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Article: Wendorf books from Harvard to Athenaeum
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 19, 1996
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Richard Wendorf, head librarian at Harvard's Houghton Library, has
been named director and librarian of the Boston Athenaeum, replacing
Rodney Armstrong, who has held the top post at the venerable Boston
library and collecting institution for 23 years. Wendorf, besides
heading Harvard's rare book library since 1989, has taught English
and art history and served as an associate dean at Northwestern
University. He says his interests in literature, art and social
history are "perfectly matched" to the Athenaeum's public programs,
which he is ...