How to Contact Our Research Centers
There are lots of ways to access The New York Public Library’s expansive research collections, in person and remotely. Our research librarians and curators are standing by to help answer questions about which databases or online resources will be most useful for your queries, strategies for searching the databases, and more.
Not sure where to start? The Library's research divisions contain art, artifacts, manuscripts, multimedia, rare books, and more across a wide range of subjects. Begin your exploration of NYPL's collections by exploring the divisions and collections below.
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (Humanities)
Berg Collection
General Humanities
generalresearch@nypl.org | website
Jewish Division
dorotjewish@nypl.org | website
Local History and Genealogy
Maps
Pforzheimer Collection
pforzheimer@nypl.org | website
Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books
manuscripts@nypl.org | website
rarebooks@nypl.org | website
Wallach Art, Prints and Photographs
art@nypl.org | website
picturecollection@nypl.org | website
photography@nypl.org | website
prints@nypl.org | website
Library for the Performing Arts
Dance
Music & Recorded Sound
music@nypl.org | Music Division website; Recorded Sound website
Theatre
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Art and Artifacts
schomburgart@nypl.org | website
Research and Reference
schomburgreference@nypl.org | website
Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books
schomburgarchives@nypl.org | website
Moving Image and Recorded Sound
schomburgaudiovisual@nypl.org | website
Photographs and Prints
schomburgphotography@nypl.org | website
Thomas Yoseloff Business Center at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
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