Harvard History & Traditions

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Students & Alumni |

Historic Humor

University Archives to preserve Harvard Lampoon materials

Henry Lee Higginson

The College Pump | November-December 2022

Ahead of His Time

The inclusive Henry Lee Higginson, and Robert Caro’s productive fellowship

by Primus VI

Prince Charles with Francis H. Burr in 1986

Harvard History & Traditions |

Charles III, When Young

The Prince of Wales’s star turn at Harvard’s 350th anniversary gala, in 1986

Wisteria in Pebble Garden at Dumbarton Oaks

Museums & Collections |

From the Soil Up

The art of conserving an historic garden at Dumbarton Oaks

by May Wang

Illustration of Sharon Beckman ’80 swimming the English Channel

John Harvard's Journal | September-October 2022

Yesterday’s News

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Photograph of Milman Parry in Paris, circa 1925-1928

Features | September-October 2022

Milman Parry

Brief life of a Homeric scholar with a big idea: 1902-1935

by Robert Kanigel

Photograph of William Randall playing guitar in his Lowell House room, c. 1970-1971

The College Pump | September-October 2022

Learners, Grizzled and Downy

An affecting reunion, and Houghton Library accessible to all

by Primus VI

Treasure | September-October 2022

Permafrost Fare

Soured Seal Liver, Anyone?

by Jacob Sweet

A red brick sunken pit in a plaza.

University News |

The End of the Harvard Square Pit

Reconstruction of a local landmark begins soon.

by Jacob Sweet

Illustration of football players hanging their laundry out to dry

Harvard History & Traditions |

Yesterday’s News

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Photograph of Richard Evans Schultes at Chiribiquete conservation area

Features | July-August 2022

Richard Evans Schultes

Brief life of a pioneering ethnobotanist and conservationist: 1915-2001

by Mark J. Plotkin