Loeb Music Library | Harvard Library
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Loeb Music Library | Harvard Library
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Loeb Music Library
Harvard’s home for musical materials. We embrace performance and research in and about the world’s musics.
Today's Hours
View all
General
9am - 8pm
Reference Desk
9:30am - 5pm
Using the Library
As Harvard’s home for musical materials, the Loeb Music Library supports the study and performance of music across Harvard and beyond. We’re open to all Harvard ID holders. Visitors interested in our general collections
can apply for access
. Our
special collections are open to all
.
Ask a Librarian
Book a Research Consultation
Music Research Guide
(link is external, opens in a new tab)
Getting started with our resources
Early Sound Recording Research Guide
(link is external, opens in a new tab)
Commercial sound recordings and documents on the early recording industry
HOLLIS Catalog
(link is external, opens in a new tab)
Find and request our materials in the main Harvard Library catalog
Our Spaces
Listening Rooms
Listening rooms feature speakers, a flatscreen display, and equipment for playing reel-to-reel tapes, CDs, DVDs, LaserDiscs, VHS tapes, and cassette tapes.
Group Study Room
Book this space that fits up to four people around a conference table and adjustable desk.
Open Study Spaces
Our library has a variety of open study spaces for quiet study or collaboration. Find the one that's right for you.
Explore All Loeb Music Spaces
Collection Highlights
Our collections support research in a variety of musical disciplines, including historical musicology, music theory, ethnomusicology, composition, and historically informed performance practice.
Explore More Music Library Collections
Special Collection
Archive of World Music
Digital Collection
Digital Scores and Libretti
General Collection
Books, Scores, and Periodicals
General Collection
Recordings Collection
Special Collection
Eduard Alekseyev Fieldwork Collection of the Musical Culture of Yakutia
Special Collection
Isham Memorial Library
On Exhibit
Music on a Mission
The Jazz and Spiritual Legacy of Randy Weston
Through
Monday, March 15, 2027
Richard F. French Gallery
,
Loeb Music Library
Virtual Exhibits
Sweet Sounds from Rulan Chao Pian
Featured materials collected by Rulan Chao Pian, professor, scholar, and ethnomusicologist.
Eileen Southern and the Music of Black Americans
Highlights from Southern's personal collection and her life and legacy.
Treasures of the Loeb Music Library
An introduction to the Music Library's rich holdings in honor of its 60th anniversary.
About the Loeb Music Library
About the Loeb Music Library
The U.S. RISM Office at the Loeb Music Library
Access
The Loeb Music Library is open to all Harvard ID holders.
Visitors interested in our general collections
can apply for access
. Our
special collections are open to all
.
Location
Music Building
3 Oxford Street
Cambridge
,
MA
02138
United States
Directions
Building Accessibility
Connect
General
muslib@fas.harvard.edu
617-495-2794
Skip to main content
Loeb Music Library
Harvard’s home for musical materials. We embrace performance and research in and about the world’s musics.
Today's Hours
View all
General
9am - 8pm
Reference Desk
9:30am - 5pm
Using the Library
As Harvard’s home for musical materials, the Loeb Music Library supports the study and performance of music across Harvard and beyond. We’re open to all Harvard ID holders. Visitors interested in our general collections
can apply for access
. Our
special collections are open to all
.
Ask a Librarian
Book a Research Consultation
Music Research Guide
(link is external, opens in a new tab)
Getting started with our resources
Early Sound Recording Research Guide
(link is external, opens in a new tab)
Commercial sound recordings and documents on the early recording industry
HOLLIS Catalog
(link is external, opens in a new tab)
Find and request our materials in the main Harvard Library catalog
Our Spaces
Listening Rooms
Listening rooms feature speakers, a flatscreen display, and equipment for playing reel-to-reel tapes, CDs, DVDs, LaserDiscs, VHS tapes, and cassette tapes.
Group Study Room
Book this space that fits up to four people around a conference table and adjustable desk.
Open Study Spaces
Our library has a variety of open study spaces for quiet study or collaboration. Find the one that's right for you.
Explore All Loeb Music Spaces
Collection Highlights
Our collections support research in a variety of musical disciplines, including historical musicology, music theory, ethnomusicology, composition, and historically informed performance practice.
Explore More Music Library Collections
Special Collection
Archive of World Music
Digital Collection
Digital Scores and Libretti
General Collection
Books, Scores, and Periodicals
General Collection
Recordings Collection
Special Collection
Eduard Alekseyev Fieldwork Collection of the Musical Culture of Yakutia
Special Collection
Isham Memorial Library
On Exhibit
Music on a Mission
The Jazz and Spiritual Legacy of Randy Weston
Through
Monday, March 15, 2027
Richard F. French Gallery
,
Loeb Music Library
Virtual Exhibits
Sweet Sounds from Rulan Chao Pian
Featured materials collected by Rulan Chao Pian, professor, scholar, and ethnomusicologist.
Eileen Southern and the Music of Black Americans
Highlights from Southern's personal collection and her life and legacy.
Treasures of the Loeb Music Library
An introduction to the Music Library's rich holdings in honor of its 60th anniversary.
About the Loeb Music Library
About the Loeb Music Library
The U.S. RISM Office at the Loeb Music Library
Access
The Loeb Music Library is open to all Harvard ID holders.
Visitors interested in our general collections
can apply for access
. Our
special collections are open to all
.
Location
Music Building
3 Oxford Street
Cambridge
,
MA
02138
United States
Directions
Building Accessibility
Connect
General
muslib@fas.harvard.edu
617-495-2794