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Clothes Overboard!
In an amusing true tale documented in Houghton Library, two explorers strip to stay aloft. -
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‘The Free World’ Explains How Culture Heated Up During the Cold War
Harvard’s Louis Menand discusses his new book (with credit given to his office in the stacks of Widener Library). -
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Houghton Leader Tom Hyry Takes On Expanded Role
A message from Martha Whitehead announcing Tom Hyry’s appointment as the Associate University Librarian for Archives and Special Collections. -
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Retiring University Archivist Shares Insight on Notable Commencements
And how about the time Churchill snuck into Commencement — in September? Megan Sniffin-Marinoff has stories. -
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Andrew Garrett, Early Naturalist of Polynesia
This exhibit showcases a selection of Andrew Garrett's drawings and manuscript specimen sheets of Pacific Ocean region mollusks, fish, corals, echinoderms and other invertebrates. -
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A Year of Strength and Resilience
Reflecting on Harvard’s 2020-21 academic year, including a few notable moments in the Library. -
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America’s First Memorial Day Celebration
In Houghton Library in 1966, a historian stumbled on a little-known narrative about the holiday. -
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The People Behind Astronomical Plates and Notebooks
The story of Project PHaEDRA and the women known as the Harvard College Observatory “computers.” -
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What the Ephemerality of the Web Means for Your Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks are a powerful tool for journalists, but a double-edged sword: A look at the problem of linkrot. -
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A Historic Armenian Map’s Restoration Journey During the Pandemic
A cultural treasure, hand-drawn in 1922, was painstakingly restored by paper conservator Louise Baptiste of the Harvard Map Collection.
