135th Street, Schomburg Room, Readers
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Title
135th Street, Schomburg Room, Readers
Collection
New York Public Library Visual Materials
Photoprints and Negatives
Branch Libraries
Branches
135th Street - Schomburg Collection
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1940 (Approximate)
Library Location
New York Public Library Archives
Shelf locator: MssArc RG10 5928
Subjects
New York Public Library
Libraries -- New York (State) -- New York
New York (N.Y.)
Branch libraries
New York Public Library. Branch Libraries
New York Public Library. 135th Street Branch
Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History
Genres
Notes
Biographical/Historical: "On May 8, 1925, it began operating as the Division of Negro Literature, History and Prints, a division of the NYPL... in October 1940, the entire Division of Negro History, Literature and Prints was renamed the Schomburg Collection of Negro History and Literature" -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schomburg_Center_for_Research_in_Black_Culture, retrieved 2024-03-05
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11524053
Archives ID: 5928
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6ffdcd70-c5b3-012f-0031-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "135th Street, Schomburg Room, Readers" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1940. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ffdcd70-c5b3-012f-0031-58d385a7bc34
APA format
New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. (1940). 135th Street, Schomburg Room, Readers Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ffdcd70-c5b3-012f-0031-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
New York Public Library Archives, The New York Public Library. "135th Street, Schomburg Room, Readers" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6ffdcd70-c5b3-012f-0031-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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