The Hunt Collection has more than 15,000 items in various formats including drawings, photographs, sketchbooks, scrapbooks, and books, which are well-represented in the digitized content. More items are digitized each year, and those images are cataloged and added to the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.

The Hunt Collection is currently unprocessed. To access items onsite, beyond the digitized contents:

1. Send your question via Ask a Librarian: Please include detailed information such as project name(s) and location(s) of the buiding(s), and your research purpose. This information will help us recommend items for your research.
2. Schedule your visit: Communicate with the Prints & Photographs Division staff member who responds to your Ask a Librarian question. Continue communicating by responding to the same staff member who answers your initial message. We will do our best to accommodate your requested visit dates but please don't reserve flights or lodging until you hear back. Once the visit dates are confirmed, send a Request for Access to Unprocessed or Off-site Materials. Call number for the Richard Morris Hunt Collection is "Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2010:100 (Hunt)." Describe what project(s) and what format(s) (e.g. drawings, photographs) you would like to review.
3. Prepare for your visit: A valid reader card is required to do research in the Prints & Photographs Reading Room. You can pre-register for a reader card by filing out a simple form online. Learn more about conducting research in the Prints & Photographs reading room.