Library & Archives
Since 1919, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University has become an international center for documentation and research. It serves as a learning organization and a repository of knowledge holding more than one million volumes and over 6,000 archival collections pertaining to war, revolution, and peace.
Welcome
For over 100 years, the Hoover Institution Library & Archives has served as a platform for a vibrant community of scholars and a broad public interested in the meaning and role of history. We collect, preserve, describe and make available collections for research and discovery.
Our collections contain the most important materials on war, revolution, and peace and social, political, and economic change in the modern era. We preserve records of enduring value through proactive care and conservation practices to maintain long term access. Access to our collections for research and scholarship (onsite and online) is free to the public. We build connections to our collections by sparking curiosity and we welcome audiences to explore and learn what the Library & Archives has to offer.
Explore
Explore nearly one million volumes and over six thousand archival collections from 171 countries.
EngageVisit our exhibitions and learn about our collections through our education and outreach in-person, online, and hybrid programs.
ResearchLearn about how we can support your research efforts, in-person and virtually.
Journey Through Hoover’s Past And Present: The Origin And Operations Of The Library & Archives
Search Our Collections
Our collections contain rare and unique library materials and archives that include posters, photographs, texts, sound recordings, moving images, and art and memorabilia.
Highlights
Featured Events
The Battalion Artist: A Sailor's Journey Through The South Seas
Journey Through Hoover’s Past And Present: The Origin And Operations Of The Library & Archives
Traversing the Socio-Economic Frontiers of the Empire of Japan and the Pacific World
Archives Uncovered: Revealing The Third Reich And The Inner Lives Of Extremists
Snippets From The 20th Care And Conservation Of Manuscripts Conference, Copenhagen 2025
Fragmented Visions: Civil War China In Lost Films By American Jesuit Missionaries, 1947–1948
The Party's Interests Come First: The Life Of Xi Zhongxun, Father Of Xi Jinping
Documenting Communism: The Hoover Project To Microfilm And Publish The Soviet Archives
Gallery Talk: Mounting Flat Paper Objects For Display By Laurent Cruveillier
