FAQ | What is the oldest book in Houghton's collections?

FAQ | Are the wall bookcases air conditioned?/What sort of temperature control is needed for books?

FAQ | Why is the Emily Dickinson Collection at Harvard?

New Acquisition | 紙の旅 [Kami no Tabi]

FAQ | How tall was Emily Dickinson?

The First Medieval Manuscript at Harvard

FAQ | Is it true that Houghton has the only remaining book from John Harvard’s library?

Backstage Look at Edmond Dédé's "Morgiane, ou, Le Sultan d'Isphan"

FAQ | Shouldn’t you be using gloves?

"The Christmas Alphabet" Flip Through

"Grammaire de l’ornement" ASMR Flip Through

Virtual Tour of Houghton Library

Lecture: Binalakshmi Nepram: Documenting Indigenous Nations, War, & Peace

Lecture: Lynsey Addario, "Of Love & War: Stories of Tragedy & Resilience from Across the World"

Tell the truth but tell it slant—Behind the Scenes of Apple TV+’s Dickinson

Final Bow for Yellowface: Asian Representation in Classical Ballet and Beyond (December 1, 2020)

Lady Romeo: Charlotte Cushman's Gender-bending American Shakespeare (October 28, 2020)

Researchers in Conversation | Theodore Roosevelt: Writer and Conservationist (November 17, 2020)

"I'm Phileas Fogg!": George Train's Passport, 1857

Baking Emily Dickinson's Black Cake - 2017

Allison Law - Houghton Library Book Arts Fellow

Mario Menendez - Houghton Library/SHARP Undergraduate Fellow

Tawanda Mulalu - Houghton Library/SHARP Undergraduate Fellow

Baking Emily Dickinson's Black Cake

Devon Guinn - Houghton Library 75th Anniversary Fellow