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Researching Magazines at The New York Public Library: Sports & Fitness

This guide covers current and historical magazines at the 42nd Street Library, as well as resources for locating and conducting research on magazine titles and their histories.

Note: This guide only covers a selection of magazines available at the 42nd Street Library, one of the research libraries within The New York Public Library system. This guide does not provide an exhaustive list of all the magazines available in the collection. The collection boasts a vast array of magazines, numbering in the thousands and counting.

Amy Love's Real Sports

Cover of Amy Love's Real SportsUnited States

Print

Baseball Digest

Cover of Baseball DigestUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

Badminton Gazette

England

Print

Backwash

Cover of BackwashEngland

Print

Black Belt

Cover of Black BeltUnited States

Print

Bicycle Guide

Cover of Bicycle GuideUnited States

Print

Hoof Beats

United States

Print

ESPN

Cover of ESPNUnited States

Print

Digital Resource

The Ring

Cover of The RingUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Olympic Magazine

Switzerland

Print

Condé Nast Women's Sports and Fitness

Cover of womenSportsUnited States

(formerly womenSports, Women's Sports & Fitness)

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

Runner's World

Scrumdown

Cover of ScrumdownUnited States

Print

The Sportswoman

Cover of The SportswomanUnited States

Print

Sportswoman

Cover of SportswomanUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Shooting Sportsman

Cover of Shooting SportmanUnited States

Print

Triathlon

United States

Print

When Saturday Comes

Cover of When Saturday ComesEngland

Print

OH-SO

Cover of OH-SOUnited States

Print

Bang: Boxing's Weekly Wallop

United States

Print

Victory

United States

Print

World Badminton

England

Print

How do I request a magazine?

Check Format and Location

Each magazine entry lists a link to the Research Catalog and indicates the available format.

Print: Select Request for On-site Use in the Research Catalog or in-person with a call slip in the Rose Main Reading Room.

Microfilm: Select Request for On-site Use in the Research Catalog or with a call slip in the Rose Main Reading Room, where microfilm readers are located.

  • Microfilm readers are a first come, first served.
  • Scans on the microfilm readers can be sent to an email or saved on a USB drive.

Digital Resource: Readers can view it either from home with a Library card or on-site at any NYPL Branch.

Glossary

Each Magazine Entry

  • Many entries contain gaps not included here but are listed in the Research Catalog.
  • Date ranges are for Library holdings, not magazine publishing dates.

Bike Magazine

Cover of Bike MagazineUnited States

Print

Digital Resource

C.B. Fry's Magazine of Sports and Outdoor Life

England

Print

Hang Gliding & Paragliding

United States

Print

Racquet

Cover of RacquetUnited States

Print

Referee

Cover of RefereeUnited States

Print

The Sporting News

United States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

Sports Illustrated

Cover of Sports IllustratedUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Digital Resource

S.I. Surfing Illustrated

Cover of Surfing IllustratedUnited States

Print

Slam

Cover of SlamUnited States

Print

Golf

Cover of GolfUnited States

Print

Microfilm

Hoop

Cover of HoopUnited States

Print

Season: The Female Fan

England

Print

Surfer

Cover of SurferUnited States

Print

Swimming World Magazine

Cover of Swimming WorldUnited States

Print

Digital Resource

Alpinist

Cover of AlpinistUnited States

Print

The Blood-Horse

United States

Print

Microfilm

POLO

Cover of POLOUnited States

Print

USA Gymnastics

United States

Print

Wrestling USA

Cover of Wrestling USAUnited States

Print

The Woman Athletic

United States

Print