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 |
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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 - 7pm | 9am - 7pm | 9am - 7pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Library is closed on national holidays and for Harvard's commencement. |
| Exceptions to Regular Hours | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| Labor Day (Sep 5 - Sep 7, 2009) | closed | closed | | | | | closed |
| Columbus Day (Oct 12, 2009) | | closed | | | | | |
| Veterans Day (Nov 11, 2009) | | | | closed | | | |
| Thanksgiving (Nov 26 - Nov 29, 2009) | closed | | | | closed | closed | closed |
| Christmas Eve (Dec 24, 2009) | | | | | 9am - 12 noon | | |
| Winter Recess (Dec 25, 2009 - Jan 3, 2010) | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed | closed |
| January Term (Jan 4 - Jan 24, 2010) | closed | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 7pm | 9am - 7pm | 9am - 7pm | 9am - 5pm | 9am - 5pm |
| Martin Luther King Day (Jan 18, 2010) | | closed | | | | | |
| Presidents Day (Feb 15, 2010) | | closed | | | | | |
| Memorial Day Weekend (May 29 - May 31, 2010) | closed | closed | | | | | closed |
| Commencement (Jun 3, 2010) | | | | | closed | | |
| Independence Day (Jul 4 - Jul 5, 2010) | closed | closed | | | | | |
For more hours information: http://hcl.harvard.edu/hours/week.cfm
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