About Harvard University Press
A Brief History of HUP
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Contact Us
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Location
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Catalogs
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Conference Exhibits
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Sales Representation
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Stay Connected
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Sustainability
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Work @ HUP
Founded in 1913, Harvard University Press is the publisher of such classic works as John Rawls’s
A Theory of Justice
, E. O. Wilson’s
On Human Nature
, and Helen Vendler’s
Dickinson
, and continues to be a leading publisher of convergent works in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. HUP’s publication program, which includes important new digital projects and platforms, is driven by the belief that books from academic publishers are more essential than ever before for understanding critical issues facing the world today.
A Brief History of Harvard University Press
Read a brief
history of the Press
, including major academic and literary milestones.
For a more in-depth exploration of the University’s earliest publishing efforts, the Press’s official founding in 1913, and its first six decades, turn to Max Hall’s
Harvard University Press: A History
.
Location and Directions
The main offices of Harvard University Press can be found in
Kittredge Hall
, located at
79 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
.
You may also wish to reference the official
Harvard University Interactive Campus Map
. A version of this map is also available
for mobile devices
(search for “kittredge”).
Our offices are convenient to the
Harvard Shuttle
’s “Quad” stop, and a few blocks from stops on
MBTA
routes 72, 74/5/8, 77, and 96.
For a map of HUP’s London offices,
click here
.
Catalogs
Our
seasonal and subject-area catalogs
are available for free viewing and download.
As you peruse each catalog, you will find links back to the individual book listings on this site. We hope you find this an intuitive, visually pleasing, and “green” approach to discovering HUP titles in your area of interest.
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Academic Conference Book Exhibits
Our Editorial Department exhibits books and greets attendees at dozens of academic conferences every year. View a
full schedule of exhibits
planned for the current year.
Sales Representation and Distribution
Harvard University Press works with various partners to ensure efficient regional and international distribution of our titles. See a full list of our
domestic and international sales contacts
.
Stay Connected
Don’t want to miss an update on our books, authors, or events? Subscribe to the Harvard University Press
mailing list
for periodic updates about new books and features, or stay current on all HUP news with
Facebook
and
Twitter
.
The
HUP Blog
is the place to find in-depth discussions of the issues raised in our titles, supplementary interviews with and essays by our authors, and other items that may be of interest. (To ensure you don’t miss a post,
subscribe to the HUP blog feed
.)
You can also subscribe to our
iTunes podcast
, in which authors discuss their recent and upcoming books—or play, embed, and download many of the most recent episodes via
SoundCloud
.
Finally, you can
subscribe to RSS feeds
of all new and forthcoming Harvard University Press books.
Sustainability Practices and the Green Press Initiative
As a publisher of books on science and the environment, Harvard University Press is especially aware of publishing’s impact on the environment, particularly regarding the use of wood fiber as a source of book paper. In an effort to reduce our use of virgin fiber, we have joined over 100 other U.S. publishers in becoming a member of the
Green Press Initiative (GPI)
. The GPI is a nonprofit organization working to help publishers and printers increase their use of recycled paper and decrease their use of fiber derived from endangered forests. By signing the GPI’s
Book Industry Treatise on Responsible Paper Use
in 2004, HUP agreed to increase our use of recycled paper—containing at least 30% post-consumer waste—from current levels to a 30% average overall by 2011.
HUP also teamed up with the
Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group
and
Amerikal Products Corporation
, two of the printing industry’s most progressive and entrepreneurial companies, as part of a groundbreaking initiative creating a new sustainable process that has revolutionized how books are printed and manufactured. THINKTech™ is an innovative, eco-friendly process that prints books on a heat-set web press without any curing devices, ovens, or blowers, resulting in a dramatic reduction of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) and the elimination of natural-gas–fed ovens required in traditional printing operations.
HUP, in consideration of the mission set forth by the
Harvard Green Campus Initiative
to make Harvard University a living laboratory and learning organization for the pursuit of campus sustainability, is proud to be a part of initiatives that will improve our productivity in today’s economy, while reducing both our costs and carbon footprint. These commitments are part of a related effort at HUP to reduce the use of paper for memos, reports, and other in-house materials that can serve their purpose equally well in electronic form. In the end, we cannot publish without paper, but we can make do with far less, which will help protect the environment, as well as make us a more efficient and better publisher.
Work @ HUP
All job postings are handled through Harvard University’s centralized
employment portal
.
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