy FurmanMr. and Mrs. John L. FurthMr. and Mrs. Mark GabrellianGalvanic Printing & Plate Co., Inc.Mr. and Mrs. David GavrinMr. Egon R. GerardMr. William GilbertiDr. and Mrs. Marvin GlassmannMr. and Mrs. Thomas GochbergMs. Sarah Barringer GordonRebecca and Laurence GrafsteinMr. Eugene M. GrantMs. Agnes GundT. Chandler Hardwick IIIMr. and Mrs. William F. HarnischMs. Carla HarrisMr. Todd A. HarrisonMr. Homer M. HasbrouckMs. Pamela A. HenkeMs. Stephanie Herdrich and Mr. Matthew TirschwellMr. Brian J. HerlihyMr. and Mrs. Jack HerrickMr. and Mrs. Walter W. Hess, Jr.Ms. Alice B. HicksHigh Rise Fire Protection Corp.Mr. Leo J. Hindery, Jr.Michael W. HodinMr. and Mrs. Myron A. HoferMr. and Mrs. David Y. HoweMs. Judith S. HozoreMs. Jacqueline A. HumanitzkiMr. and Mrs. Philip M. HuyckMr. and Mrs. Mel IlbermanDr. and Mrs. Barton InkelesMr. Paul J. IsaacMr. and Mrs. Peter C. JachymDr. Diane D. JacobsenMs. Ellen Jewett and Mr. Richard L. KauffmanMs. Leah C. JohnsonMs. Ann Kalkhoff

The J.M. Kaplan FundMr. and Mrs. Ivan KarpMs. Suri KasirerMr. Douglas A. KassMr. and Mrs. Roger E. KassMr. and Mrs. Michael KassenMr. and Mrs. George S. KaufmanMr. Monroe KaufmanMs. Rosalie Norma KaufmanMr. and Mrs. F. William KaufmannMr. and Mrs. Earle W. KazisMrs. Carl L. KempnerMs. Renee Khatami and Mr. John R. MacArthurAndrew D. KlingensteinMr. and Mrs. Frederick A. KlingensteinMr. and Mrs. Philip A. KonortKPMG LLPMr. and Mrs. Steven J. KumbleMr. and Mrs. Eugene M. LangLaPlaca CohenLehman CollegeMr. Sander LehrerMs. Elizabeth LeichtMr. Arnie J. LepelstatPhyllis and Bernard LeventhalMr. and Mrs. John A. LevinMr. Martin R. LewisMrs. Arthur LimanMr. Kenneth LipperMr. and Mrs. Marc S. LipschultzMs. Linda Luca and Mr. Gerald TarpeyMs. Susan V. LynskeyMr. and Mrs. Christopher P. MalloyMr. and Mrs. Stephen R. ManheimerMs. Janet Mardfin and Mr. Thomas ConcannonCarol MarksMs. Nancy A. MarksMr. and Mrs. C. Michael MartellMr. and Mrs. Leonard MarxMr. Stephen D. MatthewsMr. and Mrs. Stephen P. McCandlessMcCormick Family FoundationMr. and Mrs. Richard S. McKinneyMimi MendelsonMr. Eugene Mercy, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Richard MeriansMr. and Mrs. Garfield L. Miller IIIDr. and Mrs. Gerald MirrerMr. Robert J. MitzmanMr. John J. Moore, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Bill D. MoyersMs. Ann Heilman Murphy

Lillian Nassau LLCMr. and Mrs. David S. NeftNicholson & Galloway, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. NicholsonNouveau Elevator Industries, Inc.Mr. Jonathan E. NuechterleinValerie and Jeffrey PaleyMr. and Mrs. Richard PasculanoMs. Eileen M. Patrick and Mr. Jeffrey J. ErvineMr. and Mrs. Alan PatricofMr. and Mrs. Otis P. PearsallMr. David P. PearsonLinda and Joseph PintoMs. Cecelia PlatnickMs. Margaret W. PlattenMr. William ProcidaMs. Jonelle ProcopeYvonne S. Quinn, Esq.Ms. Judith E. ReinesMs. Debbie ReyesMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. RiceMs. Diane R. RichardsMr. James RichmanLeslie E. Robertson AssociatesMr. David RockefellerMs. Ethel Grodzins RommMr. and Mrs. Joseph B. RosenblattMs. Lois G. RosenfeldMr. and Mrs. Adam RosenthalMr. and Mrs. Alexander B. RossMr. and Mrs. Sidney RothbergMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. RussoMr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. SakellariadisMs. Barbara SaltzmanMr. and Mrs. John SamuelsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders IIISimon M. SchamaMs. Mary Coxe SchlosserHans J. Schmidt, M.D.Schneider ElectricMr. Robert A. SchwingerMr. and Mrs. Martin E. SegalMr. and Mrs. Sidney SeiferMr. and Mrs. Robert F. ShapiroMr. and Mrs. George E. Shea IIIFay and William ShutzerMs. Nancy K. Simpkins and Mr. Thomas VittiMs. Salli Snyder and Dr. Jan KenyonMs. Jill Spalding and Mr. Harold ReedMs. Marlene Lamm SpignerMr. Adam J. SteigerMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey SternMr. and Mrs. Leonard N. SternMr. Robert A. M. SternElizabeth and Walter P. Stern

Ms. Bonita C. StewartMr. and Mrs. Thomas StraussMs. Arlie M. SulkaMr. Rick SwartzProfessor Richard SyllaMr. and Mrs. Bela SzigethyMs. Judy E. Tenney and Mr. Robert H. HainesMs. Peggy Gilder TirschwellMr. Peter M. TirschwellGlen and Lynn TobiasTri State Dismantling CorporationThe Michael Tuch FoundationVerduraMr. and Mrs. Paul A. WagnerPresident Kathleen M. WaldronMr. and Mrs. David M. WalkerMr. and Mrs. Marc J. WarrenMr. and Mrs. Stanford WarshawskyMr. Robert WechslerCandace King WeirMs. P. Maureen White and Mr. Steven L. RattnerMr. and Mrs. Samuel G. WhiteJohn C. WhiteheadMr. and Mrs. James WiddoesMr. and Mrs. James J. WilsonMr. and Mrs. M. Kenneth WitoverDr. Michael C. WolfMr. and Mrs. James D. WolfensohnMs. Catherine Woodard and Mr. Nelson Blitz Ms. Judy Francis ZankelMr. Robert P. ZimmermanZubatkin Owner Representation


THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Balance Sheets June 30, 2010 and 2009

Assets 2010 2009

Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,926,993 13,600,914

Other receivables 282,531 273,004

Inventory and other assets 2,579,031 2,242,296

Contributions and grants receivable 45,193,546 33,180,923

Art, books, and prints held for sale — 474,926

Investments 22,578,084 18,739,451

Fixed assets, net 44,032,065 33,516,042

Collections — —

Total assets $ 134,592,250 102,027,556

Liabilities and Net Assets

Liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 4,426,375 3,255,657

Deferred revenue 455,050 187,476

Asset retirement obligation 2,614,355 2,712,484

Total liabilities 7,495,780 6,155,617

Net assets:

Unrestricted:

Available for operations 643,151 610,840

Available for nonoperating projects 44,231,230 26,395,169

Total unrestricted 44,874,381 27,006,009

Temporarily restricted 66,169,144 43,674,468

Permanently restricted 16,052,945 25,191,462

Total net assets 127,096,470 95,871,939

Total liabilities and net assets $ 134,592,250 102,027,556


THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Statements of Activities Year ended June 30, 2010 Unrestricted

Available for Available for nonoperating Temporarily Permanently operations projects Total restricted restricted TotalRevenue, gains, and other support: Private contributions and grants $3,702,035 — 3,702,035 8,610,015 8,415,315 20,727,365 Government grants 31,150 — 31,150 20,402,729 282,125 20,716,004 Special events, net of expenses of $583,968 3,300,204 — 3,300,204 — — 3,300,204 Membership 423,698 — 423,698 — — 423,698 Admissions 516,369 — 516,369 — — 516,369 Fees and other 940,068 — 940,068 — — 940,068 Auxiliary activities 1,240,864 — 1,240,864 — — 1,240,864 Write-off of art, books and prints held for sale — — — — (474,926) (474,926) Net investment return 936,434 298,184 1,234,618 842,556 — 2,077,174 11,090,822 298,184 11,389,006 29,855,300 8,222,514 49,466,820 Net assets released from restrictions 5,001,316 16,561,570 21,562,886 (21,562,886) — — Total revenue, gains, and other support 16,092,138 16,859,754 32,951,892 8,292,414 8,222,514 49,466,820

Expenses: Program services: Library services 3,222,748 498,963 3,721,711 — — 3,721,711 Museum programs and exhibitions 6,469,477 993,189 7,462,666 — — 7,462,666 Public and education programs 2,242,481 316,618 2,559,099 — — 2,559,099 Auxiliary activities 1,309,600 291,745 1,601,345 — — 1,601,345 Total program services 13,244,306 2,100,515 15,344,821 — — 15,344,821 Supporting services: Management and general 1,881,395 64,484 1,945,879 — — 1,945,879 Development 923,485 28,104 951,589 — — 951,589 Total supporting services 2,804,880 92,588 2,897,468 — — 2,897,468 Total expenses 16,049,186 2,193,103 18,242,289 — — 18,242,289 Increase (decrease) in net assets before transfers 42,952 14,666,651 14,709,603 8,292,414 8,222,514 31,224,531 Release of 1994 AG Fund endowment — 3,158,769 3,158,769 14,202,262 (17,361,031) — Other transfers, net (10,641) 10,641 — — — — Increase (decrease) in net assets 32,311 17,836,061 17,868,372 22,494,676 (9,138,517) 31,224,531 Net assets at beginning of year 610,840 26,395,169 27,006,009 43,674,468 25,191,462 95,871,939 Net assets at end of year $ 643,151 44,231,230 44,874,381 66,169,144 16,052,945 127,096,470

Year ended June 30, 2009 Unrestricted Available for Available for nonoperating Temporarily Permanently operations projects Total restricted restricted TotalRevenue, gains, and other support: Private contributions and grants $4,995,052 5,634,790 10,629,842 17,849,332 1,830,000 30,309,174 Government grants 265,798 — 265,798 8,129,063 133,024 8,527,885 Special events, net of expenses of $672,821 2,307,630 — 2,307,630 — — 2,307,630 Membership 412,076 — 412,076 — — 412,076 Admissions 426,816 — 426,816 — — 426,816 Fees and other 981,136 — 981,136 714 — 981,850 Auxiliary activities 1,338,063 — 1,338,063 — — 1,338,063 Net investment return 322,496 (4,605,166) (4,282,670) (1,522,899) — (5,805,569) 11,049,067 1,029,624 12,078,691 24,456,210 1,963,024 38,497,925 Net assets released from restrictions 5,258,938 305,766 5,564,704 (5,564,704) — — Total revenue, gains, and other support 16,308,005 1,335,390 17,643,395 18,891,506 1,963,024 38,497,925

Expenses: Program services: Library services 3,216,722 517,602 3,734,324 — — 3,734,324 Museum programs and exhibitions 6,320,015 988,242 7,308,257 — — 7,308,257 Public and education programs 2,325,493 263,167 2,588,660 — — 2,588,660 Auxiliary activities 1,260,542 99,715 1,360,257 — — 1,360,257 Total program services 13,122,772 1,868,726 14,991,498 — — 14,991,498 Supporting services: Management and general 1,992,826 60,464 2,053,290 — — 2,053,290 Development 1,162,281 25,659 1,187,940 — — 1,187,940 Total supporting services 3,155,107 86,123 3,241,230 — — 3,241,230 Total expenses 16,277,879 1,954,849 18,232,728 — — 18,232,728 Increase (decrease) in net assets before transfers 30,126 (619,459) (589,333) 18,891,506 1,963,024 20,265,197

Other transfers, net 41,738 (41,738) — — — — Increase (decrease) in net assets 71,864 (661,197) (589,333) 18,891,506 1,963,024 20,265,197 Net assets at beginning of year 538,976 27,056,366 27,595,342 24,782,962 23,228,438 75,606,742 Net assets at end of year $ 610,840 26,395,169 27,006,009 43,674,468 25,191,462 95,871,939


barneys new york joined the historical society to honor the abraham lincoln bicentennial with a madison avenue window display of portraits painted by some artistic students at brooklyn’s abraham lincoln high school.

school children joined the new-york historical society and council member david yassky to launch brooklynrevealed.com, an online tour of historic brooklyn neighborhoods and streets.

the new-york historical society hosted a special naturalization ceremony for new citizens with historical society chairman roger hertog and mayor michael bloomberg on july 2, 2009.

the grateful dead came truckin’ to new-york historical society for the first museum exhibition dedicated to the band and their influence on twentieth century pop culture.


2009 • taking our art to the streets: replicas of

new-york historical society portraits of

abraham lincoln and peter cooper are

displayed in cooper square

• Grant and Lee in War and Peace exhibition is

mounted

• new-york historical society history makers gala

honors robert caro, philanthropists jack rudin

and the rudin family

• View of the Yosemite Valley from the historical

society’s collection is featured behind

president obama at the Inaugural luncheon

• lincoln year of programming commemorates

the bicentennial of lincoln’s birth

• harvard president drew gilpin faust is awarded

the new-york historical society american

history book prize at the 4th annual

weekend with history

• u.s. senator kirsten gillibrand delivers keynote

address at the 2009 strawberry festival

luncheon

2010 • the new-york historical society’s 77th street

façade and entrance renovation is completed

and open to the public; first floor and lower

level building renovation begins

• Lincoln and New York exhibition is mounted

and inaugurated by president bill clinton,

the year’s history makers award recipient

• supreme court justice antonin scalia

re-enacts an 1866 case, ex parte milligan;

and justice stephen breyer discusses the

1857 dred scott v. sandford decision.

• bandmembers phil lesh and bob weir

attend the historical society’s grateful dead

exhibition fundraiser; empire state building

shines tie-dye lights in honor of the spring

exhibition

• brown university professor emeritus

gordon wood is awarded the new-york

historical society american history book prize

at the 5th annual weekend with history

• 2010 strawberry festival luncheon celebrates

women in philanthropy with kimberly b. davis,

jpmorgan chase foundation president, and

dr. beverly d. tatum, spelman college

president

community engagement around Lincoln and New York was cultivated through outdoor advertising, a content-rich exhibition website and online social media.

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louise mirrer president and chief executive officer jean w. ashton executive vice president,director of the library division

linda s. ferber vice president and senior art historian

andrew buonpastore vice president for operations sharon dunnvice president of education

stephen edidinchief curator of the museum division

dale gregory vice president of public programs

nina nazionale director of library operations

jennifer schantz general counsel,chief administrative officer

richard sheinchief financial officer

laura washingtonvice president for communications

heidi wirth vice president of Institutional advancement

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