The History Archives & Library of the Staten Island Museum is now open by appointment at its new location on the Snug Harbor Campus, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Bldg H
Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 10am - 4pm.

The Archives & Library house 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 Archives. 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. Special rates are available for students and seniors.

The Staten Island History Center & Archives are located at 1000 Richmond Terrace, Snug Harbor Campus, Building H, Staten Island. It is readily accessible by local buses, and free parking is available on site.

We look forward to seeing you!

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

or send research requests to:
History Archives & 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.