L&A in DC
We welcome a worldwide community of scholars and the broader public to access our collection.
Please note that the Reading Room will be closed November 25–29, 2024
and December 23, 2024–January 10, 2025.
Welcome
Located in the Hoover Institution in Washington, D.C. branch office is a space for researchers to study select digital collections held by the Library & Archives. The L&A in DC office is freely open to the public for academic research, but reservations are required.
Open Hours
Monday - Friday
9 am – 12 pm, 1 pm – 5pm (Eastern Time)
By Reservation Only.
Hoover Institution in Washington
1399 New York Ave NW #500
Washington, DC 20005
+1(202)760-3200
Reopen Status & Updates
Please expect modifications to our hours of operation during the year as we may be impacted by staffing shortages or Stanford University, county, and state requirements in response to COVID. Please abide by posted regulations. Thanks for your understanding.
Plan a Research Visit
Please review these steps to ensure a seamless research experience. Upon arrival, please be prepared to show government issued photo identification (i.e., driver’s license, passport).
Register as a Researcher
All researchers must register and create an account with Aeon, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives’ online request and reservation system.
Select a Collection to View
Identify one of the specialized digitized collections that you would like to access.
Make a Reservation
Contact us by email or phone to reserve a seat at least one week in advance.
Email: hoover-dc-readingroom@stanford.edu
Phone: +1(202)760-3200
Visitor Policies
Camera Use Restrictions
Cameras are not allowed if you are accessing the Ba'ath Party Records or the Iraq Memory Foundation (IMF) records.
Other Restrictions & Accommodations
Mobile devices (smartphones, tablets) will be locked away. Notepaper and pencils are available on-site.
Library & Archives Policies
Policies are in place to guide researchers and to ensure that materials are cared for and available for their ongoing use.
Access to Digital Collections
A limited number of digitized collection material is available on our Digital Collections portal which can be accessed from anywhere in the world, however certain collections, including specialized digitization projects which are covered under copyright must be viewed in our reading rooms. Below is a list of digital collections that can be accessed in our L&A in DC office.
Collections Accessible in DC
Ba'ath Party Records
Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection
Afghan Serials Collection
East Asian Vault
The First World War Portal
Medical Services And Warfare Portal
Conflict Records Research Center Collection
Ba'ath Party Records
The Hiẓb al-Ba'th al-'Arabī al-Ishtirākī Records (Ba'ath Party Records) contain more than ten million digitized page images and fifteen hundred video files collected by the Muʼassasat al-dhākirah al-ʼIrāqīyah (Iraq Memory Foundation) from the Ba'ath Regional Command headquarters and other sources are housed in the Hoover Archives.
Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection
The Hoji Shinbun Digital Collection is currently the world’s largest online archive of open-access, full image Japanese American and other overseas Japanese newspapers in Asia and South America. Image content in this collection is accompanied by OCR-generated text where possible, thus rendering the text searchable. The nature of the newspapers varies significantly from community-focused to political or military propaganda depending on the political conditions and target readership. This project is organized by the Japanese Diaspora Initiative at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in collaboration with East View. Some content is currently restricted to Stanford University users due to copyright agreement with the publishers.
Afghan Serials Collection
This digital repository of partisan serials from the Wahdat Library is the most comprehensive private collection of rare newspapers and journals from Afghanistan available online through partnership with East View. It is comprised of the careful selection of newspapers and journals published in Persian, Arabic, Urdu, and English, spanning much of the twentieth century and published throughout Afghanistan and by the Afghan diaspora in adjacent countries.
East Asian Vault
This collaborative digitization project with East View consists of 3,034 rare, primarily Chinese language texts from the Hoover Institution Library & Archives collections that were published between 1643-1992. It is accessible in partnership with Stanford University Libraries via the Stanford Digital Repository.
The First World War Portal
This portal, created by Adam Matthews Digital, includes different presentations of the First World War via four thematic models: Personal Experiences, Propaganda and Recruitment, Visual Perspectives and Narratives, and A Global Conflict. Each uses a vast array of primary source materials drawn from several archives and collections around the world, including Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Medical Services And Warfare Portal
In collaboration with digital content provider Adam Matthew and renowned archival repositories across the globe, this portal is a digital resource for the study of health and medical services during wartime. Gathering material from multiple conflicts and institutions to build a picture of the experience and development of medical practice as influenced by the wars of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The collection draws heavily from Hoover's rich holdings on WWI, particularly holdings related to the Red Cross. Materials also include hospital reports and registers, correspondence, memoirs and diaries, printed books and periodicals, photographs, maps, charts, and hospital plans.
Conflict Records Research Center Collection
The Conflict Records Research Center (CRRC) collection, closed since 2015, is comprised of digitized documents captured by the United States military during combat operations, including Al-Qaeda and associated movements documents captured in Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein regime documents captured in Iraq, and offers crucial insights into questions on national security, military strategy, and foreign relations between 1970 and 2003.des a valuable cache of documents related to Iraq under the rule of Saddam Hussein and materials on al-Qaeda and associated movements primarily based in Afghanistan.
Research Services
In support of a vibrant community of scholars and the public interested in the meaning and role of history, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives is open to anyone. Whether you are planning an onsite visit or conducting your research from afar, staff are dedicated to connecting users with the most relevant materials through reference consultations, assisting with registration and material requests, digitization, and more.
Contact Us
Address
1399 New York Ave NW #500
Washington, DC 2000
Phone
Hours & Access
Monday - Friday
9 am – 12 pm, 1 pm – 5pm Eastern Time
By Reservation Only.
