Our reading room is generally open:

Occasionally the reading room is closed for Institute holidays, or for classes and events held in the reading room. See MIT Libraries Hours for changes and exceptions to these hours.

The reading room is located in building 14N, room 118 at 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge. See our Reading Room Policies for more information about what to expect during your visit.

A watercolor painting of a fireplace in a living room.

Lois Lilley Howe watercolor, Watercolors and Drawings, 1933 - 1936, Records of Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc. and the papers of Lois Lilley Howe, Eleanor Manning O'Connor, and Mary Almy (MC-0009).

This resource draws from other research guides from:

• Brown University Library
• Georgia State University Library
• The New York Public Library

• Archives Basics
• Tips for Archival Research
• Archival Research at MIT
• Other Resources