The Eighteenth-Century
Reading Room
The Eighteenth-Century Reading Room is home to a special collection of rare eighteenth-century materials on loan to the Graduate Center from the private collection of Charles J. Tanenbaum. The collection includes books, pamphlets, maps, atlases, letters, broadsides, documents. We provide a unique opportunity for students and researchers to work "hands on" with rare primary sources in a cordial but quiet atmosphere.
Our mission is to promote eighteenth-century scholarship. We do this through creating exhibitions of materials housed in the collection, introducing students and scholars to materials relevant to their research, and by hosting lectures, discussions and scholarly gatherings with a special focus on topics relating to the long eighteenth century. In addition, we hold periodic "welcome sessions" for interested students and faculty, offer a friendly environment for courses on research methods and textual history, and supply images as visual aids for article and book publication.
The Eighteenth-Century Reading Room is located in room C196.05 on the Concourse level of the Mina Rees Library of the CUNY Graduate Center at 365 Fifth Avenue in New York City. The Reading Room is available for use by appointment only on weekdays from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Special hours can be arranged to accommodate group visits or seminars.
To make an appointment to visit the collection or to learn more about us, call (212) 817-7085 or email:
Caroline Fuchs, Special Collections Librarian
Matthew Williams, Eighteenth-Century Reading Room Fellow