Classics

A Guide to the Collections
of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library


The Research Libraries of The New York Public Library are an important resource for the study of classics in the New York metropolitan area. In addition to retrospective holdings in the subject, NYPL has a strong collection of current classics materials, mostly in English, but in a number of European languages as well.

This guide is an introduction to classics research at NYPL, particularly on the holdings of the General Research Division. English-language resources are emphasized here, with the more important foreign-language sources mentioned as well. General instructions for locating materials are given in Research Guide, How Do I Find a Book?. For further assistance, consult the librarians at the Information Desk in Room 315.

All images in the New York Public Library's Classics Resources Guide are from the same source: George Wheler's A Journey into Greece, printed in London for William Cademan, 1682.

If you need further assistance, visit our reference desk, or e-mail us at grdref@nypl.org