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New York - Researching: Reference Shelf

Provides an overview of resources for researching New York City and the State of New York.

Reference & Beginning Research

The Encyclopedia of New York City by Kenneth T. Jackson, Nancy Flood, Lisa Keller (Editors)
Yale University Press, 2010.
[Reference Area at RH, LC, and Westchester] F128.3 .E63 2010
The Encyclopedia of New York State by Peter R. Eisenstadt
Syracuse University Press, 2005.
Online access through the link above;
Print copies in the [Reference Area at both LC & RH] F119 .E53 2005
Encyclopedia of New York Indians : Tribes, Nations and People of the Woodlands Areas
Somerset Publishers, 1998.
[Reference Area at RH & LC] E78.N7 E63 1998
Two volumes with an A-Z encyclopedia as well as treaty commentary and documentation.
Gotham : A History of New York City to 1898 by Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace
Oxford University Press, 1999.
[RH Reference Area or the Stacks] F128.3 .B92 1999
[LC QuinnX Stacks] F128.3 .B92 1999
Greater Gotham : A History of New York City from 1898 to 1919 by Mike Wallace
Oxford University Press, 2018.
[RH Reference and Stacks] F128.5 .W227 2017
[LC Stacks] F128.5 .W227 2017
Mannahatta : A Natural History of New York City by Eric W. Sanderson; Markley Boyer (Illustrator)
Abrams Books, 2009.
[RH & LC Stacks] QH105.N7 S26 2009
The Landmarks of New York : An Illustrated, Comprehensive Record of New York City's Historic Buildings by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel
New York University Press, 2016.
[RH Reference Area] F128.7 .D55 2016
AIA Guide to New York City by Norval White, Elliot Willensky, and Fran Leadon
Oxford University Press, 2010.
[RH Reference Desk] NA735.N5 A7 2010
[Reference Area at LC & Westchester] NA735.N5 A7 2010
The New York Chronology : The Ultimate Compendium of Events, People, and Anecdotes from the Dutch to the Present by James Trager
HarperResource, 2003.
[RH Reference Area] F128.3 .T73 2003
Unearthing Gotham : The Archaeology of New York City by Anne-Marie E. Cantwell and Diana di Zerega Wall
Yale University Press, 2001.
[RH & LC Stacks] F128.39 .C36 2001

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