Locating Materials
A number of tools exist to assist researchers in locating Harvard Law School Library's Special Collections materials. Please note that no one source completely describes our holdings. In addition to online tools, there are several useful print and microfilm sources kept in the Special Collections reading room. If you are unable to locate materials, please contact Special Collections for reference assistance.
| HOLLIS
Harvard's online library catalog. Bibliographic records for Harvard Law School Library's holdings |
Most of Special Collections' rare book and manuscript holdings are described here. Links to longer finding aids are included when available. |
| OASIS
Harvard's online finding aid system. Detailed series descriptions, folder lists, biographies and administrative histories for collections. |
The bulk of Special Collections' Modern Manuscript Collections are described here, along with some Art and Visual materials. All of the Law School Library's paper finding aids are now available on OASIS. Tip: Use Ctrl + F (on Apple computers use Apple + F ) to search for keywords within individual finding aids. |
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Harvard's visual resources catalog. Descriptive records and images. |
A small portion of the Law School's Art and Visual Collection is accessible on VIA; most of these images are part of the Legal Portrait Project.
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Research Guides and Resources |
History of Harvard Law School & Harvard University: Selected Sources |
Page adapted from the Harvard University Archives' "Locating Materials".