Dumbarton Oaks is a living relic of 19th century academia; even moreso than Harvard, the institution that controls it. Working there is a strangely serene expe

Dumbarton Oaks is a living relic of 19th century academia; even moreso than Harvard, the institution that controls it. Working there is a strangely serene experience. The contents of the library alone are worth more than the entire compound and the land its built on.