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Pusey pointed out that the completion of the Countway was the fruition of many years of effort to bring together the two great collections of medical literature in Boston. He said it was, at last, the fulfillment of a dream of the founders of the Medical School...
Dean Berry, who is retiring at the end of this academic year, spoke of the importance of the Library to Boston, New England, and all of American medicine. With its more than 500,000 volumes, the Countway will be a major research center for all medical scientists. In addition, its futuristic equipment makes it a model for all up-to-date libraries...
Eventually, Countway readers will be able to obtain instant photocopies of scientific texts and articles from other regional scientific libraries throughout the country. Computerized filing systems will enable the most dimwitted students to locate the most obscure references...
Representing the Boston Medical Library. Sprague said he felt "like the father of the bride who has arrived with her at the altar after a rather adventurous trip down the aisle lasting over seven years." Within the Countway, the Boston Medical Library will retain its corporate entity, the rights to its collection, and its own associate Librarian it will also remain the library of the Massachusetts Medical Society...
Finally, President Pusey officially dedicated the Countway by reading the words his predecessor, Charles W. Eliot, used in dedicating the buildings of the Medical School Quadrangle in 1906. The new library will be open for use on Wednesday morning, June...