Hoover Institution Library and Archives

This article is about the research library. For the public policy think tank, see Hoover Institution.
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Hoover Tower, where the library and archives are located
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37°25′38″N 122°09′56″W / 37.42731576019451°N 122.16553572572211°W / 37.42731576019451; -122.16553572572211
LocationPalo Alto, California, USA
TypeResearch center
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AffiliationHoover Institution, Stanford University
Websitewww.hoover.org/library-archives

The Hoover Institution Library and Archives is a research center and archival repository located at Stanford University, near Palo Alto, California in the United States. Built around a collection amassed by Stanford graduate Herbert Hoover prior to his becoming President of the United States, the Hoover Library and Archives is largely dedicated to the world history of the 20th and 21st centuries. It includes one of the largest collections of political posters in the world.