The Whitney Library

The Whitney Library holds over 30,000 volumes and more than 250 manuscript collections used by researchers, students, genealogists and others who wish to learn more about New Haven.  Among the many interesting items in the Library collection, one can find a statement of assets and liabilities signed by Benedict Arnold and witnessed by Roger Sherman; the archives of Connecticut’s oldest synagogue, Mishkan Israel, the earliest of which are written in German; and town records beginning in 1649.

The Whitney Library has extended its hours to include Saturdays from 12:00 - 5:00.

The following pages provide additional information about the resources and research opportunities available at the Whitney Library.

New Haven History Bibliography

Researching in the Library                                                                                  

1641 Brockett Map

                                                        The Learned Canary Birds, Broadside, Whitney Library Collection

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