Harvard History

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

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

Research continues to track down living descendants.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Robert Coles and Atul Gawande on William Carlos Williams

Two Harvard doctors on William Carlos Williams

Historic hod, Henry Kissinger, and more

Messenger from the past

by Primus VI

Remembering 1969 at Harvard

An exhibit on Harvard in 1969 opens at Pusey Library this fall.

by Brandon J. Dixon

The Supreme Court and a politicized U.S. Solicitor General

The “Tenth Justice” and the polarization of the Supreme Court

by Lincoln Caplan

Harvard and the making of Big Football

Boosting the game, and The Game

by Dick Friedman

Spiders and ties, “Fair Harvard” encore, and Faust’s farewell

Spiders and ties, “Fair Harvard” encore, and Faust’s farewell

by Primus VI

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Churchill at Harvard: September 6, 1943

The seventy-fifth anniversary of Winston Churchill’s honorary-degree speech

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history