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JAN
04
Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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JAN
04
[LIB4406] - Through the generosity of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Harvard Class of 1929, Harvard became the first American university to construct a separate research facility for the housing and study of rare books and manuscripts. The Boston architectural firm of Perry, Shaw, and Hepburn designed a classic neo-Georgian building, incorporating what was then state-of-the-art technology for climate control, air filtration, security, and the shelving of materials. The Houghton Library, dedicated and opened in 1942, won major architectural awards and became a model for other such research libraries. [From the website]
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This memorial to Haryy Elkins Widener, Class of 1907, houses almost half of the world-famous Harvard book collection of over six million volumes. [From the back of the card] - [LIB0153] Related articles by ZemantaFor Harvard's library, an arduous digital shift - The Boston Globe (boston.com)
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26
Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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18
Gore Hall, Harvard University Library
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18
[LIB3637]Gore Hall, the college library from 1838-1913, was for years the symbol of Harvard University, and remains on the seal of the city of Cambridge. It was modeled on the fifteenth century King College Chapel in Cambridge, England and was the first building at Harvard to be used solely as a library.
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JUN
10
Widener Memorial Library, Harvard University, MA
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JUN
10
[LIB3542]The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, commonly known as Widener Library, is the primary building of the library system of Harvard University. Located on the south side of Harvard Yard directly across from Memorial Church, Widener serves as the centerpiece of the 15.6 million-volume Harvard University Library system, the largest university library system in the world. [WIKIPEDIA]
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DEC
30
1909 Harvard University Library at Night, CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS
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OCT
16
Widener Memorial Library HARVARD UNIVERSITY MA
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16
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OCT
11
Baker Library, Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, CAMBRIDGE MA
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OCT
11
An American Art Post Card, no. 610. [LIB1857]
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