Mr. William C. Lane '81, the University Librarian, will deliver a lecture on "The History of the Harvard College Library" in the Lecture Room of the Fogg Museum this evening at 8 o'clock. This lecture will be given under the auspices of the Memorial Society and will be open to all members of the University.
In the course of his address Mr. Lane will describe the development of the Library from the date of its foundation in 1638, telling of its history in its three successive homes in the two Harvard Halls and in Gore Hall. Stereopticon views will be shown of portraits of early benefactors and extracts from private correspondence, catalogues, and early official records.
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