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Everyday Life and Women in America, c.1800-1924 provides primary source material for the study of 19th and early 20th century American cultural and social history Included are fully searchable rare books, broadsides, pamphlets, and periodicals documenting political and social issues.
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Connecting Harvard History to Its Surroundings
Freshmen dive into archives to learn from the University’s past about its ties to a wider world.
A New Home for Angela Davis’s Papers (and Her ‘Wanted’ Poster)
Schlesinger Library has acquired Davis's personal archive, more than 150 boxes of papers, photos, pamphlets and other material.
Lights, Camera, Cabot
At Cabot Library, multimedia studios provide students the opportunity to turn their ideas into everything from podcasts to films.
Scroll Through Colonial Life
The Library's vast collection from the Colonial era, from love letters to receipts, is being digitized for public view.
Colombian President Gifts Copy of Peace Agreement to Harvard Library
President Juan Manuel Santos received the 2017 Great Negotiator Award at Harvard Law School.
Unearthing a Forgotten Legacy
More than 40 years before women gained the right to vote, women labored in the Harvard College Observatory as “computers.”
