Harvard History & Traditions
Stories that explore the institution’s rich history, from archival moments to evolving traditions.
Tips of the Hat(s)
On regalia, a Jack-of-all-trades retirement, and a Bok’s office bon mot.
by Primus VI
The Eviction of the Bow & Arrow Press
The Adams House space that gave the letterpress studio its name will become a student common room.
by Craig Lambert
John Harvard, Reader
John Harvard’s reading matter, a scholar poet, the towering John Fox
by Primus VI
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Archibald Henry Grimke
Brief life of a Black Harvard Law School graduate: 1849-1930
by Kerri K. Greenidge
Hume, Heaney, Harvard—and Peace in Northern Ireland
In life and literature, living “dangerously out between” opposing factions while seeking common ground
by Marilynn Richtarik
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Henry Clarke Warren
Brief life of a Harvard-educated Buddhist scholar: 1854-1899
by David Gauld
Over the River Dept.
Cornhole at HBS, prayer and meditation at SEAS, minerologist’s meter, eclipse aficionado
by Primus VI
Bob Odenkirk and Jennifer Coolidge Named Hasty Pudding’s 2023 Man and Woman of the Year
The honorees will visit Cambridge next week for a parade, a show, and a (loving) roast.
by Nancy Walecki
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history