New York City municipal archive
Surrogates Court, 31 Chambers Street, New York, New York County
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| Country | United States |
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| Type | Archive |
| Scope | New York City |
| Established | 1950 |
| Location | 31 Chambers Street Room 103 New York, NY 10007 |
| Coordinates | 40°42′48.7″N 74°0′15.5″W / 40.713528°N 74.004306°WCoordinates: 40°42′48.7″N 74°0′15.5″W / 40.713528°N 74.004306°W |
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| Size | 160,000 cubic feet (4,500 m3) |
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| Director | Sylvia Kollar |
| Website | nyc |
The New York City Municipal Archives was founded in 1950. It holds historical records of New York City's government. The earliest record is from the seventeenth century. There are 160,000 cubic feet (4,500 m3) of records on paper and microfilm. The collection has manuscripts, still and moving images, ledgers, vital records, maps, blueprints, and city directories. The archives are located in the Surrogate's Courthouse on Chambers Street in Manhattan.
The New York City Municipal Archives has a genealogy section maintains vital records (birth, marriage and death records) for all five boroughs as well as city census and city directories.
There are three preservation units at the New York City Municipal Archives: Conservation, Micrographics, and Photography.
In addition to major collections of historical interest for research on New York City, the New York City Municipal Archives also has a database of 870,000+ photos of the city.
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