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COVID-19 - Library closed to readers beginning March 16, 2020
Provides free, public access to a selection of materials digitized from the Huntington Library collections.
Discover how to access digital newspapers remotely.
Although the library is closed, library staff are working remotely to assist you with your research. Learn more about upcoming virtual events and new digital resources:
From Parchment to Pixel: Conservation and Digitization of Illuminated Manuscripts - Zoom Lecture
Wed., Aug. 19, 2020 | 10 a.m.–11 a.m.
In 1567, William Bowyer, Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London, created a lavishly illuminated manuscript for Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. This manuscript has been among the most studied volumes since Henry Huntington acquired it in 1912. Our program follows this single manuscript as it travels from curator to conservator to digitization team, who all work together to transform a 16th-century manuscript into a 21st-century digital tool. This event is part of an ongoing webinar series presented by the Library's Reader Services Department.
Register for this virtual lecture.
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Contact the library for assistance with your research or to inquire about library services. We're not in the building with our physical collections, but we are more than happy to assist with research that can be done online.
Newly Published Finding Aids
Explore digital finding aids we've published this year:
Jay T. Last collection of entertainment: Schaefer's Opera House business correspondence
Thomas Hastie Bell correspondence
Aerospace oral history project
Lawrence D. Longo invoices and subject files
Francis Marion Crawford papers
Browse additional finding aids for Huntington collections online via the Online Archive of California (OAC).
Recently Digitized Collections
The Huntington Digital Library provides free, public access to a selection of materials digitized from the Huntington Library collections. Though only a fraction of the Huntington’s diverse holdings are represented, content is regularly added to the Digital Library. Recent highlights include:
Drafts of Henry David Thoreau's "Walden"
Cartographic materials from the Kashnor Collection of Early American Maps