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The '''Harkness Theatre''' was a theater located in the basement, of [[Butler Library]]. This put it just below street level, resulting in a convenient public entrance from 114th Street. The theatre has since been subsumed into office space which now fills the first floor of the library.
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The '''Harkness Theatre''' was a lecture hall located in the basement, of [[Butler Library]]. This put it just below street level, resulting in a convenient public entrance from 114th Street. The theatre has since been subsumed into office space which now fills the first floor of the library.
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The room was named for donor [[Edward Harkness]], who supplied the funds for the construction of the library. It disappeared during the wave of renovations that rehabilitated the library during the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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Revision as of 17:06, 7 May 2008

The Harkness Theatre was a lecture hall located in the basement, of Butler Library. This put it just below street level, resulting in a convenient public entrance from 114th Street. The theatre has since been subsumed into office space which now fills the first floor of the library.

The room was named for donor Edward Harkness, who supplied the funds for the construction of the library. It disappeared during the wave of renovations that rehabilitated the library during the late 1990s and early 2000s.