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Address
434 Galvez Mall,
Stanford University, CA 94305
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Contact Us
(650)723-3563
Reading Room Services
The Reading Room is currently only open to Stanford affiliates. Please review our limited access policies.
Research Assistance
The Hoover Institution Library & Archives provides limited research assistance (up to two hours) for those researchers unable to visit our reading room in person.
Request research assistance via an email to hoover-library-archives [at] stanford.edu or by submitting a ServiceNow ticket if you need:
- Detailed research conducted within a collection
- Assistance in selecting material
Low-Resolution Reference Scanning
The Hoover Institution Library & Archives is able to scan a limited amount of material free of charge in response to reference inquiries.
We would ask that you submit a low-resolution duplication order via Aeon, our online registration and request system, in order to allow for better tracking and delivery of your request.
If you do not have one already, you will first need to create an account with Aeon.
Once you have created an account, please follow these steps to submit a duplication order (note that Aeon is optimized for Firefox and Internet Explorer, so we recommend using one of these as your browser for this process; also, please be aware that the system will time out after 10 minutes)
Staff may contact you if there are questions about your order or the prioritization of your requests. Requests will be filled in the order they are received.
Duplication Orders
The Hoover Institution Library & Archives offers duplication services, for a fee.
Submit a duplication order if you need:
- A high resolution scan for a publication or exhibit
- A high resolution digital file of audiovisual material for use in a production
- A low resolution digital file of audiovisual material that has not yet been reformatted for personal or research use
- A copy of library microfilm
Advance payment by credit card in U.S. funds is required, and requests are filled in the order in which payment is received. Please allow two to eight weeks for processing. All duplication requests should be made through Aeon.
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Manuscripts/Photographs |
Paper documents, photographs, slides, negatives (flatbed scan): $25 per scan |
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Books, albums, posters, oversize items, fragile items (copy-stand scan): $40 per scan |
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Items already digitized: $15 per scan |
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Moving Images |
Low resolution digital file copy from VHS or DVD source: $20 per tape/disc |
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Low resolution digital file copy from 16mm film source: $75 per reel |
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High resolution digital file copy from existing master file: $50 per file |
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Sound Recordings |
Tapes, reels, discs: $40 per item |
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Items already digitized: $5 per item |
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Library Microfilm |
Materials already filmed: $90 per reel |
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Original microfilm: $320 per reel |
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* California sales tax will be added for will-call and orders shipped to California addresses.
Use of Copies
Copies are for private research use only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner, if any, or, in the cases copyright is held by Stanford University, by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.
Filming in the Archives
Due to staff limitations, we are unable to accommodate filming requests at this time.
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