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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

Research Guides

• Presidential Elections: A Pathfinder -- 09/30/04
• The American Revolution: A Research Guide -- 11/01/02
• "Enemy Combatants" and Military Tribunals -- 07/01/02
• Contemporary Philosophy -- 04/01/00