You are invited to utilize the services of the History Archives & Library of the Staten Island Musem.

Open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays by appointment only, the Archives & Library houses over 175 special collections, 15,000 books, 3,300 maps, 6,600 postcards, 65,000 images, and thousands of paper documents that can be consulted by researchers at all levels who are interested in the history of Staten Island and its people. We also have a vast collection of microfilm that features Staten Island newspapers back to the 1800s, local cemetery records, and census records.

Teachers, students, historians, journalists, television stations, genealogists, preservationists, naturalists, and anyone and everyone interested in local history and the environment have visited the Museum's History Archives & Library. Among the hundreds of subjects found in our collections are:

The Staten Island Ferry, William T. Davis, the Quarantine Station, Beach Resorts, Churches & Cemeteries, Geology, Archeology, Artifacts, SI families, Architecture, Business & Industry, Railroads, Aeronautics on SI, Protectors of Pine Oak Woods, SI Bridges, Weather, Erastus Wiman, Parks, SI Neighborhoods, Borough Presidents, Fire Fighting, Ice Making, Old Movie Theatres, Movie Making on SI, Landmarks, Howard H. Cleaves, Sports on SI, High Rock Park, SI Greenbelt, Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve, SI Authors & Artists, Pond Surveys, George W. Curtis, Ethnic Groups, Maps & Atlases, Organizations & Clubs, Albert Melniker, Local Flora, and more...

To make an appointment please call Cara Dellatte at 718/727-1135 x122.

A modest fee is required to use the Museum's History Archives & Library. Special rates are available for students and seniors.

The Staten Island Museum is located at 75 Stuyvesant Place in the St. George section of Staten Island. It is readily accessible by the Staten Island Ferry, local buses, and the Staten Island Railway.

We look forward to seeing you!

The Museum's History Archives and Library is open by appointment on:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
10am - 4pm
Call 718/727-1135 x122

or send research requests to:
History Archives and Library
c/o Staten Island Museum
75 Stuyvesant Place
Staten Island, NY 10301

or fax them to: 718/273-5683

Be sure to include a daytime telephone number where you can be reached.