| Jones Library, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| 43 Amity Street | |
| Amherst MA , 01002 | |
| Phone: | |
| (413)256-4090 | |
| TTY/TDD: | (413)256-4090 |
| FAX: | (413)256-4096 |
| Website(s): | |
| http://www.joneslibrary.org | |
| General email: | |
| joneslib@cwmars.org | |
| Institution Contact(s): | |
| Sharon Sharry, Director (413) 259-3106 sharrys@joneslibrary.org | |
| Hours: | Monday 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 pm. Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Seasonal Hours: | |
| Monday 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 pm. Sunday closed | |
| Online Catalog: | |
| Web: http://www.wmars.cwmars.org/search/~S4/ | |
| Services for the Disabled: | |
| TTY/TDD Americans with Disabilities Act accessible Assistive devices available Handicapped parking | |
| Monographs: | "Tales of Amherst: A Look Back", by Daniel Lombardo |
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | |
| Name: | Special Collections Department |
| Special Collection Contact(s): | |
| Tevis Kimball, Curator of Special Collections (413)259-3182 tkimball@cwmars.org Kate Boyle, Assistant (413)259-3143 boylek@joneslibrary.org | |
| FAX: | |
| (413)256-4096 | |
| Hours: | Monday 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday-Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm. Saturday 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Collections: | 11 |
| Formats: | 360 linear feet of manuscripts 740 linear feet of monographs 32 linear feet of newspapers 10 linear feet of maps 50,000 photographs 25 disks of electronic records 300 reels of microforms 45 audio tapes 250 video tapes archives ephemera realia/artifacts |
| Collection Description: | |
| Emily Dickinson Collection (Finding Aid)
Robert Frost Collection (Finding Aid) Boltwood Historical and Genealogical Collections Amherst Authors Collection Photograph Collection (Images) Ray Stannard Baker Collection Clifton Johnson Collection Julius Lester Collection Harlan Fiske Stone Collection Sidney Waugh Collection Amherst Newspapers and Historical Journals Collection (Finding Aid) |
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| Access: | Collection(s) are available by appointment only Access only in reading room, supervised |
| Copying: | Photocopying permitted at discretion of staff Self-service copying for a fee |
| Loans: | Loans for exhibits only |
| Finding Guides Available: | |
| General repository guide Guides for manuscript collection Guides for archives' records groups Guide to photographic collection | |
| Directions: | FROM BOSTON AND POINTS EAST OR WEST: Take I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) to Exit 4 (West Springfield); North on Route I-91 to Northampton, Exit 19 (second Northampton Exit). Take Route 9 to Amherst. *At traffic light at the intersection of Route 9 and South Pleasant Street (Town Common), turn left. Get into left lane and turn left at next traffic light at intersection of Pleasant Street and Amity/Main Streets. You are now on Amity Street. The Library is the second building on the right. FROM PITTSFIELD: Take Route 9 to Amherst. Follow from * above. FROM THE NORTH: Take I-91 South to Exit 20 (Route 5 South). Follow Route 5 for 1 mile to Route 9 East. Take Route 9 to Amherst and follow from * above. |
