Harvard History

Stories that explore the institution’s rich history, from archival moments to evolving traditions.

Stone archway adorned with a crest and surrounded by green trees.

Harvard Releases Database of 1,613 People Enslaved by University Affiliates

Research continues to track down living descendants.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Calderwood Courtyard centers Harvard Art Museums

A tribute to the art museums’ Calderwood Courtyard

by John S. Rosenberg

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Cooking for the culinarily challenged…and other headlines from Harvard’s history

A composite of Radclife College classes through the years: 1896, 1912, 1931, and 1935 on the cover of the November-December 1999 issue of Harvard Magazine.

Harvard’s Womanless History

Completing the University’s self-portrait 

Headlines from Harvard’s history

When the Law School made thin ice…and other headlines from Harvard’s history

A re-landscaped Massachusetts Hall

Re-landscaping Massachusetts Hall, making the entrance to Harvard Yard more welcoming

by Primus VI

29-29: Reliving The Game

The immediate post-Game coverage, and an update on that famous headline

Harvard inaugurates Larry Bacow, its twenty-ninth president

The University’s new leader focuses on challenges to higher education in America.

by John S. Rosenberg

Khalil Abdur-Rashid, Muslim chaplain at Harvard

The University’s Muslim chaplain

by Sophia Nguyen

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Happy campers: For their team photo, a day or two after The Game, the Crimson wore practice jerseys, giving them rather a raffish look.

A melting pot: Harvard’s 1968 football team

How the Crimson squad from the immortal ’68 Game revealed a transforming Harvard

by George Howe Colt