Word: lamont
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...collection of 28 anti-Russian posters, smuggled out of occupied Czechoslovakia by an American from Harvard and a Czech citizen, is currently on exhibit at Lamont Library...
...HOUGHTON Library is the ugly building in Harvard Yard between Widener and Lamont. Its brick walls are drab and square, the stone steps leading to its entrance are ponderous, and its doors are always closed...
...that time, the library had about 125,000 volumes. It has since grown to almost half a million, overflowing the space within Houghton itself and spilling into one of the lower levels of Lamont. The Harvard Library Committee is now in the process of trying to raise $5 million for the underground library expansion in the area between Widener, Houghton, Lamont, and President Pusey's house. Two of the projected four floors will go to Houghton and, with luck, fill its space needs on into...
Stephen C. Ming, catalog coordinator said that part of the additional pressure is due to the fact that Lamont now handles reserve books for graduate courses and tutorials. "There are probably 100 more reserve-book courses this year than last," Ming said. "From 6 p.m. until midnight there is no let-up of students waiting for reserve books," he added...
...find out from students using the library," Alevizos said, "that they aren't getting good service--if they have to wait more than two to five minutes for a book-- then we'll look into the matter." Alevizos said that Lamont has sufficient funds to hire additional staff if, and when, the student demand requires...