Houghton Library
http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/#houghton
Library hours
| Phone Numbers: |
| Office of the Librarian | 495-2441 |
| Public Services | 495-2440 |
| Collections | |
| Modern Books & Manuscripts | 495-2449 |
| Hyde Collection and Early Modern Books & Manuscripts | 495-2442 |
| Early Books & Manuscripts | 495-2441 |
| Printing & Graphic Arts | 495-2444 |
| Harvard Theatre Collection | 495-2445 |
| Technical Services | 495-2509 |
| FAX - Houghton | 495-1376 |
| FAX - Theatre Collection | 495-5786 |
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| Email Addresses: |
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| Address: | Harvard Yard, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Access Information: | The Reading Room is open to all researchers regardless of academic affiliation. Those wishing to use the library must register at the Reading Room desk by presenting two forms of identification that include a photograph and proof of current address. |
| Circulation Policy: | No materials circulate; all materials are examined
in the Reading Room.
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| Holdings Description: | Primary repository for Harvard's rare books and manuscripts. Collections focus on the study of Western Civilization, particularly European and American history and literature. The collections are especially strong in manuscripts, printing and graphic arts, and theatre history.
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| Services: | Houghton Library does not participate in an interlibrary loan program.
Equipment and facilities available: slide projector/table/viewer, microfiche reader/printer, microfilm reader/printer, light table, ultra violet light, and other equipment for examining books and manuscripts as physical objects.
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| Resources for Persons with Disabilities: | Houghton's front door is accessible via a flight of steps up from the level of Quincy Street. Alternative access without stairways may be arranged by phoning the Librarian's Office at 617-495-2441. |
| Link to Staff Directory: | http://hcl.harvard.edu/staff_directory/browse.cfm?ld_id=6 |
| Directions: | Houghton Library is located in Harvard Yard facing Quincy Street, between Widener and Lamont libraries. |
| Link to map: | http://lib.harvard.edu/libraries/maps/6.html |
| Faculty (School) Affiliation: | Harvard College Library
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| Regular Term Hours | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| closed | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 8pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 1pm |
| Closed national holidays and for Harvard's commencement (usually first Thurs. in June). |
| Exceptions to Regular Hours | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| Memorial Day (May 24 - May 26, 2008) | closed | closed | | | | | closed |
| Commencement (Jun 5, 2008) | | | | | closed | | |
| Independence Day (Jul 4 - Jul 5, 2008) | | | | | | closed | closed |
| Labor Day (Aug 30 - Sep 1, 2008) | closed | closed | | | | | closed |
| Sept 6 (Sep 6, 2008) | | | | | | | closed |
| Columbus Day (Oct 13, 2008) | | closed | | | | | |
| Veterans Day (Nov 11, 2008) | | | closed | | | | |
| Thanksgiving (Nov 27 - Nov 30, 2008) | closed | | | | closed | closed | closed |
| Christmas Eve (Dec 24, 2008) | | | | 9am - 12 noon | | | |
| Winter Recess (Dec 25, 2008 - Jan 4, 2009) | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
| Martin Luther King Day (Jan 19, 2009) | | closed | | | | | |
| Presidents Day (Feb 16, 2009) | | closed | | | | | |
| Memorial Day (May 23 - May 25, 2009) | closed | closed | | | | | closed |
| Independence Day (Jul 4 - Jul 6, 2009) | closed | closed | | | | | closed |
| Labor Day (Sep 5 - Sep 7, 2009) | closed | closed | | | | | closed |
For more hours information: http://hcl.harvard.edu/hours/week.cfm
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