Throughout the Civil War, President Lincoln and his administration were vexed by the issue of cotton. An essential raw material for industrial…
Contributors: Alison Burke and Phyllis Plitch
View the items in Trading with the Enemy: Cotton Permits, Smuggling, and Speculation in the Civil War
Both the literal and physical “place” of community gardens in New York City have a long and varied history. This archive is a collection of items…
Contributors: Angela Garra Zhinin and Shira Feldman
View the items in Soil, Seeds & Public Space: A Hundred Years of New York City Community Gardens
As the “capital of capital,” New York City’s identity is strongly tied to its position as a center for world trade. This collection and corresponding…
Contributors: Tracy McFarlan and Kaitlyn Tanis
View the items in Creating the Capital of Capital: New York City's Forgotten Dutch Beginnings
