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Don’t miss out! Subscribe to our weekly mailing of screenings and events.Anthology’s reference library contains the world’s largest collection of paper materials documenting the history and practice of American and international avant-garde/independent film and video.
The holdings include books, periodicals, photographs, posters, tapes of lectures and interviews, distribution and festival catalogs, as well as files on individual film- and video-makers, and organizations active in independent film and video. The files contain original documents, manuscripts, letters, scripts, notebooks, clippings, photographs, and stills.
Click here for a list of the periodicals in Anthology's Library.
LIBRARY ACCESS AT ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES
Access to Anthology's Library is by appointment. Call Robert A. Haller at 212-505-5181, ext. 12, or e-mail him at robert[AT]anthologyfilmarchives[DOT]org
The library is a closed stack facility so it cannot be visited. Anthology’s library contains nearly 10,000 books; 24,000 files organized by individual, institution, and subject; 250 sets of periodicals; thousands of stills; and various other paper, audio and visual materials.
To make research requests, please provide us with the name of the film, filmmaker, individual, or institution that you are researching in your initial request. Robert A. Haller will let you know if we have relevant research materials and set-up an appointment for access.
Researchers are welcome to visit Anthology on Tuesdays and Thursdays from noon to 5pm. There is a $20/day registration fee. Xerox copies are $1 for the first page, 25 cents for each subsequent page. Payment must be made in cash for the exact amount (we cannot make change). No credit cards.
If you are interested in obtaining a journal article, please consult the list of journals on our web site. If we have the periodical, please supply the year and number of the issue and the title of the article. We can supply Xerox copies at $1 for the first page, 50 cents each for subsequent pages, and the cost of postage.
Please note that while Anthology has materials on all eras of film history and on thousands of individuals, our primary focus is on personal, avant-garde, and experimental cinema. We have modest files on major directors such as John Ford or William Wyler, but if your interest is Hollywood or commercial filmmaking our library will likely disappoint you. For this type of research please try the NY Public Library at Lincoln Center, NYU, Columbia University, MoMA, or the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in LA.
