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Contemporaneous Newspapers, Magazines, Images, etc.

Media - Audio and Video ("time-based media")

Find What's Unique to Harvard

Houghton Library: A Student's Guide gives you a sense of how to explore a special collection at Harvard.

Unique Sources (wherever they may be)

The Research Travel Checklist gives you a sense of how to prepare for a research trip.

FACSIMILES AT HARVARD (digital, microform, print)

We have many large collections of primary sources whose originals are located elsewhere. Swap out "literary" for your preferred search terms

FACSIMILES ELSEWHERE (digital, microform, print)

A SPECIFIC PERSON'S PAPERS AND BOOKS

FIRST EDITIONS