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...tour guide’s statements as one rushes in and out of historic buildings. One always catches a useful tidbit or other. The statue of the three lies? Can do. The reason Memorial Hall looks like a cathedral? Ditto. Not only is one aware of Harry Elkins Widener??s whole sorry story, but also of the artist who painted the murals inside Widener Library (Sargent), of the reason the third, poignant condition Harry’s mother laid down for the construction of the library (all students must take a swim test to graduate) has been cancelled...
Leavitt, who is also the Head of Circulation and the Reserves Coordinator at Littauer, said that in the event of a move, space constraints may force the volumes of Government Documents—which outnumber those in Widener??to be dispersed among Littauer, the Harvard Depository and Widener...
...techniques. Harvard is caretaker to what are often the last or best-preserved copies of coveted and rare films, and it would be reckless if the libraries were not able to maintain the restoration and purchasing power of the current HFA. Professors often complain about the poor state of Widener??s collections, with critical books missing or misplaced due to inadequate staffing and funding; it would be a shame if the same happened to rare prints transferred into the library. Moreover, it will be a disruptive process to bring the staff and collection of the HFA in line...
...Harry Widener??s father also perished in the 1912 disaster, but his mother, Eleanor Widener, survived on a lifeboat and went on to endow what would become Harvard’s premiere library...
...Widener??s altruism, however, came with a few peculiar conditions, including a provision permitting her “to do grading and landscape work” on the grounds of the new library...