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Archives are the records created by people and organizations as they lived and worked. Collections can range in size from a single letter or diary to thousands of boxes of institutional records. They can contain drafts of literary works, financial records, meeting minutes, reports, memorabilia, as well as sound recordings, videos, film, databases, and software.
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On this site, you can search The New York Public Library's vast holdings, initiate a research visit, submit a query to an archivist, and access digitized material.
Learn more.
Made possible with generous support from The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust, The Polonsky Foundation, and The Hermione Foundation.
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Institute of the Black World records..., dating from 1960 to 1991, consist of meeting minutes, office memos, correspondence, writings, financial records, subject files, and printed matter documenting...
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George C. Wolfe papers..., dated 1915 to 2022 (bulk dates 1962-2022), cover the whole of Wolfe's artistic career, from his college-era work to 2023. The majority of the content in this collection is ...
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Robert Moses papers D..., dating from 1907 to 1980, provide a vast, though by no means comprehensive, view of Robert Moses' long career as a public official. The collection is arranged into thirteen se...
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Lou Reed papers D... date from 1958 to 2015, and follow Reed's music career from the formation of the Velvet Underground, through his five-decade long career as a solo rock and roll musician. The colle...
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Sonny Rollins papers..., dating from the 1910s to 2015 (the bulk dates from the 1950s onward) document the musical, personal, and career development of one of the most important musicians and artists...
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