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New York Public Library Archives
The Division holds over 29,000 linear feet of manuscripts and archives in over 5,500 collections. The strengths of the Division are the papers and records of individuals, families, and organizations, primarily from the New York region. These collections support research in the political, economic, social, and cultural history of New York and the United States.
Items in the New York Public Library Archives See More
Seal
Exterior
Exterior
Abraham Freidus and his assistant Ada Kasanof at work, ca 1907-1913
Rear exterior of Lenox Library with field
Lenox Library (1910)
Floor plan with R. M. Hunt stamp
Lenox Library exterior - Fifth Avenue and West 70th Street
John Shaw Billings
Photograph of researchers in southwest Main Reading Room
Photograph of researchers in Main Reading Room from east balcony
Researchers studying in the Main Reading Room
Plaster model of the Astor Hall ceiling
Plaster model of a Corinthian capital
Plaster model of a console
Plaster model of architectural detail above an arch, including moldings, a keystone decorated with a volute, and a lion's head
Plaster model of architectural decoration to go above a window, including moldings, a keystone decorated with a volute, and a lion's head
Plaster model of an entablature
Plaster models of a lion's head
Plaster models of consoles and architectural decorations
Plaster model of part of a niche
Plaster model of architectural decoration, including the head of Athena adorning a volute
Rotunda : vault penetration
Rotunda : vault penetration
Plaster model of part of a niche
Collections in the New York Public Library Archives
New York Public Library Visual Materials
2,339 items
Edwin Hatfield Anderson records
4 items
Astor Library records
4 items
Exhibitions Program Office records
4 items
Architect records
3 items
Picture Collection records
3 items
Artifacts and Memorabilia Collection
2 items
Lenox Library records
1 item
Free Circulating Libraries records
1 item
Research Libraries, Jewish Division Records
1 item
Staff Association records
1 item