Houghton Library

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Houghton Library
Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Type	University library
Established	28 February 1942
Branch of	Harvard University Library
Other information
Website	https://library.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton

Houghton Library, on the south side of Harvard Yard adjacent to Widener Library, Lamont Library, and Loeb House, is Harvard University's primary repository for rare books and manuscripts.^[1] It is part of the Harvard College Library, the library system of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The collections of Houghton Library include the Harvard Theatre Collection and the Woodberry Poetry Room, as well as the personal papers and archives of major American and English writers.