New York Public Library

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:histref@nypl.org histref@nypl.org]

Address:


 * U.S. History, Local History &amp; Genealogy
 * Irma and Paul Milstein Division
 * First Floor, Room 121
 * Schwarzman Main Branch
 * Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street,
 * New York, NY 10018-2788

Telephone: (212) 930-0828

Hours and holidays:


 * Monday-Saturday open 10:00 a.m.
 * Mon., Thu., Fri., Sat. close 6:00 p.m.
 * Tues., Wedn. close 7:30 p.m.


 * Upcomming closings: click here.

Directions, maps, and public transportation:


 * New York Public Library location on MapQuest
 * Subway: MTA subway trains
 * Red 1 2 or 3  to 42nd Street and Broadway. Walk two blocks east to Fifth Avenue.
 * Blue A or C  to 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue. Walk four blocks east to Fifth Avenue.
 * Orange D B F or V  to 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue. Walk one block east to Fifth Avenue.
 * Green 4 5 or 6  to Grand Central Station. Walk two blocks west to Fifth Avenue.
 * Purple 7  to Fifth Avenue.
 * Buses: MTA buses M1 M2 M3 M4 M6 M7 M42 M104 or Q32 to Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.

Internet sites and databases:


 * New York Public Library Internet home page.
 * New York Public Library catalog online.
 * NYPL Milstein Division - U.S. History, Local History, and Genealogy.
 * NYPL Milstein Division - Conducting Research.
 * NYPL Milstein Division - FAQ.

Collection Description
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