Dumbarton Oaks Research Library
http://www.doaks.org/library/
Library hours
| Phone Numbers: |
| Byzantine readers' services | (202) 339-6957 |
| Pre-Columbian readers' services | (202) 339-6443 |
| Rare Book Collection | (202) 339-6462 |
| Garden reader's services | (202) 339-6998 |
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| Address: | 1703 32nd Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007 |
| Access Information: | Officers of Harvard are permitted to use the library as Readers after completing a request for access form and receiving orientation (by appointment). Access forms are available at http://www.doaks.org/library/access_info.html and can be submitted by email.
Harvard graduate students and qualified outside scholars may request access through the same process, but must supply a letter of reference at the time of application. See http://www.doaks.org/library/access_info.html for additional details on qualifications and status.
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| Circulation Policy: | Non-circulating.
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| Holdings Description: | The Library supports research in the fields of Byzantine studies, Pre-Columbian studies, and garden and landscape studies. For Byzantine studies, the library collects all printed sources relevant to Byzantine history and civilization, as well as material on the antecedent cultures of Greece and Rome and the contemporary Slavic, Islamic, and Western Latin Societies in contact with Byzantium. Subject areas represented are: Art and archaeology, epigraphy, numismatics, sigillography, paleography, papyrology, religion, law, philosophy, music, science, medicine, geography, and history. The Pre-Columbian studies collection thoroughly covers the art and anthropology of the cultures of Mesoamerica, the Intermediate Area, and the Andes of the Pre-Columbian and early colonial periods. The garden and landscape studies collection focuses primarily on landscape and garden history of the western world, with the greatest emphasis on the U.S. and Europe. Publications on gardens of China and Japan are gradually being acquired. The garden rare book collection is also largely concerned with gardens of the western world, holding material from the 17th century to the present. The Rare Book Collection also houses Beatrix Farrand's drawings and photographs for the Dumbarton Oaks gardens and an indexed collection of letters exchanged by Mrs. Bliss and Mrs. Farrand. The Library holds 218,000 bound volumes and more than 850 active serial subscriptions. |
| Services: | Internal ILL Policy: HARVARD: The library selectively lends non-reference monographs for 4 weeks. Photocopies are provided. OCLC requests and ALA forms are accepted.
External ILL Policy:
NON-HARVARD: The library selectively lends to non-Harvard libraries in North America. Photocopies are provided at a $10.00 minimum charge for 25 pages or less, a $15.00 minimum charge for 25-50 pages, plus 10 cents per page after the first 50 pages. OCLC requests and ALA forms are accepted.
ILL Borrowing Policy:
BORROWING: The library borrows only for its Fellows and DO staff.
Equipment and facilities available:
Microfiche and microfilm reader/scanner. Store files on USB drive in lieu of printing.
Photocopier and Minolta scanner/copiers. Scanning is free; printing is debit-card operated.
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| Link to Staff Directory: | http://www.doaks.org/library/staff.html |
| Directions: | Entrance on 32nd Street and S Streets, N.W. |
| Faculty (School) Affiliation: | Dumbarton Oaks |
| Regular Term Hours | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 9am - 10pm | 8am - 10pm | 8am - 10pm | 8am - 10pm | 8am - 10pm | 8am - 10pm | 9am - 10pm |
| Closed some federal holidays. |
For more hours information: Library closures are announced at http://www.doaks.org/library/hours.html
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