| Alternate Names: |
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| Classical Library |
| Herbert Weir Smyth Classical Library |
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| Phone Numbers: |
| Classics Department | 495-4027 |
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| Address: | Widener Library, Room E, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Access Information: | Library access is limited to students and faculty in the Classics Department. |
| Circulation Policy: | Non-circulating collection.
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| Holdings Description: | Summary description of collection: Primarily intended for Classics undergraduate and graduate students. Collection includes course readings and great standard works.
Size of collection: 9,000 volumes.
Expanded description of collection: Primarily intended for classics undergraduate
and graduate students. Collection includes course readings,
standard works such as Paulys Real-encyclopaedie der klassischen
Altertumswissenschaft, Thesaurus lingua latinae, leading
classical periodicals, some critical editions, commentaries,
concordances, and selected critical monographs on Greek
and Latin authors. Special collections: Paleography. The
bulk of the Paleography collection was transferred to the
Smyth Library in 1995, when Room D became the Medieval
Studies Library. A selection of paleography materials remains
in Room D. For specific titles, consult HOLLIS.
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| Services: | Internal ILL Policy:
HARVARD: The library does not lend to other Harvard libraries.
External ILL Policy:
NON-HARVARD: The library does not lend to non -Harvard libraries.
ILL Borrowing Policy:
BORROWING: The library does not borrow materials for patrons.
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| Resources for Persons with Disabilities: | Wheelchair accessible. |
| Link to map: | http://lib.harvard.edu/libraries/maps/6.html |
| Faculty (School) Affiliation: | Classics Department, Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
