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Tuesday, May 21st, 2019

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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.

Harvard's Institutional History and Records

Over four centuries of archival and manuscript documentation of Harvard’s intellectual, cultural, social, religious, and administrative history.

The Gutenberg Bible

The first major work printed in Europe with movable metal type.

Environmental Science and Public Policy Archives

A globally important special collection for environment and sustainability science, intergovernmental policy, and cultural perspectives on the environment.

Colonial North America

From business ledgers to personal correspondence and government documents, explore thousands of items from the North American Colonial period across Harvard Library's collections.

John James Audubon Collection

Houghton Library's John James Audubon Collection includes some of the ornithologist's earliest surviving drawings, as well as letters, manuscripts and specimens.
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Upcoming Events

Tour of Widener Library

Tour
Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Main Lobby, Widener Library

Sieranevada

Film
Friday, May 24th, 2019
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Harvard Film Archive

The Castle of Cagliostro

Film
Saturday, May 25th, 2019
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Harvard Film Archive

Featured Exhibits

Small Steps, Giant Leaps

Apollo 11 at Fifty
Through Saturday, Aug 3, 2019

Through Change and Through Storm: Harvard, 1969

Through Wednesday, Jun 5, 2019

Creating Community: Harvard Law School and the Bauhaus

Through Wednesday, Jul 31, 2019

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Protest fists
April 12, 2019

Striking lessons from the 1960s

Event commemorating student protest that rocked the campus will connect to today’s student-activists

Marguerite Cartwright in Nigeria, ca.1960 Schlesinger Library
March 26, 2019

5 Highlights from the African American Collections at Schlesinger Library

The African American collections at Schlesinger Library tell the fascinating stories of women from all walks of life.

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