Research Study Rooms

The Frederick Lewis Allen Memorial Room, established by the Ford Foundation in 1958 as a tribute to this author, critic, editor and man of letters who had served as a member of its Board of Trustees, is to assist those authors under book contract needing intensive use of the general research collections of The New York Public Library for a prescribed period of time.

To assist researchers making intensive use of the general research collections for a prescribed period of time, The New York Public Library has made available the Wertheim Study. Established in 1963 by author and scholar Barbara Tuchman in honor of her father, Maurice Wertheim, publisher of "The Nation" and a founder of The Theatre Guild, the Study serves individuals engaged in research projects requiring extensive consultation of research materials related to the humanities and social sciences, preliminary to the preparation of a publication, report, or other research project.

The Shoichi Noma Reading Room (Room 219)

To assist researchers' intensive use of the general research collections for a prescribed period of time, The New York Public Library offers the Shoichi Noma Reading Room (Room 219). This Room serves individuals engaged in research projects requiring extensive consultation of research materials related to the humanities and social sciences, preliminary to the preparation of a publication, report, or other research project.