Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is a research library of the New York Public Library (NYPL) and an archive repository for information on people of African descent worldwide. Located at 515 Malcolm X Boulevard (Lenox Avenue) between West 135th and 136th Streets in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, it has, almost from its inception, been an integral part of the Harlem community. It is named for Afro-Puerto Rican scholar Arturo Alfonso Schomburg.
| Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | |
|---|---|
| Location | United States |
| Type | Research library |
| Established | 1905 (as the 135th Street Branch) 1925 (as the Division of Negro Literature, History and Prints) |
| Architect(s) | Bond Ryder & Associates |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | poems by Phillis Wheatley, papers of Ralph Bunche, Malcolm X, and Hiram Rhodes Revels |
| Size | 10 million |
| Other information | |
| Director | Joy L. Bivins |
| Website | Official website |
The resources of the center are broken up into five divisions: the Art and Artifacts Division, the Jean Blackwell Hutson General Research and Reference Division, the Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division, and the Photographs and Prints Division.
In addition to research services, the center hosts readings, discussions, art exhibitions, and theatrical events. It is open to the general public.