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March 22, 2001
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March 22, 2001
HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES
Russian desk has rich history
Willed to the Davis Center for Russian Studies by William Persen '48, Ph.D. '53, who died last July, a lavishly decorated antique desk is now the first thing visitors see when they visit the Davis Center on the second floor of 1737 Cambridge St.
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If this desk could talk ...
Elaborately carved in the Gothic revival style of the late 19th century, the desk is believed to have been manufactured in Germany, then brought to Russia where it was used in the Ministry of Education, probably by the minister himself. Full story
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Copyright 2002 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College
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