Harvard History & Traditions


Historic Humor

University Archives to preserve Harvard Lampoon materials

From Borneo to Rodeo

Trekking, shuttling, and semi-friending

by Primus VI

Pudding Pots & Parody

“Shingles” and other art of the Hasty Pudding from the Harvard Theatre Collection.

by Jonathan Shaw

Seeking a Flag-Bearer!

Who’ll carry the traditionalists’ Little Red Flag?

A Hundred Years of Music

The Harvard Band celebrates a century.

by Sol Hurwitz

Life Lessons

Expansive CVs, and extracurricular insights

by Primus VI

Admissions, through the Ages

College admissions stalwart Dwight Miller retires.

by John S. Rosenberg

New Fellows

The Ledecky Fellows provide an undergraduate perspective on life at Harvard.

Throw Your Fastball

A life lesson from Willie Banks

by Chad M. Oldfather