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SUB-GROUP Identifier: UAIII 50.8.11.1

Records of the Director of the Harvard University Library, Archibald Cary Coolidge.

Overview

Records of the first Director of the Harvard University Library, Archibald Cary Coolidge.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-1928

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

These records are open to research.

Extent

4 cubic feet (12 boxes)

Records of the Director of the Harvard University Library, Archibald Cary Coolidge.

Biographical / Historical

Archibald Cary Coolidge was the first Director of the Harvard University Library (1910-1928). One of his major accomplishments in this role was the construction of WIdener Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred to the University Archives from the Harvard University Library.

Inventory update

This document last updated 2022 May 10.

Processing Information

This inventory encoded by Kate Bowers in April 2018.

Title
Harvard University. Library. Records of the Director of the Harvard University Library, Archibald Cary Coolidge, 1910-1928: an inventory
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hua22018

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository

Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.

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