William A. Jackson letters to Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, 1945.

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William A. Jackson letters to Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, 1945.

Consists of 18 letters from Jackson to Keyes Metcalf, director of the Harvard University Library written during a trip in April and May of 1945 to Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. The letters discuss libraries and book collectors in these countries and include information on possible acquisitions for the Harvard library. Also includes notes taken in Lima, Peru and a small amount of other correspondence.

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The University Library consists of all the collections of books in the possession of the University. It originated in 1638 with books left to the college by John Harvard. The library system currently consists of over 100 separate facilities, ranging from very small specialized collections to Widener Library, with its 5 million volumes. Each of the faculties within the University maintains one or more libraries serving its special constituency. The largest unit is the Harvard College Library (inc...

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