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NEW HAVEN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Local History Room
133 Elm Street
New Haven, CT
06510
Phone:
(203) 946-8130
Fax: N/A
E-mail: N/A
Web site: http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/library/local.asp
Contact:
Allison Botelho, Reference Librarian (203-946-8130, ext. 208)
Access
hours:
Monday 5:30 to 8; Tuesday & Wednesday 10-1; Thursday & Friday 1-5.
Access restrictions:
No photocopying of books published before 1930, or after 1930 if in poor condition.
Materials do not circulate.
Reproduction fees:
15 cents per page for printed materials. Other
provisions:
Users must sign in upon entering the room. Only pencils may be used for note-taking.
Other information:
Researchers can find a list of municipal documents and information on neighborhood
resources on the library website.
Collection
Description:
The Local History Room contains three main collections: books, municipal documents,
and newspaper clippings. The primary focus of the collection as a whole is the
history of the city, but it also contains some information of interest to genealogists.
The clippings and city documents on redevelopment, in particular, are heavily
used by students.
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