Harvard History
Stories that explore the institution’s rich history, from archival moments to evolving traditions.
A Forgotten Harvard Anthem
Published the year the Titanic sank, “Harvard’s Best” is a quizzical ode to the University.
Yesterday's News
Happenings at Harvard in Mays and Junes past
The Bells Return to Russia
A New Yorker article explores the Lowell House bells' journey back to Russia—and how they came to be at Harvard in the first place.
Yesterday's News
Happenings at Harvard in March and April of years past
Drat Those Vandals!
A vandalized pump, a fumbled swearing-in, and lessons about life from Professor John H. Finley
Yesterday's News
Happenings at Harvard in Januarys and Februarys past
FDR's Digs
A restoration is in progress of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s undergraduate rooms at Harvard, and Ralph Nader sets a speech-making Guinness World Record.
Yesterday's News
Headlines from Harvard history
Oddments
Comments about swinging doors and energy conservation, David Roy Shackleton Bailey, brain aging and a defunct drinking fountain, and the love of learning and of one’s colleagues
Back, but Not to the U.S.S.R.
On the sweltering afternoon of July 8, more than 100 onlookers crowded Winthrop Street to watch the Lowell House bells descend...
Yesterday's News
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine...