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.
Upcoming Exhibition
A new exhibition, Double Exposure: Russia’s Secret Police under the Last Tsars, is based on one of the most extraordinary collections held in the Hoover Library & Archives: the records of the Paris branch of the Russian Imperial secret police, known as the Okhrana.
Hours and Directions
Visiting the Hoover Library and Archives? The Hoover Institution is located on the campus of Stanford University. For full details please visit this page.
or Search Materials By:
OAC: Finding Aids Searchworks: Library Catalog
Featured Curator