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A new Harvard Library project coming soon will highlight content in our collections and scholarship across Harvard on topics relating to anti-Black racism and activities in each of our libraries.

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American Currency

Baker Library’s collection of over 700 pieces of paper money ranging in date from 1709 to 1878. This collection illustrates the history of American finance and commerce from Colonial times through the Civil War.
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Explore digitized material related to the Empowerment Controversy in the Unitarian Universalist Association during the 1960s and 1970s.
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City Maps and Urban Environments

Cities and city maps have changed dramatically over the last 500 years. Explore maps of urban design and urban planning for cities around the world from the 16th century to the present.
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The Fine Arts Library's collection of digital images and slides document art and architecture from prehistoric to present.
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Over 600 recordings from the Woodberry Poetry Room's audio-visual collection of literary recordings from the 1930s to the present.
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