Special collections materials may only be transferred between Harvard repositories using one of two methods: hand-carried by two Harvard Library staff members (or a staff member and a student worker), or shipped by HUMS.
To transfer materials, email HD Trans to request a pick-up. Sample text:
Hello,
There is a blue HUMS bin in the Music Library that is ready to be delivered to the Houghton Library. Because the bin contains a rare book, it's being held in a locked room (the Merritt Room). When the courier visits the Music Library to pick up the bin, they can tell the person at the library's front desk that they're picking up a blue bin that's in the Merritt Room, and the person at the front desk can notify a library staff member to retrieve the bin and bring it to the courier.
Thank you very much. Please let me know if you have any questions.