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

Yesterday's News

 1913 The Alumni Bulletin welcomes the founding of the Harvard University Press as an “eminently appropriate [way to] powerfully...

Frank Roosevelt at Harvard

A profile of the president as alumnus

by John T. Bethell