A photographic history of the development of the Garden.
The Library's Latin American plant literature holdings are among the richest in the world, due in large part to NYBG's very active research and conservation programs in the American tropics. Material in this collection has been digitized with generous funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Selected Nursery and Seed Trade Catalogs - digitized as part of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Complete run of the Journal published from 1900 - 1950.
Selected works by Andre and Francois Michaux, including Flora Boreali-Americana, Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique Septentrionale, and North American sylva.
Circa instans, attributed to Mattheaus Platearius. 12th and 13th centuries.
Complete run the Bulletin published from 1896-1932.
Correspondence and research documents relating to the Caribbean.
Field notes and notebooks that belonged to present or former staff members and their plant-collecting collaborators
Mid-20th century photographs taken in Cuba by Lasallian priest Brother Marie-Victorin.
A selection of volumes from the Library’s rich collection of books about trees.
A selection of volumes from the Library’s extensive botanical and horticultural holdings.
John Mullaly's 1887 work describes the plan for parks in The Bronx, New York.
Selected volumes of the Memoirs - still published by The New York Botanical Garden Press.
A selection of Botanical postage stamps.
Supporting research and study in the fields of botanical science, horticulture, and landscape and garden design, the Mertz Library is noted for the importance, breadth, and accessibility of its holdings. The General Research Collection consists of over 550,000 volumes including nearly 12,000 serial titles. The Library’s Rare Book Collection of pre-Linnean manuscripts and printed books includes one-of-a-kind works dating back to 1190 AD. The Folio Collection has exceptional holdings of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century books featuring fine botanical plates from paintings and drawings by renowned artists. The Art and Illustration Collection contains over 22,000 original works encompassing a broad range of media including line drawings, watercolors, oil paintings, and sculpture, and the Archival Collections contain over 4,500 linear feet of archival materials.
The Mertz Digital collections represent a fraction of the library’s vast holdings, but these digital offerings grow steadily every month.
As part of its digitization efforts, the Mertz Library is a major contributor to the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
For more information, please visit the Mertz Library and The New York Botanical Garden.
Funding for these digital collections come from:
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
New York Metropolitan Library Council (METRO)
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
The Reed Foundation
The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
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