Welcome
This guide features materials documenting the history of the Stephen A Schwarzman Building (SASB), the landmarked library on 42nd and Fifth Avenue. In these pages, you will find materials for researching the Library’s collections, institutional past, architecture, and role in New York City since 1911 including:
- a century of Handbooks for Research at the 42nd Street Library
- the 42nd Street Library's original floor plan
- Class Mark, the newsletter of the Library's Communist staff, and other historic staff publications
- a timeline of the 42nd Street Library's iconic cameos in popular culture
Note: This guide is limited to published works about the 42nd Street Library, one of the New York Public Library's research libraries which also include the Library for Performing Arts, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. It does not cover materials in the New York Public Library's institutional archives.
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
From the "New York City — New York Public Library" Folder in the Picture Collection
Reference Librarians
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New York, NY 10018