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Houghton Library Renovation

14 January 2019 ameze News

A message from Thomas Hyry, Florence Fearrington Librarian of Houghton Library. I am pleased to announce that we will undertake a major renovation of Houghton Library with the goals of modernizing our research and teaching facilities, expanding our exhibition and display capabilities, and improving physical accessibility and visibility. Enhancements will include a new gallery space Read More

Summer Spotlight: John Wilkes Booth and the Theatre of Our Discontent

31 August 2018 ameze Research

Not all the objects in Houghton Library’s collections have such illustrious, proud histories as a Shakespeare First Folio or Gutenberg Bible.  Objects of less reputable association can provide just as striking of an encounter as these treasured relics, however. During the behind-the-scenes tour of Houghton on my first day of work at the library, I Read More

Summer Spotlight: Soldier-Poets of World War I

23 July 2018 one response ameze Collections in Focus Research

Announcing the Summer Spotlight Series     I am a recent graduate of Harvard College, and I began working as a library assistant at Houghton in May.  Mostly, that means I hunt down books for patrons and return them to the shelf when they’re done.  An indelible part of my subterranean stack-roaming has been a whole Read More

Langdon Warner through his Archive

30 April 2018 ameze Research

In 2016, I stumbled across a surprising body of materials at Houghton Library while conducting research for my dissertation project on the establishment of East Asian art history as a discipline in the United States, circa 1900-1960. I had been aware for some time of the life and legacy of Langdon Warner (1881-1955)—the first curator Read More

Announcing Houghton Library Visiting Fellows 2018-2019

23 April 2018 ameze Houghton Fellows News

Each year, Houghton Library awards visiting fellowships to support scholars whose research requires extensive use of the library’s collections. We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018-2019 awards, including two inaugural fellowships: the Maryette Charlton Fellowship for the Performing Arts, and Donald and Mary Hyde Fellowship for Research in Early Modern Black Lives, including Read More

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