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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Milstein">"Irma and Paul Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History and Genealogy" in ''New York Public Library'' at http://www.nypl.org/locations/milstein (accessed 30 March 2017).</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:history@nypl.org history@nypl.org] <br>  
'''Email:'''<ref name="Milstein">"Irma and Paul Milstein Division of U.S. History, Local History and Genealogy" in ''New York Public Library'' at http://www.nypl.org/locations/milstein (accessed 30 March 2017).</ref> [mailto:history@nypl.org history@nypl.org] <br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="Milstein" />  
'''Address:'''<ref name="Milstein" />  
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:New York, NY 10018-2788<br><br>
:New York, NY 10018-2788<br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Milstein" /> &nbsp;212-930-0828<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Milstein" /> 212-930-0828<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Milstein" />  
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Milstein" />  
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:*[http://www.mapquest.com/mq/5-sKYPFWuT New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman building location on MapQuest]<br><br>  
:*[http://www.mapquest.com/mq/5-sKYPFWuT New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman building location on MapQuest]<br><br>  
:*'''Subway:''' [http://www.mta.info/nyct MTA subway trains]  
:*'''Subway:''' [http://www.mta.info/nyct MTA subway trains]  
::*'''''Red 1 2 3&nbsp;''''' to 42nd Street Times Square. Walk two blocks east to Fifth Avenue.<br>  
::*'''''Red 1 2 3 ''''' to 42nd Street Times Square. Walk two blocks east to Fifth Avenue.<br>  
::*'''''Blue A C E&nbsp;''''' to 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue. Walk four blocks east to Fifth Avenue.<br>  
::*'''''Blue A C E ''''' to 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue. Walk four blocks east to Fifth Avenue.<br>  
::*'''''Orange B D F M&nbsp;''''' to 42nd Street Bryant Park. Walk one block east to Fifth Avenue.<br>  
::*'''''Orange B D F M ''''' to 42nd Street Bryant Park. Walk one block east to Fifth Avenue.<br>  
::*'''''Yellow N R Q W&nbsp;''''' to 42nd Street Times Square. Walk two blocks east to Fifth Avenue.<br>  
::*'''''Yellow N R Q W ''''' to 42nd Street Times Square. Walk two blocks east to Fifth Avenue.<br>  
::*'''''Green 4 5 6&nbsp;''''' to 42nd Street Grand Central. Walk two blocks west to Fifth Avenue.  
::*'''''Green 4 5 6 ''''' to 42nd Street Grand Central. Walk two blocks west to Fifth Avenue.  
::*'''''Purple 7&nbsp;''''' to Fifth Avenue.<br>  
::*'''''Purple 7 ''''' to Fifth Avenue.<br>  
:*'''Buses:''' [http://www.mta.info/nyct MTA buses] M1 M2 M3 M4 M6 M7 M42 M104 or Q32 to Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.<br><br>
:*'''Buses:''' [http://www.mta.info/nyct MTA buses] M1 M2 M3 M4 M6 M7 M42 M104 or Q32 to Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.<br><br>


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The '''Art, Prints and Photographs Division''', 3rd floor, has 200,000 prints.     
The '''Art, Prints and Photographs Division''', 3rd floor, has 200,000 prints.     


The New York Public Library now houses the '''New York Genealogical and Biographical Society's&nbsp;'''collection. All of their collection has been cataloged and is located in the New York Public Library's [http://www.nypl.org/collections online catalog.]  
The New York Public Library now houses the '''New York Genealogical and Biographical Society's '''collection. All of their collection has been cataloged and is located in the New York Public Library's [http://www.nypl.org/collections online catalog.]  


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===
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=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===


*Sam P. Williams, ''Guide to the Research Collections of the New York Public Library'' (Chicago: American Library Association, 1975). ({{FHL|203628|item}} Book 974.71 A3w). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1365290 WorldCat entry].  
*Sam P. Williams, ''Guide to the Research Collections of the New York Public Library'' (Chicago: American Library Association, 1975). ({{FSC|203628|item}} Book 974.71 A3w). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1365290 WorldCat entry].  
*New York Public Library. Local History and Genealogy Division, ''United States Local History Catalog: a Modified Shelf List Arranged Alphabetically by State, and Alphabetically by Locality within Each State'', 18 volumes and four suppelments. (Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall, 1974). ({{FHL|137032|item}} Large Q&nbsp;Book 974.71 A3nd). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1159373 WorldCat entry].<br><br>
*New York Public Library. Local History and Genealogy Division, ''United States Local History Catalog: a Modified Shelf List Arranged Alphabetically by State, and Alphabetically by Locality within Each State'', 18 volumes and four suppelments. (Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall, 1974). ({{FSC|137032|item}} Large Q Book 974.71 A3nd). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1159373 WorldCat entry].<br><br>


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, Utah, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, Utah, holds 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians.  
*[[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, Indiana, premier periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, ethnic collections, and Canadians.  
*[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, books, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.  
*[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, books, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.  
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