Harvard History & Traditions
Stories that explore the institution’s rich history, from archival moments to evolving traditions.
An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
by Nina Pasquini
From the Archives: Harvard’s Womanless History
Completing the University’s self-portrait
Yesterday’s News
When the Law School made thin ice…and other headlines from Harvard’s history
Sculpting Hallowed Ground
Re-landscaping Massachusetts Hall, making the entrance to Harvard Yard more welcoming
by Primus VI
From the Archives: 1968, When “Harvard Beats Yale”
The immediate post-Game coverage, and an update on that famous headline
Khalil Abdur-Rashid
The University’s Muslim chaplain
by Sophia Nguyen
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
The Players
How the Crimson squad from the immortal ’68 Game revealed a transforming Harvard
by George Howe Colt
Medicine Minus Mythmaking
Two Harvard doctors on William Carlos Williams
The Devil and Philip Johnson
A “star-chitect” as P.T. Barnum
by Spencer Lee Lenfield
Hand-Crafted
Messenger from the past
by Primus VI