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Harvard Library removes human skin from book binding

Harvard University removed human skin from the binding of "Des Destinées de L'âme" in Houghton Library on Wednesday after a review found ethical concerns with the book's origin and history. French ...
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Harvard removes human skin binding from 19th-century book due to ethical concerns

Harvard University has removed human skin from the binding of a 19th-century text because it was taken without consent from a deceased woman. Harvard Library announced this month that it had removed ...
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University library removes human flesh from old book binding

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (WKRC) - A university library has removed human flesh that was used to bind one of their older books after discovering its macabre history. In 2014, Harvard University's Houghton ...
The Harvard Crimson

On Lamont’s 75th Anniversary, Librarians Reflect on ‘Microcosm’ of Campus History

For more than three quarters of a century, Harvard undergraduates have hit the books in the armchairs and study carrels of Lamont Library. Situated in the southeast corner of Harvard Yard, Lamont — ...