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Pusey Library

Address27, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA, United States of America, 02138
Site Number588
Building Root Number 04933
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1973
Building Acquired 1973
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after Nathan Marsh Pusey (1907-2001), the 24th president of Harvard University.Historical NotesPusey Library was designed by noted Cambridge firm Hugh Stubbins Associates and completed in 1973.
Additional Information
Alexander Moss White Reading Room
“In Deference to Its Environment the Pusey Library Was Built Beneath Harvard Yard.” Architectural Record, vol. 160, no. 4, 1976, pp. 97–100, usmodernist.org/AR/AR-1976-09.pdf.
Harvard University Archives. Construction Management Records, ca. 1953-1986. Harvard University Archives call number UAV 298.8000
Lemann, Nicholas. “Corporation Okays Bok’s Final Plans For Pusey Library.” Harvard Crimson, 6 Mar. 1973, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1973/3/6/corporation-okays-boks-final-plans-for/.
Lemann, Nicholas. “The New Pusey Library: Yard Beautification.” Harvard Crimson, 26 Mar. 1973, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1973/3/26/the-new-pusey-library-yard-beautification/.
“Pusey Overhaul Comes After Overhang Falls.” Harvard Crimson, 9 Oct. 1985, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1985/10/9/pusey-overhaul-comes-after-overhang-falls/.
Cunningham, Jalin P. “UC Referendum Asks To Turn Pusey Library Into Social Space.” Harvard Crimson, 2 Nov. 2015, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/11/2/uc-referendum-pusey-library/.
Gleick, James. “At Last The Library Opens.” Harvard Crimson, 21 Feb. 1976, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1976/2/21/at-last-the-library-opens-pwhen/.
Lemann, Nicholas. “Bok Allows Final Release Of Pusey Library Plans.” Harvard Crimson, 13 Mar. 1973, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1973/3/13/bok-allows-final-release-of-pusey/.
Lemann, Nicholas. “Construction.” Harvard Crimson, 2 July 1973, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1973/7/2/construction-pbjbust-after-the-voice-of/.
Daly, Christopher B., “Harvard Plans Winter Opening For Nathan M. Pusey Library.” Harvard Crimson, 12 June 1975, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1975/6/12/harvard-plans-winter-opening-for-nathan/.
E.P.M. “Harvard’s Underground Understatement.” American Libraries, vol. 8, no. 3, American Library Association, Mar. 1977, p. 114.
“Pusey Wins.” Harvard Crimson, 6 Apr. 1976, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1976/4/6/pusey-winspthe-pusey-library-and/.
Donham, Brett. "There's More than One Way to Build a Building." Harvard Magazine, Jan. 1974, p. 57-60. Print. with illus., plan.
Bryant, Rene Kuhn. Change and Continuity in the Harvard Yard : the Nathan Marsh Pusey Library. Cambridge, Mass., 1976. Available at multiple locations with various call numbers consult HOLLIS for details.
Pusey Library Carpet Swatch, 1970. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1719.5.
General Information by and about Pusey Library. Harvard University Archives call number HUB 1719.2.
Harvard College Library. Library in a Landscape a Visual Account of the Architecture and Collections of the New Library in the Harvard Yard, Nathan Marsh Pusey Library. Houghton Library call number Typ Video L6168.976.
Houghton Library Architectural Plans, 1941-1991 [Includes: Perry, Shaw, Hepburn 1941 plans (1 roll), Perry, Dean, Hepburn & Stewart 1967 2nd floor (Hyde Rooms) plans (2 rolls), Perry, Dean, Stewart 1969-1973 2nd floor (Hyde Rooms) plans (3 rolls), Thompson Engineering 1967 Fire and Smoke Detector plans (1 roll), Exergen HVAC Renovation Project plans, 1989-1991 (3 rolls), Perry, Dean, Rogers, and Partners 1991 Hyde Rooms plans (3 rolls), Douglas Okum and Associates 1991 Houghton Front Door plans (2 rolls), Hugh Stubbins 1972-1975 Pusey Library plans (2 rolls)] Houghton Library call number 95M-37.
Rosberg, Gerald M. “Harvard to Construct Huge Library Addition.” The Harvard Crimson, 14 July 1967, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1967/7/14/harvard-to-construct-huge-library-addition/.
Whittaker, Nicholas P. "Pusey Library: A Question of Priorities." University Wire, Nov 15, 2015.
"Harvard's underground understatement." American Libraries, March 1977, Vol. 8 Issue 3, pp. 114-116.
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