Humanities and Social Sciences Library > Collections & Reading Rooms > George Arents Collection

Access to Collections

Regulations

All photo-duplication is carried out by The New York Public Library staff.

Photography is not permitted in the Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room.

Photocopying of George Arents Collection materials is not permitted.

Photographic Services

The Library’s Office of Photographic Services & Permissions offers a range of photoduplication options, including digital images, 35mm prints and slides, 4x5 transparencies, and microfilm.  Staff in this office can assist readers with questions related to photographic duplication options and pricing.

On-site readers should indicate to Arents Collection staff any item(s) that they wish to have duplicated.  Forms for requesting photoduplications are available in the reading room, as well as on the Photographic Services & Permissions website.  On-site requests may also be submitted directly in the Photographic Services & Permissions office, Room 103.

Requests for photoduplications can also be made by e-mail, mail, or telephone.  All such requests should be directed to the Office of Photographic Services & Permissions.  When placing your order, please provide the following information for each desired image: call number(s), title(s), author(s), and page and/or plate number(s).  If this information cannot be provided, fulfillment of the order may be delayed.

When locating requested item(s) requires extensive research, readers will be referred to NYPL Express (the Library’s fee-based research service) or be asked to engage a qualified agent to conduct the research on their behalf.

Publication

Permission to publish or quote from any material from the collections must be obtained from the Office of Special Collections. Permissions requests must include a complete citation for each work to be quoted, including call number, author, title, publication information, and page numbers. Permission to publish images or complete texts should be requested from Photographic Services & Permissions.