Fees

The staff at the American Jewish Historical Society is available to help researchers with their photocopying, research, photography and genealogy requests. Due to the additional time involved in satisfying these requests, AJHS must charge fees for certain services.

AJHS accepts cash, check, and credit card payments.

Research Services

Staff time is limited to 20 minutes per patron for reference questions. More extensive or intensive research services are available on a fee-for-service basis for individuals and institutions.

$50 per hour for research services
1 hour minimum

For a research services cost estimate, please contact Director of Library & Archives Dr. Susan L. Malbin at 212-294-6167 or smalbin@ajhs.org.

Photocopy Services

Hourly labor charge for copying - $25 per hour

$0.25 per photocopied page, plus postage
$5.00 minimum for all photocopy orders requested from off-site.

Please note that certain restrictions may be placed on photocopy requests. These include restrictions based upon the condition of material and copyright compliance. In some cases, written permission of a donor or author of the document is required. AJHS staff members have the final authority regarding what may or may not be photocopied.

Photography Services

For information about licensing or ordering reproductions of photographs in print or digital format, please contact the AJHS Photo Archivist Heather Halliday, hhalliday@ajhs.org or 212-294-6160 x6209

Normal charges for reproduction are $75 per image for non-commercial purposes and $150 per image for commercial use.