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Black and white photograph of library workers shelving the first books at the new Hayden Memorial Library. From left, Howard R. Bartlettt, Robert E. Booth, and Vernon D. Tate look on. Original caption: "The First Books for the new Hayden Memorial Library at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are placed on the shelves by library workers while, left to right, Prof. H. R. Bartlett, head of the English department R. E. Booth, associate librarian, and Dr. Vernon D. Tate, director of libraries, watch. The building, still under construction but partially occupied, is scheduled to be completed during the winter."