Sometimes getting it right, is the only option, so the entertainment industry in New York has special companies that do library and clearance research for movies, scripts, etc. Libraries help research and authenticate that what the director is shooting is period perfect. Clearance is used to limit legal liability for scripts that directors are shooting.
AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM RESEARCH LIBRARY
(212) 265-1040
AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY LIBRARY
(212) 769-5100
ANTHOLOGY FILM ARCHIVES
(212) 505-5181
FRICK ART REFERENCE LIBRARY
(212) 547-0641
GASLIGHT ADVERTISING ARCHIVES, INC.
(631) 462-4444
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART - NOLEN LIBRARY
(212) 570-3788
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART LIBRARY
(212) 708-9433
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY - MILSTEIN DIVISION OF U.S. HISTORY, LOCAL HISTORY & GENEALOGY
(212) 930-0828
NYC FIRE MUSEUM
(212) 691-1303
RICHARD KROLL RESEARCH
(845) 353-5258
