The J. Bay Jacobs, M.D., Library for the History of Obstetrics and Gynecology in America serves as a reference collection for researchers and scholars, a source for oral and written histories of ACOG and its early leaders, and a focal point for the Special Interest Group on the History of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The 5,000-volume library is open to visitors and scholars by appointment. Limited reference service is also available by telephone or mail. Visitors may use in-house databases, the photocopier and microfiche/film reader. Photocopies may be requested on interlibrary loan; books and journals are not loaned. Oral history and historical videotapes are available on ILL. A fellowship in the history of American obstetrics and gynecology is offered each year. The library also sponsors an Annual Clinical Seminar, "Key Moments in History of Obstetrics and Gynecology," and the History Special Interest Group Annual Breakfast at ACOG Annual Clinical Meeting.

Approximately 5,000 books; 10 history-related serial titles; more than 200 videotapes (oral history, surgical procedures from the 1960s to the present, and historical topics); online library catalog; printed guides. Sample copies of all ACOG publications are kept in the Resource Center. An archive has been established for keeping relevant historical documents associated with the College, as well as personal papers of some of its founders. There are a few reprint collections from specific physicians and a small amount of original art (e.g., from textbooks). Some vertical files with historical reprints and other resources are also available. Collection has no incunabula. Collection is made up of primarily 19th and 20th century material, with an emphasis on classic American works and standard reference tools, with a growing section of layman-oriented works.