Lamont Library

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Lamont Library was the first library building in the United States that was specifically planned for undergraduates. Construction for the building in the southeast corner of the Yard began in l947 and the library opened in January l949. Since l975 Lamont Library has been administered together with Hilles Library.

From the description of General information by and about Lamont Library. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77066335

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creatorOf Lamont Library. General information by and about Lamont Library. Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Miscellaneous correspondence, 1849-1908. Houghton Library
referencedIn Robert Frost miscellaneous papers, 1915-1961. Houghton Library
referencedIn Papers of John Coolidge and Agnes Mongan, 1909-2006 Harvard Art Museums. Archives
referencedIn Harvard Fund Council. Records of the Harvard Fund Council, 1925-1965 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
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correspondedWith Coolidge, John, 1913-1995 person
associatedWith Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 person
associatedWith Harvard Fund Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 person
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Massachusetts--Cambridge
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