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New York - Westchester County: Historic Westchester

This guide highlights library resources in the history, government, and development of one of the 10 original counties of New York.

Historic Westchester

Westchester has changed significantly from colonial days to the Gilded Age to the 21st century

Westchester Through the Centuries

Historic Public Libraries

The Westchester Library System acts as a consortium for the independently governed libraries of Westchester.

Some, shown below, are as notable for their architecture as their collections

Historic Libraries of Westcheser

Reference & Instruction Department

Reference & Instruction Department
Fordham University Libraries


Walsh Library  ♦  Rose Hill Campus  ♦  718-817-3586   
Quinn Library  ♦  Lincoln Center Campus  ♦  212-636-6050   
Fordham Westchester Library  ♦  Fordham Westchester Campus  ♦  914-367-3061 

library@fordham.edu   ♦   text 71-TXTX-1284 ♦  
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