Pusey Library Explained

Nathan Marsh Pusey Library
Established:	February 1976^[1]
Architect:	Hugh Stubbins and Associates, Inc.
Location:	Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates:	42.3731°N -71.1153°W
Branch Of:	Harvard Library
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Nathan Marsh Pusey Library^{[2] [3]} is an underground library located inside of Harvard University. It was announced in June 1971 and was named after Nathan Pusey, the president of Harvard from 1953 to 1971. The library is the world's first library to be built with a halon-gas fire-extinguishing system. The building contains the Harvard University Archives.

Notes and References

1. Web site: At Last The Library Opens . The Harvard Crimson. Gleick. James. February 21, 1976. 2022-01-22.
2. Web site: Pusey Library News The Harvard Crimson. 2022-01-24. www.thecrimson.com.
3. Book: Bryant, Rene Kuhn. Change and Continuity in the Harvard Yard: The Nathan Marsh Pusey Library. 1976. Harvard College Library. en.