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Library for a Lost Land
A Harvardian of Uighur origin finds some comfort from Widener’s Uighur literature collections. -
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Virtual Browsing with Harvard Library
Use Hollis to browse our shelves from home. -
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Reframing a Movement
Schlesinger Library Long 19th Amendment Fellow at Radcliffe Lisa Tetrault has been at the forefront of nationwide celebrations of the movement. -
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History in a Snap...Or Two
Nine Harvard buildings, two photographers, 88 years apart. -
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Underestimate the Cerebellum at Your Own Risk
An “archeological dig” through the stacks at Countway Library of Medicine helped shed light on this area of the brain. -
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Read It and Reap: Boston’s Antiquarian Book Fair Goes Virtual
Among the presenters: curator Marylène Altieri exploring Schlesinger Library’s culinary collection, including the papers of famed chef Julia Child. -
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Williamina Fleming: The Victorian Maid Who Mapped the Heavens
In 1910 at the Harvard College Observatory, she became the first person to discover a white dwarf star. Her contribution to science is immeasurable. -
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The South Sea Bubble, 1720
Explore materials related to the South Sea Bubble of 1720, considered to be the first international stock market crash. -
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How They Leveled the Playing Field
An oral history project to be preserved in the Archives looks at athletic life for Harvard women over half a century. -
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Standing on Their Shoulders
The student-created Women’s History Tour shares stories about Harvard pioneers like Eleanor Elkins Widener.