English Language, Humanities, and Social Sciences Collections at Widener

All subjects in the humanities and social sciences published in North America, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and in Oceania, including Australia and New Zealand.
Two Thanksgiving themed covers from Collier's Magazine, circa 1931 and 1927.
Widener Library

To meet the needs of current faculty and researchers, each year collection development librarians from the Americas, Europe, and Oceania Division acquire newly published scholarly publications and mainstream materials, as well as a selection of unique and distinctive materials. 

Widener Library’s English language humanities and social science collection includes monographs and periodicals, rare books, unique and distinctive ephemera, electronic and born-digital resources, data sets and audiovisual materials. 

Accessing These Materials

All materials in this collection are listed in HOLLIS.

For more information, please contact collection development librarians the Americas, Europe, and Oceania Division of the Harvard College Library.   

Contact

Americas, Europe, and Oceania Division, Widener Library

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