Harvard History & Traditions
We Were Students Once...
Young love: the poem, plus enduring lessons from a public-health pioneer
by Primus VI
Bookish
Course catalog redux, a Chinese take on Harvard “glitz and glamour,” and the mathmetician-movie buff
by Primus VI
Portraying Larry Summers
Celebrating the twenty-seventh president—and assessing his legacy
by John S. Rosenberg
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
George Reisner
Brief life of a pioneering Egyptologist: 1867-1942
by Peter Der Manuelian
Ahead of His Time
The inclusive Henry Lee Higginson, and Robert Caro’s productive fellowship
by Primus VI
Charles III, When Young
The Prince of Wales’s star turn at Harvard’s 350th anniversary gala, in 1986
From the Soil Up
The art of conserving an historic garden at Dumbarton Oaks
by May Wang
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Milman Parry
Brief life of a Homeric scholar with a big idea: 1902-1935
by Robert Kanigel
Learners, Grizzled and Downy
An affecting reunion, and Houghton Library accessible to all
by Primus VI