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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''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" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="Milstein" /> 212-930-0828<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Milstein" /> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Milstein" /> | ||
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:*Entrances on 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue | :*Entrances on 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue | ||
:*[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 | :*'''Subway:''' [http://www.mta.info/nyct MTA subway trains] | ||
::*'''''Red 1 2 3 | ::*'''''Red 1 2 3 ''''' to 42nd Street Times Square. Walk two blocks east to Fifth Avenue.<br> | ||
::*'''''Blue A C E | ::*'''''Blue A C E ''''' to 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue. Walk four blocks east to Fifth Avenue.<br> | ||
::*'''''Orange B D F M | ::*'''''Orange B D F M ''''' to 42nd Street Bryant Park. Walk one block east to Fifth Avenue.<br> | ||
::*'''''Yellow N R Q W | ::*'''''Yellow N R Q W ''''' to 42nd Street Times Square. Walk two blocks east to Fifth Avenue.<br> | ||
::*'''''Green 4 5 6 | ::*'''''Green 4 5 6 ''''' to 42nd Street Grand Central. Walk two blocks west to Fifth Avenue. | ||
::*'''''Purple 7 | ::*'''''Purple 7 ''''' to Fifth Avenue.<br> | ||
:*'''Buses:''' [http://www.mta.info/nyct | :*'''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> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <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 | 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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*The [https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture] is located at 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (135th St and Malcolm X Blvd) in Manhattan. | *The [https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture] is located at 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (135th St and Malcolm X Blvd) in Manhattan. | ||
*The [https://www.nypl.org/locations/sibl Science and Industry Business Library] is located at 188 Madison Avenue (34th St and Madison Ave). | *The [https://www.nypl.org/locations/sibl Science and Industry Business Library] is located at 188 Madison Avenue (34th St and Madison Ave). | ||
*The [https://www. | *The [https://www.lincolncenter.org/venue/new-york-public-library-for-the-performing-arts-dorothy-lewis-b-cullman-center Library for the Performing Arts] is located at Lincoln Center. | ||
*Researchers must have a valid [https://www.nypl.org/library-card NYPL Library Card] to request materials. <br> | *Researchers must have a valid [https://www.nypl.org/library-card NYPL Library Card] to request materials. <br> | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
*Sam P. Williams, ''Guide to the Research Collections of the New York Public Library'' (Chicago: American Library Association, 1975). ({{ | *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). ({{ | *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> | ||
*[ | *[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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*Courts: city, state, and federal. | *Courts: city, state, and federal. | ||
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/ Columbia University Libraries], history, biography, ethnic studies, newspapers, government documents. | *[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/ Columbia University Libraries], history, biography, ethnic studies, newspapers, government documents. | ||
*[http://www.hollandsociety. | *[http://www.hollandsociety.org/genealogy/ Holland Society] 7,000 New Netherland family and local history books, Dutch Reformed Church records. | ||
*[http://huguenotsocietyofamerica.org/?page=Library Huguenot Historical Society] open by appointment: history, settlement, genealogy, biography, theology. | *[http://huguenotsocietyofamerica.org/?page=Library Huguenot Historical Society] open by appointment: history, settlement, genealogy, biography, theology. | ||
*[http://www.yivoinstitute.org/ YIVO Institute for Jewish Research] East European Jewish immigrant studies, gazetteers, yizkor books (Holocaust town memorial books), biographical directories, Landsmanshaft records. | *[http://www.yivoinstitute.org/ YIVO Institute for Jewish Research] East European Jewish immigrant studies, gazetteers, yizkor books (Holocaust town memorial books), biographical directories, Landsmanshaft records. | ||
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