Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, renovation records, 1971-1990 (inclusive).

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Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, renovation records, 1971-1990 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702160872

The records consist of files of the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale concerning planning, budgets, furniture, contractors, gifts, systems, and the dedication of the renovated library.

3.75 linear feet.

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Yale University Library

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Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1765. Even as a child he showed an aptitude for mechanical work, repairing violins and taking on other mechanical work as it presented itself. Whitney set up shop making nails and when the demand for nails declined, he changed his business to manufacture hat pins, a commodity with increasing demand. Whitney eventually enrolled at Yale College in May 1789, and graduated three years later. He intended to further his education and become a lawye...