Library Collections: FY1997

Increase FY1997 
Gross
Net
Volumes &
Pamphlets
FY1997 (1) 
University Library 
University Archives  2,108  2,108  102,495 
Library of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences 
Harvard College Library 
Cabot 4,126  3,853  163,692 
Fine Arts 5,901  5,651 273,010 
Geological Sciences 949  929 64,380 
Harvard - Yenching 25,521  25,212 869,173 
Hilles 3,779  632 208,559 
Houghton 6,925  6,598 430,403 
Lamont 4,486  (2,354) 184,741 
Littauer 2,147  1,983 455,714 
Loeb Music 3,569  3,509 136,071 
Tozzer (Peabody Museum) 3,266  3,239 210,915 
Widener 142,203  140,175 5,109,193 
House Libraries (2) 66  (75) 151,825 
Departmental & Divisional Libraries (3) 5,758  4,765 377,662 
Special Office and Research Libraries 
Biblioteca Berenson 2,082  2,082 105,732 
Botany Libraries 1,840  1,835 267,464 
Career Reference 239  13 5,970 
Center for Astrophysics: Wolbach Library 1,350  1,299 66,631 
Center for European Studies 1,527  385 10,642 
Center for Hellenic Studies 916  916 39,699 
Center for International Affairs 89  39 12,649 
Center for Middle Eastern Studies 0  0 5,000 
Dumbarton Oaks (4) 4,133  4,133 165,984 
Fairbank Research Center 1,000  1,000 22,000 
Gibb Islamic Seminar 0  0 5,618 
Grossman Library for University Extension 181  164 7,065 
Harvard Forest in Petersham 546  546 28,307 
Harvard Planning Information Research Center 0  0 400 
Health Services: John Peabody Monks 0  0 450 
Milman Parry Collection of Oral Literature 0  0 2,500 
Museum of Comparative Zoology 2,867  2,865 266,967 
Nieman Collection of Contemporary Journalism 0  0 1,995 
Russian Research Center 263  242 18,494 
Ukrainian Research Institute: reference 62  62 2,970 
University Development Office 0  0 11,000 
Warren Center for American History 0  0 0 
Faculty Libraries 
Business: Baker Library 7,592  6,985 600,114 
Design: Frances L. Loeb 3,424  3,287 263,307 
Divinity: Andover - Harvard Theological 6,252  5,197 437,826 
Education: Monroe C. Gutman 3,179  1,613 183,508 
JFK School of Government (5) 3,096  (191) 59,125 
Law School 25,513  22,307 1,554,567 
Medicine, Public Health and Dental Medicine 
      Center for Population Studies 0  0 25,125 
      Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine 15,335  13,263 630,167 
      New England Primate Research Center 442  355 12,622 
Radcliffe College 
      Schlesinger Library on History of American Women 2,244  2,244 65,402 
TOTAL UNIVERSITY COLLECTIONS  294,976 266,866 13,617,133
(1) Volumes and Pamphlets for individual libraries includes volumes transferred to the Depository. Totals reflect corrections in count. (Back to data)
(2) Includes Adams, Cabot, Currier, Dudley, Dunster, Eliot, Kirkland, Leverett, Lowell, Mather, Pforzheimer, Quincy, Winthrop. (Back to data)
(3) Includes Afro-American Studies, Applied Sciences: Gordon McKay, Biochemical Sciences, Bio Labs, Celtic: F.N. Robinson, Chemistry, Classics: H.W. Smith, Center on Contemporary Japan, English: Child Memorial, History, History of Science, Linguistics, Mathematics: G.D. Birkoff, Medieval Studies Library, Near Eastern Languages & Literatures, Philosophy: Robbins, Physics, Psychology, Sanskrit & Indian Studies, Sociology & Social Relations, Statistics. (Back to data)
(4) Includes the Center for Byzantine Studies, Center for Studies in Landscape Architecture, and Pre-Columbian Collection. (Back to data)
(5) Includes the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. (Back to data)
SOURCE: HARVARD UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ANNUAL REPORT 1996-1997