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

and Third Largest in
Counry-
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. June 20
The Widener Memorial Library.
rankfng third among the libraries Of
this country in the number OF vol
umes which It viii accommodate. was
dedicated with simple exercises at
Harvard University today. The ad-I
dress Of presentation was made by
Henry Cabot Lodge and the library
was accepted on behalf OF the uni
yersfty by President a Lawrence
Lowell
The monumental structure Is the
gift of Mrs. Eleanor EIhns Wtdener
OF PhiladelpIia, In memory OF her
son, Harry E1kins Widener, a men1-
Der Of the Harvard class Of 1907,
who lost his Life In the Titanic dis
aster Specifically intended to house
the rare collection OF books be-.
queathed to the university by Mr.
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 extern
sion to hold 2,300,00O, is exceeded
in this country only by the New York.
Public Library and the congressional
library
On Gore daus 9a1e-
The building, standing within the
college yard near Massachusetts, ave
nue.. Is ON the site OF the old Gore
Hall, the former library building,
which was torn down In style and
material 1t narmonizes with the Col
onial halls in its Immediate vicinity
TO-. 81 yfN lime
stone, with long, square-headed win
dows, Romanesque arches and Cortn-
THAN columns The outside measure
ments are $50 by 200 feet Within
the hollow square OF the structure
is a courtyard, 10 by 100 feet The
principal entrance, on the north SIDE.
Is by thirty granite steps. through
a porttco former by twelve lime
stone CorinthIan columns. The three
high doors are Of glass and wrought
IRON.
The marble colonnade OF the en-
trance hall and a broad marble stair
csc lead directly to the central ces-1
ton. where the Widener collection
is located Within the vestfbule are
two simple memorial tablets. and IN
the entrance hall is a tablet placed
nv lss The he . class Of 1907 and bearing
a suitable inscription.
class RooI5 Shelves.
The memorial section consists OF
two looms which viii house. the
Widener collection, over marble
framed fireplace. Is the portraitsof
Mr. wfdner, by FeTrier. the Paris
artist. The book case in this room
have plate-glass shelves and bronze
sashes The outer room Includes
the Office OF the special librarian OF
the collection, Georie p Winship,
who served for twenty years as lib
rarian Of the John Carter Brown
library at Brown university
On the first floor are the offices OF
William G. Lane: the co1ege 1ol1
rian. and Prof Arcn1oaio - S ~.
Iidge. director OF the un1v s' nD,
|rary; the treasure room. eQuippeo
with metal book cases; ana 10. I IoSm
for the library council ne sea I
ways at the sides LEAD 70 tnS I ssst-
ling room, ~ 1eet ions t W. So 49,
toned glass skynsnIs, tne ~
catalog and dei1very room an s.s srs
periodical room ne 1ooA saS
extend through e1gnt io"- SeSnS
stories, and space mas .oeen ar $3.50 $50.
OF STACKS. 1or 1u eole f 49, Social COZ
th1rd LOOT are .l .ooI, Ifbraries
ileCf1OnS anu oSpA4