Founded by Herbert Hoover in 1919, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives are dedicated to documenting war, revolution, and peace in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. With nearly one million volumes and more than six thousand archival collections from 171 countries, Hoover supports a vibrant community of scholars and a broad public interested in the meaning and role of history.

Rarely seen photographs take center stage for the Hoover Library & Archives’ new exhibition We Shot the War: Overseas Weekly in Vietnam
Hours and Directions
Visiting the Hoover Library and Archives? The Hoover Institution is located on the campus of Stanford University. Click here for further details.
** The Library & Archives reading rooms will be closed Friday, September 14th, 2018 in preparation for their reopening as a combined reading room on Monday, September 17th. We apologize for any inconvenience.
** Starting September 17th, 2018 all Hoover Institution Library & Archives patrons will be served materials in the current Archives reading room, located at the courtyard level of the Herbert Hoover Memorial Building.


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