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Research Collections at the Schomburg Center
Registration is required for consultation of materials in these collections at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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Jean Blackwell Hutson General Research and Reference Division
General Research
Subject: Multidisciplinary focus on peoples of African descent throughout the world.
Format: Books, periodicals, newspapers in paper and microform; archival material in microform; maps; computer files
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Schomburg Art and Artifacts Division
Fine and applied art and material culture objects
Subject: African Heritage
Format: Traditional African art; painting and sculpture; works on paper (ie., drawings, prints, illustrations, posters and reproductions); and textiles and artifacts.
Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Second Floor of the Landmark Building.
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Schomburg Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Rare, unique, and primary materials that document the history and culture of peoples of African descent.
Subject: History of blacks in the United States, Caribbean and Africa; slavery, biography; performing arts, literature, religion
Format: Personal and family papers, organizational records, literary manuscripts, playscripts, rare books, sheet music, broadsides, programs and playbills.
Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Second Floor
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday CLOSED 12:00 PM -
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Schomburg Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division
Collection of African American, Caribbean, and African popular and traditional music genres.
Subject: African American, Caribbean and African popular and traditional music genres; public affairs broadcasts; documentary and feature films covering Africa and the diaspora, and early jazz and tap dance film footage.
Format: Motion picture film, video recordings, digital media files, and music and spoken arts recordings in several formats.
Location: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Third Floor
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday CLOSED 10:00 AM -
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Schomburg Photographs and Prints Division
500,000 images depicting the history and culture of peoples of African descent worldwide; a representative body of work by photographers of African descent
Subject: Portraiture, photojournalism, fine art photographic expressions and 18th and 19th century prints
Format: Photographs and prints
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday CLOSED 12:00 PM -
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