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Nathan Marsh Pusey Library [2] [3] is an underground library located inside of Harvard University. It was announced in June 1971 and was named after Nathan Pusey, the president of Harvard from 1953 to 1971. The library is the world's first library to be built with a halon-gas fire-extinguishing system. [1]
The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, housing some 3.5 million books, [2] is the centerpiece of the Harvard Library system. It honors 1907 Harvard College graduate and book collector Harry Elkins Widener, and was built by his mother Eleanor Elkins Widener soon after his death in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
Harvard Yard is the oldest and among the most prominent parts of the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.The yard has a historic center and modern crossroads and contains most of the freshman dormitories, Harvard's most important libraries, Memorial Church, several classroom and departmental buildings, and the offices of senior university officials, including the President ...
By 1973, Harvard Library had authored or published over 430 volumes in print in addition to nine periodicals and seven annual publications. Among these is a monthly newsletter, The Harvard Librarian and a quarterly journal, Harvard Library Bulletin, which was established in 1947, dormant from 1960 until 1967, and published regularly since. [23]
Edmon Low Library Lawn Bedlam Series: Oklahoma Sooners December 6, 2008 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 20 2 Florida Gators: 31: Atlanta, Georgia: SEC Championship Game: Alabama Crimson Tide January 1, 2009 6 Penn State Nittany Lions 24 5 USC Trojans: 38: Pasadena, California: Inside the Rose Bowl: Rose Bowl: USC Trojans January 8, 2009 2 Oklahoma ...
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The Baker Library. The construction of the Baker Library was completed in 1927. [1] It was named for philanthropist George Fisher Baker. [1] From 1930 to 2007, the bell in the tower came from the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, Russia; it had been donated by Charles Richard Crane. [1] The Bloomberg Center was built in 2003–2005. [1]
Houghton Library, on the south side of Harvard Yard adjacent to Widener Library, Lamont Library, and Loeb House, is Harvard University's primary repository for rare books and manuscripts. [1] It is part of the Harvard College Library, the library system of Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences .