Over 120,000 volumes are available for online perusal. This facility houses over 275,000 volumes and in excess of 900,000 photographs. This library, affiliated with Southern Methodist University, features collection strengths in arts of the Southwest. This research facility has excellent resources in American, European, and Asian materials from the 15th century through the 20th century, literary portraiture, manuscript collections, and Texas artists. Founded over 100 years ago to coincide with the opening of the Fogg Art museum, the extensive holdings feature resources for the study of Western and non-Western art and archaeology from antiquity to present.
Emphasis is placed on materials on leading Indiana artists and their art.
There are 30,000 volumes shelved at this library and a collection of over 140,000 slides. Collection strengths are books on contemporary art and architecture and graphic and industrial design. There are over 60,000 publications available at this facility. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston library includes the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library and the W. Van Alan Clark, Jr. Library. The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library is the main museum library and reflects the strength of the Museum's collections.