Wednesday, March 31, 2021

A Good Laugh Is the Best Pesticide

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Newspaper pranks on April Fools’ Day are as numerous as strands of pasta on a spaghetti tree, almost as old as journalism itself. A bit of r...
Sunday, February 28, 2021

Do You Rhumba?

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Castle Society Dance Folio Do you rhumba? Groucho Marx famously asked this question in the zany movie A Night at the Opera . Groucho took s...
Monday, February 1, 2021

Two African American Philanthropists of New Rochelle

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The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) stands as one of the most successful philanthropies in American history. Its incisive slogan – a mind i...
Friday, October 23, 2020

“Oh, What a Beautiful City”: Treasures from NRPL’s Archives Center’s African-American Collection

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African American history is central to the understanding of American history. This insight deserves repeated emphasis. African American hist...
Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Small Tracts and Fugitive Pieces

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Samuel Johnson, the preeminent literary figure of the 18th century, once organized a collection of materials from the library of the Earl of...
Tuesday, August 18, 2020

A Tribute to the League of Women Voters of New Rochelle

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A Tribute to the League of Women Voters of New Rochelle  August 18, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendme...
Thursday, July 23, 2020

The National War Fund: A Story of Philanthropy and Crisis

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New Rochelle Community Chest Appeal / 1942  (front) New Rochelle Community Chest Appeal / 1942  (back) A community chest was on...