42nd Street Branch
New York Public Library
New York, New York
Gonchor provided the planning for the Rare Books Division and the Berg Collection. The Rare Books Division is rich in Americana, especially books printed in the Americas before 1801. The holdings of European Americana are mostly from the earlier period, up to 1600. The collection of broadsides-of which there are approximately 20,000-contains many items of American interest. The Division also holds American newspapers printed before 1865. The Berg Collection contains some 30,000 printed volumes, pamphlets, and broadsides, and 2000 linear feet of literary archives and manuscripts, representing the work of more than 400 authors. Printed books in English date from William Caxton's 1480 edition of the Chronicles of England to the present day, and the manuscripts encompass an almost equally lengthy period.
Total Construction
Cost:
$1,200,000
Total Square footage:
3,000
Completion Date:
1982
