Word: gores
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...late nineteenth century, the number if books in Harvard's library was estimated to double every 20 years, and a cry was raised for a larger building to supplant overflowing Gore Hall. The total of books has quadrupled in the past 40 years, but the need now is for a smaller building--not so much to house the overflow, but to arrange the existing collection for the greater convenience of students...
...director of Harvard's collection of almost 5,000,000 books and pamphlets, can be compared in name only to the job held by Solomon Stoddard, the first librarian, who in 1667 had charge of "a library and books then valued at 400lbs." In fact it was not until Gore Hall, fireproof extensions and all, was razed to make way for Widener that the job called for a tactician and administrator rather than a pioneer...
Thomas L. P. O'Donnell '47 announced yesterday that the Council has also selected a chairman for the 1949 Red Book. James F. Ryan '49 of Roxbury and Gore Hall, will fill that position while William G. Thurman '49 of Jacksonville, Florida and Weld Boat House, will become business manager. The remainder of the staff will be appointed in a few days...
Appointments, by Houses, are: Standish, Buel S. Smith '49, and Richard Wallach '49; Gore, John B. Jones, Jr. '49, and Lawrence F. O'Donnell '49; George Smith, Bernard A. Edison '49; James Smith, M. Conant Webb '49; Bryan, L. Lawrence Klepper '49, and Alan E. Heimert '49; Adams, Cyril H. Wyche, Jr. '49; Lowell, Murray I. Leibmann '49; Dudley, Edward P. Morrlssey...
Crane Brinton '19, professor of History, and George Wald, associate professor of Biology, both tutors in their respective departments, will participate in a forum on the tutorial system at 8:15 o'clock this evening at Gore Hall Common Room...