John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
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Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location
313 First Street
Williamsburg, VA 23185
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The Research Library of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
The Research Library of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Inspiring Educational Experiences
The John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library is the research hub of Colonial Williamsburg. Together, the collections and community of the library advance knowledge of early America set within the context of the larger Atlantic world, the 20th-century origins and ongoing story of Colonial Williamsburg, and the American decorative arts and folk art movements.
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The library houses five main collections: The Reference and Circulating Collections, Corporate Archives, Media Collections, Special Collections, and the Visual Resources Collection. Whether you are a historian, a student, a museum professional, an independent scholar, an artist, an interpreter, or simply interested in learning more about history, we welcome you to use our growing collection of resources.
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The John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library Newsletter features recent acquisitions and highlight exhibitions, publications, websites, and educational programming related to the Library's collections.
Library Collections By the Numbers
Explore Our Resources
The collections of the Rockefeller Library advance knowledge of colonial British America, the American Revolution, the early United States, American decorative and folk art, the history of the restoration of Virginia’s 18th-century capital of Williamsburg, and the corporate history of the Foundation.
Library Collections
The Rockefeller Library houses a specialized collection of books, journals, manuscripts, images, and databases
Library Exhibits
The digital exhibits showcase selected items to allow those who cannot visit in person the opportunity to enjoy a virtual visit.
Catalog & Online Resources
Our digital resources include a wide variety of materials from manuscript transcriptions to digitized manuscripts and photographs to online databases and digital journal subscriptions.
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Your annual membership of $1,000 or more is tax deductible and will be used solely to acquire, digitize, and conserve library collections.
