Guide to the Schomburg Center's Photographs and Prints Division: Finding Materials

To search for materials in the Photographs and Prints Division, we recommend using the NYPL Legacy Catalog and selecting "Schomburg Photographs and Prints" under the Collection dropdown menu.

You can conduct searches by the following fields:

• Keyword
• Author
• Title
• Subject

Catalog search tips:

• For the broadest results, we recommend searching by keyword.

• Create a list of terms to use, and try different combinations of 2-3 terms to broaden and narrow your search results.

• Use the asterisk (*) wildcard to find word endings, by entering the root of a term followed by an asterisk. For example, entering danc* will result in matches for dance, dancing, and dancers.

• Use Boolean terms such as: AND, OR, NOT when searching to produce results using multiple terms.

• Use quotation marks (" ") for exact phrases and names.

• Try local spellings of names for people, places or events.