Introduction
Welcome to the Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books Division of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture! The Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books (MARB) Division is one of five divisions at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. MARB preserves and provides access to unpublished manuscripts, personal papers, organizational records, rare books, sheet music, playbills, and ephemera created by and about people of African descent throughout the world, concentrating on the humanities, social sciences, and the arts.
Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books Reading Room
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Schomburg Center
Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
Second Floor
New York, NY 10037
Contact us via email to learn about our free Electronic Document Delivery Service.
Due to COVID-19, the reading room is closed, but most of our collections are accessible through our Electronic Document Delivery System. Schedule a research consultation with our Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books reference librarian to discuss how to obtain PDF scans of Archival materials.
Contact us!
Schedule a research consultation to request scans of collection materials.
Email a librarian for information about finding aids, or with other questions.
