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This comprehensive collection contains many early American newspapers from the colonial and Revolutionary periods. the most complete file of Zengers Weekly Journal. virtually complete files of most general newspapers published in New York City from 1801 to the presentmany of which are in foreign languagestitles from all 50 States. and blackowned and edited papers of the 19th and 20th centures. includng the first. Freedoms Journal (182729). The ship passenger lists maintained by the Research Libraries is the most important resources available to genealogists and historians seeking a record of immigrants who sailed from Europe to North America. The Research Libraries Schomburg Center is one of the worlds premier collections of materials on black cultures and experience. This Center subscribes to 900 current periodicals from all over the world. and has over 5.000 hours of oral history recordings. over 150.000 photographssome dating from the 1840sand a collection of African and AfroAmerican art and artifacts which date back to the eighth century.