We amplify the voices of the seen and unseen. Explore the remarkable people who have helped shape the Garden's rich history and collections.
NYBG's First Women Gardeners (group)
Plan and Plant with Jubilee: David Augustus Williston
Hidden Figures at NYBG
Fleda Griffith
Grace Coit Meleney
José Pérez Carabia
Dr. James C. Raulston
Isao Adachi
Gwendolyn Yvonne "Penny" Blackman
Ciel Grossman
Amy Einstein Spingarn
Eduardo Arandia Salgado
John Claudius Loudon
Joseph T. Bonadies
Natalie Harlan Davis
Rose Li
Sarah Havens Harlow
Bobbi Angell
Anna Murray Vail
Leslie Coleman
"Rooted in Color" Mertz Library Coloring Book - NEW!!
Mertz Library Newsletter
Color Our Collections 2024- Black Foodways
YOU Cannot Put a Fire Out by Susan Lowdermilk
NYBG African American Resources: Introduction to the Collection
The LuEsther T. Mertz Library Staff: 1899 to Present
Read Blogs written by NYBG Staff
Exhibitions at Mertz Library
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