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History Collection
Mid-Manhattan Library, 5th Floor
455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street
New York, NY 10016
212.340.0887 | mmhist@nypl.org

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About the Collection

One of the largest subject collections located on the 5th floor of the Mid-Manhattan Library, the History Collection has over 100,000 non-fiction books, videos, DVDs and over 300 specialized periodicals in subject areas including:

  • American and World History
  • Ancient and Modern Philosophy
  • Archeology
  • Elections
  • Ethics
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Geography
  • Political Theory
  • Foreign Relations
  • Government Documents and Statistics

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