Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I am very sorry to have to announce that Mrs. Yenshew Lynn Chao, Librarian
of the Rubel Asiatic Research Collection of the Fine Arts Library of
Harvard College Library passed away at home on Monday, July 24, after a
long illness.
Mrs. Chao came to Harvard in 1971, as the first librarian of the Rubel
Asiatic Research Bureau in the Oriental Department of the Fogg Art Museum.
The bureau evolved into the Rubel Asiatic Research Collection (RARC) and
was integrated into the Fine Arts Library of the Harvard College Library in
1978. Under Mrs. Chao's leadership the Rubel Collection has grown into one
of the finest specialized libraries in the world for the study of the art,
architecture, and archaeology of East Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia,
and India. In addition, Mrs. Chao's developed the Rubel Classification
Scheme, authority files, and simplified catalog filing rules for the
collection. Her scheme is still in use in Rubel and has been adopted by
other research libraries.
Her colleagues and the University community will miss her. Rubel is a
special place at Harvard with a welcoming atmosphere, in large part due to
the care and professional attention Mrs. Chao devoted to her work and the
needs of countless students, faculty, curators, and researchers from around
the world.
Letters and cards may be addressed to her children: Viviane Chao, Philippe
Chao, and Yvonne Chao, 4 Page Road, Lexington, MA 02420.
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Katharine Martinez,
Herman and Joan Suit Librarian of the Fine Arts Library
Harvard College Library
Harvard University
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: (617) 496-1504
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