Harvard History & Traditions


Historic Humor

University Archives to preserve Harvard Lampoon materials

Culinary Postcards

Food has always been a contentious topic among undergraduates.

by Swathi Kella

Small-Town Roots

Professors’ humble beginnings, concentration choices, and a mini history of Harvard and Radcliffe presidents

by Primus VI

Memorable Mentors

Richard Lewontin, Richard Zeckhauser, diplomatic security, diverse inclusion, and admissions agita lampooned

by Primus VI

The Paintings Behind the Books in the Harvard Botanical Museum

The discovery of Rosa M. Towne’s paintings in the Harvard Botanical Museum

by Edward Tabor

Speaking Pheromone

How science is done, in the lab of E.O. Wilson

by Richard Rhodes

The Poco of Pocos

Brief life of a Harvard “character”

by Hanna Rose Shell

Origin Stories

Bow and Arrow’s mechanic, James Agee’s creative turbulence

by Primus VI