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1927
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Also in 1927:
The Harvard Fatigue Laboratory, which brings together researchers from multiple disciplines to study physical aspects of work, is established at HBS.
The new HBS campus, designed by New York architects McKim, Mead & White, is dedicated on June 4, with GE's president Owen D. Young as the keynote speaker.
Baker Library is completed
Straus familly establishes endowed professorship in business history
Assistant Dean Donald David leaves HBS to become EVP of Royal Baking Powder Company
Business historian N.S.B. Gras joins faculty; begins Harvard Studies in Business History series
Donham suffers a near-fatal heart attack in June
Harvard Square tobacconist's ad describes HBS men as "cool under fire . . . In the School, On the Job"
Weeks Bridge is dedicated in May; brings Harvard steam pipes and electricity to Soldiers Field
William Ziegler, Jr., gives $1 million for international research chair
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Timeline: 1927
Railway and Locomotive Historical Society establishes its headquarters in Baker Library
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