The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-24
LIBRARY
IS DEDICATED
At HARVARD
Is Memorial to titanic Victim
and Third largest in
Country.

COuHUy.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. June "a
The Widener Memorial Library,
ranking third among the Libraries OF
this country in the number OF vol
umes which It will accommodate, was
dedicated with simple exercises at
Harvard University today The adj
dress OF presentation was made by
Henry Cabot Lodge and the Library
was accepted on behalf Of the uni
versity by President a. Lawrence
Lowell
The monumental structure Is the
gift of Mrs Eleanor E1kins Widener
of Philadelphia, in memory OF her
Der OF the Harvard class Of 1897,
who lost his life in the Titanic dis
aster. Specifically intended to house
the rare collection Of books be
queathed to the university by MI
Widener, the building was planned
on a scale to care for the entire Har-
ward library, with allowance Tor
great enlargement in the number OF
books. The capacity Of 100000
volumes. with provision for exten7
sion to hold 100000, is exceeded
in this country only by the New York
Public Library and the congressional
library
On Gore Hall Site.
The building, standing within the
college yard near Massachusetts ave
nue.. is on the site OF the cid Gore
Hall. the former library building,
which was torn down. In style and
material it narm onizes with the Col
onia1 halls IN its Immediate vicinity
The exterior is OF brick and lime
stone, with long, Square-headed win
dows, RomaneSque arches and Corln-
THAN columns The outside measure
ments are $50 by 200 feet Within
the hollow square OF the structure
Is a courtyard. lilo by 100 feet The
principal entrance. on the north side
Is by thirty granite steps. through
portico former by twelve lime
stone Corinthian columns The three
high doors are of glass and wrougnt
iron.
The marble colombo OF the en-
trance hall and a broad marble stair
case lead directly to the central ees-
ton. where the Widener collection
two simple memorial tablets. and IN
the entrance hall is tablet placed
by the class of 1907 and bearing
a suitable inscription
Glass Book Shelves
The memorial section consists OF
two rooms. which will house the
widener collection. over marble.
framed fireplace, is the portrait OF
Mr.. widner, by Ferrier, the PARIS
artist The book case in this room
have plate-glass shelves and bronze
the office Of the special librarian OF
the collection. Georie p W1nship.
who served for twenty years as ho-i
rarian of the John Carter Brown
library at Brown university. 4
On the first floor are the Offices OF
William C. Lane. the college libra
Ran. and Prof Archibald G. Cool
idge, director Of the university ho-I
lrary: the treasure room. equipped
with metal book cases. and a room
for the library council. The stair
ways at the sides lead to the read
ing room, 1872 feet long. with SOIL
toned glass skylights: the card
catalog and delivery room and the
periodical room. The book stacks
extend through eight low-studded
stories. and space has been reserved
lin the basement for two more floors
! OF stacks. for future needs on the
third floor are room Tor special COL
ilections and departmental libraries.
q PHOTOGRAPH room and a map room
Seventy studies for professors and
900 reading stalls for research stud
ents are placed close to the stacks
Are Fare Books
The Widener collection contains
about 5000 volumes All of these
are rare books, gathered by
MI. Widener through tireless search
of this country and Europe Among
them are Shakespeare First Folio
a famous Caxton, the English Bible
of 1850 and first edition of Bur
tons Anatomy There are also
many first editions OF famous Am
Ierican writers, each autographed by
the author.
The task OF moving the books Of
the Harvard library from the build
Iines where they have been tenn
Temporarily housed begins today It
lie estimated that more than six
months viii be required to complete
The moving and arrangement OF the
volumes. The library. however. will
be ready for working use when the
college term opens on September -.
and during the summer most OF the
rooms viii be open to the public
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