Widener Library

primary building of the library system of Harvard University
Organization library Q1060854
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Widener Library

Summary

Widener Library is a library[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Widener Library is located in Massachusetts[3].
  • Widener Library is in the country of United States[4].
  • Widener Library's instance of is recorded as library[5].
  • Widener Library took place at Cambridge[6].
  • Widener Library is part of Harvard Library[7].
  • Widener Library's Commons category is recorded as Widener Library[8].
  • 1915 marks the founding of Widener Library[9].
  • Widener Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.3737, 'longitude': -71.1164}[10].
  • Widener Library's parent organization or unit is recorded as Harvard University[11].
  • Widener Library's official website is recorded as http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/widener/[12].
  • Widener Library covers an area of {'amount': '+30000'}[13].

Body

Founding

1915 marks the founding of Widener Library[9].

Identity

Widener Library is part of Harvard Library[7].

Operations

Widener Library's parent organization or unit is recorded as Harvard University[11].

Why It Matters

Widener Library ranks in the top 3% of library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 29725638
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10689]]: 29725638, Adding OSM way id claim from wikidata tag on way/29725638"
  2. 8w ago · Bamyers99 · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Cambridge
    Parent organization or unit → Harvard University
    Located in → —
    Part of → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4848]]: 4422"
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