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Tehran Propaganda Murals

Photographed in Iran's capital city during the summer of 2006.

Charlie Archive

Documenting the vigorous debate about fundamental political and ethical issues that followed the 2015 terrorist attacks on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Antiquarian Maps

Pre-1900 maps from the Harvard Map Collection.

Naxi Manuscripts

Hundreds of manuscripts in one of the last widely used pictographic languages in the world.

Science Fiction Collection

Dating from the 1880s to the present, the Science Fiction Collection at Houghton Library includes trade paperbacks, magazines, fanzines, and prozines, as well as many works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

Middle East and Islamic Photographs

The Fine Arts Library's Middle East and Islamic photo collection documents Islamic art and architecture, as well as ethnographic views that provide cultural context.
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Draft of “Poem on Police Violence,” by June Jordan Draft of “Poem on Police Violence,” by June Jordan hlesinger Library
Draft of “Poem on Police Violence,” from the papers of June Jordan
A glimpse into the creative process of feminist poet and social activist June Jordan. This draft of “Poem on Police Violence” is a personal encounter with history that assures we don't “lose consciousness of ugly bestial rabid and repetitive affront.”
Amanda Strauss , Manager, Special Projects and Digital Services at Schlesinger Library
Draft of “Poem on Police Violence,” by June Jordan Draft of “Poem on Police Violence,” by June Jordan hlesinger Library
Draft of “Poem on Police Violence,” from the papers of June Jordan
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Upcoming Events

Tour of Widener Library

Tour
Thursday, Jul 19th, 2018
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Widener Library Main Lobby, Widener Library

Tour of Houghton Library

Tour
Friday, Jul 20th, 2018
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Main Lobby, Houghton Library

Email Management

Workshop/Class
Wednesday, Jul 25th, 2018
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Room B-30, Lamont Library

Featured Exhibits

Passports

Lives in Transit
Through Saturday, Aug 18, 2018

Agents of Change

The Founding and Impact of the African-American Student Union
Through Friday, Oct 12, 2018

Recent News

Tania Del Rio presents her research findings to former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Anthony Wayne.
Public Policy
May 9, 2018

Research in the Real World

In the Master in Public Policy Program at HKS, graduate students, faculty, and librarians work together to solve real-world problems.

Panelists at Radcliffe Conference
African and African American Studies Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
May 1, 2018

Activism in the Archives

What stories are we missing from our past? Scholars, activists, and librarians convened at Harvard Library to work towards equity in the archives.

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