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NEW COLLECTION

    DORIS has completed processing and digitizing a new collection – the New York City Commission on Human Rights records. These records date from circa 1935-1987 and are now available for public research.

    Learn more and explore the collection here.

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ONLINE EXHIBIT

    NYC's Story: The City on Record is an interactive, online exhibit celebrating 400 years of city history through founding documents, visual materials, and written accounts - capturing both defining events and everyday moments in New Yorkers' lives.

Historical Vital Records
EXPLORE FAMILY HISTORY

    Introducing Historical Vital Records NYC! Browse, search, and download more than 10 million birth, death, and marriage records from 1855-1949!

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