Book Time at Our Research Center

Booking requests must be made one week (seven days) in advance

If you’re visiting us for the first time, or it’s been a while, registration to our library is required. Our registration form is now online!

Please complete and submit the form below, and a staff member will be in touch with you soon.

Appointments are now required to access the Waterman Research Center – select date(s) and time slot(s) here.

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Do you need any of the following? (If not listed below, please specify in the form field):

Digital images (staff will provide images remotely)

Book stacks, reading room, family files

Microfilm access (staff will provide scans remotely)

Manuscripts (letters, diaries, account books, etc.)

Please specify the collections and objects you want to research, including their call numbers or object numbers. NOTE: Items will need to be requested electronically before your visit. (Example: John N Wadsworth tax collector's records, 1793-1800. Call number: MS Wadsworth):

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NOTE: Items will need to be requested electronically before your visit. Click Here to Request

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