Please note that, due to the volume of requests we receive, it may take our reference staff several weeks to respond to your inquiry. Many requests will require a visit to the Archives. Please read the following information before submitting any request.

• The Archives reading room is open to the public, and our reference staff is available to assist with on site research.
• Researchers planning a visit to the Archives will receive a response as soon as possible. Please read Planning A Visit before submitting your request.
• Image copying orders take a minimum of six weeks to process. Please read Image Research and Reproductions before submitting your request.
• For questions about dissertations or undergraduate theses, please read More about Dissertations and Theses before submitting your request.
• The Archives reference staff is unable to provide biographical research services. Please see our Biographical Research Guide for more information.
• Whenever possible, be sure to include specific citations to material in our collections with your request. Check Harvard’s on line library catalog, HOLLIS, to locate information on most of our holdings.

An acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to you by e-mail as soon as we log and assign your initial inquiry to our reference staff.

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Harvard University Archives
Pusey Library
Harvard Yard
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Phone: (617) 495-2461
Fax: (617) 495-8011