Tag: Social Life at Harvard

  • Shopping for Gems and Snaps

    Shopping for Gems and Snaps

    In years past, the course, Introduction to Congress, had a reputation as one of the easiest at Harvard College. Some of the 279 students who took it in the spring…

  • Sifting Freshmen

    Sifting Freshmen

    As we again welcome freshmen this week for the 376th time, I thought you might enjoy two views of the process from a 1900 Harvard Lampoon in our collections. The…

  • Recent Acquisitions and News - July 2012

    Recent Acquisitions and News – July 2012

    Hello Everyone! Well I don’t need to tell you how warm it’s been in Cambridge, because chances are you’ve been as warm or warmer. Still, despite the heat and the…

  • Recent Acquisitions & News

    Recent Acquisitions & News

    Hello everyone! Well spring has certainly sprung in Cambridge, and while our weather wildly swings between days in the 80’s and nights in the teens, I thought I would take…

  • Harvard at 375... Make That 300

    Harvard at 375… Make That 300

    Not to rain on anyone’s parade, but those of you not at Harvard this past Friday for the opening ceremonies of the 375th may have been in a happy majority.…

  • The Harvard TR Knew

    The Harvard TR Knew

    As part of my  Six Buildings That Shaped Harvard History tour for the HAA coming up on the 15th and again on the 26th, I’ve been doing quite a bit…