Harvard Library
Cambridge, MA, United States. Founded 1638.
- Type: University
- City: Cambridge, MA
- Country: United States
- Founded: 1638
Overview
The oldest library system in the United States began in 1638 with the bequest of about 400 books from the young minister John Harvard. Today more than 70 linked libraries hold over 20 million volumes, anchored by the 1914 Widener Library, built by his mother after Harry Elkins Widener died on the Titanic.
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