Since 1831 the 辛辛那提的历史 图书馆及档案馆 has been collecting and preserving materials related to the Greater Cincinnati area, the state of Ohio and the Old Northwest Territory. 今天, it houses one of the most significant regional history collections in the United States with thousands of books, 小册子, 地图, 手稿, 照片和影片. 学生, 作者, historians and genealogists visit the library most often, but we encourage the general public to take advantage of the collections as well. Our Library staff is always available to help and answer questions.

俄亥俄河谷历史 is a journal of the history and culture of the Ohio Valley and Upper South regions published by Cincinnati Museum Center in collaboration with the Filson Historical Society and the University of Cincinnati. 按季度发布, each issue contains insightful articles, book reviews and essays for inquisitive minds interested in the history and artifacts of our region. 的 journal is edited by history professors at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Louisville.

感兴趣 俄亥俄河谷历史? 订阅! 费用:15美元. 订阅请致电(513)287-7001.

印刷作品集

在我们的 印刷作品集 你可以找到书, 报纸, 小册子, broadsides and 地图 relating to Greater Cincinnati, the state of Ohio and the Old Northwest. 进行家谱研究? 有家族病史, town and county histories and published indexes to birth, marriage and death records for Hamilton County. 科尼利厄斯J. Hauck’s collection of botanical books dating from 1471 through the 1960s is also part of the collection.

原稿部

在 手稿部门 我们收集, 保存, organize and provide descriptions of personal papers and organizational records relating to the history of the Greater Cincinnati area, from the early settlement of Cincinnati to the present. 的 collection contains original correspondence, 日记, 分钟, 财务记录, 剪贴簿, 演辞及其他文件. 的 collections are available for research in the 辛辛那提的历史 图书馆及档案馆.

的 Department of 照片 and 电影s

的 Department of 照片 and 电影s contains nearly one million archival photographs and prints, 还有电影, 录像和录音. 的 material documents the cultural, 社会, 政治, 科学, 宗教, educational and economic development of the Greater Cincinnati area from the earliest days of the various mediums. 的 collection is available for research in the library and a small sample can be viewed on our website. Scans or prints can be purchased for commercial or personal use.

文物保存部

在 保护部门, we are responsible for collections preservation programming. We also operate a conservation lab where we conduct repairs and treatments on a broad range of materials including books, 小册子, 地图, 手稿和舷侧. 保存 also manages environmental monitoring, emergency and disaster planning for the collections, 害虫管理, 展览的支持, collections maintenance and staff training.

特别的通知
图书馆临时关闭

的 辛辛那提的历史 图书馆及档案馆 is closed to the public to facilitate the ongoing restoration of historic 结合终端. 结果是, guests will be unable to visit the 辛辛那提的历史 Library, but may still access the library’s online catalog, digital journals and other local history resources at library.theartofrhetoric.com. Limited service via telephone and email is available, but the library space will remain closed to the public until July 15, 2019.

Moratorium on loan requests and donations

As part of the restoration project, we have imposed a moratorium on loan requests and donations to our collections until further notice. This is necessary in order to allow our curatorial staff to focus on restoration-related collections issues and to properly protect and 保存 the existing collections during this complex project. We ask donors to be patient and hold on to their treasures until this exciting restoration project is complete.

Moratorium on reproduction requests

1月15日开始, 2016, the 辛辛那提的历史 图书馆及档案馆 will impose a moratorium on reproduction requests from our 手稿, 印刷, 照片 and Prints and Moving Image and Sound Recording collections. This is necessary in order to allow our curatorial staff to focus on restoration-related collections issues and to properly protect and 保存 the existing collections during this complex project. We ask patrons to be patient and hold on to their requests until we are able to resume taking orders. Please check our website for updates about when reproduction services will be offered again.

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小时

只接受预约开放
星期四和星期五
从中午到下午四点.m.

入学

免费向公众开放

问题?

For more information or research inquires, please contact library@theartofrhetoric.com.

额外的链接

搜索我们图书馆的目录在 searchcollections.theartofrhetoric.com

Some photographs from our AV Collection are available on 盖蒂图片社.

参观 谷歌艺术项目 看我们的J.P. Ball online exhibit and some examples from our 美术 Collection.

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7月16日, 2012, Cincinnati Museum Center dedicated the 辛辛那提的历史 图书馆及档案馆 lobby in memory of longtime library volunteer Gloria J. Strohmenger戈林. 的 dedication was in honor of Goering's passion for the library and a generous gift from the Goering Family Foundation.

联系信息

辛辛那提的历史 图书馆及档案馆
西大街1301号，2133室
辛辛那提，俄亥俄州45203