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SERIES Identifier: UAIII 50.5

Harvard Library reports

Overview

Reports by the chief librarians of Harvard College and Harvard University.

Dates

  • Creation: 1818-1971

Creator

Research Access

Open for research.

Extent

1 cubic feet (4 boxes (approximately 13 volumes and 1 box))

Reports by the chief librarians of Harvard College and Harvard University.

Chief Librarians of Harvard College and of Harvard University

  1. Andrews Norton, Librarian of Harvard College, 1813-1821
  2. Joseph Green Cogswell, Librarian of Harvard College, 1821-1823
  3. Charles Folsom, Librarian of Harvard College, 1823-1826
  4. Benjamin Peirce (AB 1801), Librarian of Harvard College, 1826-1831
  5. Thaddeus William Harris (AB 1815), Librarian of Harvard College 1831-1856
  6. John Langdon Sibley, Librarian of Harvard College, 1856 to 1877
  7. Justin Winsor, Librarian of Harvard University, 1877-1897
  8. William Coolidge Lane, Librarian of Harvard University, 1897-1928
  9. Archibald Cary Coolidge, Director of the University Library, 1910-1928
  10. Robert Pierpont Blake, Director of the University Library, 1928-1937
  11. Keyes Metcalf, Director of the University Library and Librarian of Harvard College, 1937-1955
  12. Paul Herman Buck, Director of the University Library and Librarian of Harvard College, 1955-1964
  13. Merle Fainsod, Director of the University Library, 1964-1972
  14. Douglas W. Bryant University Librarian, 1964-1979 and Director of the University Library, 1972-1979

Acquisition

All reports transferred to the Harvard University Archives from the originating offices. Dates of original transfers not recorded.

Related Materials

Materials lacking from these records might be found in Annual reports of the Harvard libraries and related materials, 1864-2010. HUF 523.901, Harvard University Archives. https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hua05016/catalog

Inventory update

This document last updated 2022 July 28.

Processing Information

Titles devised by archivist. Description based on paper shelflist and collection management data, material not examined. Inventory created by Kate Bowers, 2020-03-16.

Creator

Title
Harvard University. Harvard library reports, 1818-1971 : an inventory
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hua13020

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.

Contact:
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