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A woman sits on a stool in front of the card catalogue at Widener Library, 1962. A woman sits on a stool in front of the card catalogue at Widener Library, 1962.
"A member of '62 in Widener Catalogue."
This is one of my favorite photos of Widener Library. There’s an air of mystery here: who is this elegantly-dressed Radcliffe student from the class of ’62? Is she lost in thought, or waiting to use that one drawer that’s been removed?
Reed Lowrie , Manager, Reference and Information Services Cabot, Lamont, and Widener Libraries and Virtual Reference Services / FAS Libraries
A woman sits on a stool in front of the card catalogue at Widener Library, 1962. A woman sits on a stool in front of the card catalogue at Widener Library, 1962.
"A member of '62 in Widener Catalogue."
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