Word: noted
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Lost - Moliere, Vol. II., and note book in N. H. 1. Finder will oblige by leaving at Hollis...
...first visitors' book used in the library had a remarkable history. It belonged to Prof. Webster, and contains these words in ink, probably written by the owner: "Mineralogical cabinet, Harvard College, 1838 and 1839. Removed to the present room in 1842." Below in pencil, as usual, is the explanatory note: "The mineral cabinet occupied the east lower room of Harvard Hall, till it was moved to the upper room in Harvard, which had been occupied by the library." On the fly-leaf is the following interesting note by John Langdon Sibley: "After Webster's execution, search was made for this...
...many places in this volume names have been cut out, and in these instances a note at the top tells us of the day of the mutilation, and states that the name thus lost is known to the librarian. After losing a number of names in this way, and after having left his own autograph on as many pages, the librarian adopted the ingenious method of tearing out the page on which an illustrious visitor had left his marks, and of restoring the leaves after the rage for autographs had departed from the breasts of the kleptomaniacs. Thus we find...
...very gratifying to note the authorities have at last taken some definite precautionary measures against loss of life in case of fire. Although nothing of much importance has been done as yet, we are assured that the matter is receiving careful consideration, and that no expense or trouble will be spared to render the buildings as secure as possible. The thanks of all who occupy rooms in the college buildings are due to the gentlemen who have the matter in charge for the promptness with which they have acceded to the general demand for immediate action in the matter...
...will contain more than one hundred pages of new matter, and is expected to appear early in February. Prof. Campbell has also just completed an English translation of Sophocles, which will shortly be published by Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., and to which he has prefixed a long prefatory note...