The Brooklyn Historical Society provides photocopying and reproduction services for materials contained in its collections for educational, personal and commercial use to the extent permitted by U.S. Copyright Law, other applicable law and BHS policies.
Photocopies
Photocopies are available for materials in the collections. Photocopies are made by the BHS staff at a rate of $0.50 per page; there is no self-serve copying service available. Researchers must fill out a photocopy request form, which can be obtained through any library staff upon your visit. Copy orders may not be ready on the day they are requested; orders may be mailed to researchers or picked up from the library upon their completion. Any fragile material which may be damaged by the process of photocopying will not be copied; BHS staff reserves the right to make this judgment.
Photography
Researchers may take photographs of materials in the BHS collection. Researchers must fill out a photography request form in order to take pictures.
All cameras must be hand-held. The photographer’s feet must remain on the floor at all times; the use of tripods, chairs, stools, ladders or other devices to adjust the angle of photography is not permitted. Only still photography cameras may be used. All photographs must be taken using available light within the reading room. The flash option on the camera must be turned off, and no additional, separate lighting may be used. Manuscripts, maps, broadsides and other single sheets must be kept flat on the table during photography. Books, bound manuscripts, and other bound materials must be photographed while in a cradle.
High Quality Digital Reproductions
High quality digital reproductions and licensing of collection material is available for varying fees. Image reproductions are delivered as digital files, no physical duplicates are available. Turn around times for digital reproduction varies depending upon the current level of requests; two weeks is the minimum. For more information or questions about reproducing specific items, please ask BHS library staff during your research visit or contact us using our online form.