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Additional Information

For more information on the Humanities and Social Sciences Library of The New York Public Library, researchers are advised to consult CATNYP, the Dictionary Catalog, Essay and General Literature Index, Library Literature, Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, Proquest, and The New York Times Index. The Bibliography of Library Economy by H.G.T. Cannons (New York: Burt Franklin, 1970 reprint of 1927 edition), the predecessor to Library Literature, includes a list of articles on the formation of the Library and the nature of its collections (see index for pagination); its call number is *RS - *H 72-1761.

Researchers are also advised to consult the November, 1955, issue of The New York Public Library Bulletin which discusses the appearance of The new York Public Library in literary works; the appropriate articles, appearing on pp. 543-561, are entitled "The New York Public Library in Fiction," "The New York Public Library in Poetry," and "The New York Public Library in Children's Literature."