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Museum staff get a sneak peek of our new special exhibition, "The Philosophy Chamber," opening this Friday May 19 #PhilosophyChamber #HarvardHistory #OpeningSoon

Museum staff get a sneak peek of our new special exhibition, "The Philosophy Chamber," opening this Friday May 19 #PhilosophyChamber #HarvardHistory #OpeningSoon

Historic night for the rap game. At the Hutchins Center Honors for the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal ceremony. This is a first for the Rap Game to receive this award but, definitely not the last. Thank you. #HarvardHistory

Historic night for the rap game. At the Hutchins Center Honors for the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal ceremony. This is a first for the Rap Game to receive this award but, definitely not the last. Thank you. #HarvardHistory

@nas™ #HarvardHistory

@nas™ #HarvardHistory

Si hablamos de deporte podríamos decir que Harvard cuenta con más de 41 equipos oficiales, más que ninguna otra universidad de los Estados Unidos. #HarvardHistory

Si hablamos de deporte podríamos decir que Harvard cuenta con más de 41 equipos oficiales, más que ninguna otra universidad de los Estados Unidos. #HarvardHistory

He knew he could & now, he's ruling the world 🏆 KING @nas #HarvardHistory

He knew he could & now, he's ruling the world 🏆 KING @nas #HarvardHistory

These gates are the primary gates into Harvard Square, it is the historic campus at Harvard College founded in 1636. It was the new America's first college.
Traditionally students only pass through these gates 2 times- once their freshman year and then again when they exit through them on their senior year once they graduate.
Etched in stone beside these gates are the following words: "after God had carried us safe to New England, and we have built our houses, provided necessities for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civil government; One of the next things we longed for, and looked after was to advance learning, and perpetuate it to posterity; dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches, when our present ministers shall lie in the dust"

Historically Harvard trained their students for ministry. 52% of the Harvard grads in the 17th century became ministers

#harvardsquare #harvard #harvardhistory #harvardrevival

These gates are the primary gates into Harvard Square, it is the historic campus at Harvard College founded in 1636. It was the new America's first college.
Traditionally students only pass through these gates 2 times- once their freshman year and then again when they exit through them on their senior year once they graduate.
Etched in stone beside these gates are the following words: "after God had carried us safe to New England, and we have built our houses, provided necessities for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God's worship, and settled the civil government; One of the next things we longed for, and looked after was to advance learning, and perpetuate it to posterity; dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches, when our present ministers shall lie in the dust"

Historically Harvard trained their students for ministry. 52% of the Harvard grads in the 17th century became ministers

#harvardsquare #harvard #harvardhistory #harvardrevival

A. Lawrence Lowell commissioned architect Guy Lowell (his cousin) to design the residence for the president of Harvard and paid for its construction. It was built in 1912 and used as the President's house until 1971, when then President Derek Bok moved to Elmwood, the longtime home of Reverend Charles Lowell and his family. Long known as the President's House, it is now called Loeb House; Lawrence Lowell made clear in his lifetime that he never wanted it named for him. #harvardhistory #harvardcollege #loebhouse #lawrencelowell #guylowell

A. Lawrence Lowell commissioned architect Guy Lowell (his cousin) to design the residence for the president of Harvard and paid for its construction. It was built in 1912 and used as the President's house until 1971, when then President Derek Bok moved to Elmwood, the longtime home of Reverend Charles Lowell and his family. Long known as the President's House, it is now called Loeb House; Lawrence Lowell made clear in his lifetime that he never wanted it named for him. #harvardhistory #harvardcollege #loebhouse #lawrencelowell #guylowell

So dope again congrats to @nas #blackexcellence #harvardhistory

So dope again congrats to @nas #blackexcellence #harvardhistory

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

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Scientific instruments, natural history specimens, oil paintings, and Native American artifacts come together for our new special exhibition, “The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820,” opening May 19. #PhilosophyChamber #Opening #AmericanHistory #HarvardHistory

Scientific instruments, natural history specimens, oil paintings, and Native American artifacts come together for our new special exhibition, “The Philosophy Chamber: Art and Science in Harvard’s Teaching Cabinet, 1766–1820,” opening May 19. #PhilosophyChamber #Opening #AmericanHistory #HarvardHistory

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Our first post! Broadside from 1815 calling for the formation of a Society to support religious education at Harvard. The beginnings of Harvard Divinity School. [RBR Broad. Box 1]
#hds200 #harvarddivinityschool #broadside #19thcentury #harvardhistory

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Our first post! Broadside from 1815 calling for the formation of a Society to support religious education at Harvard. The beginnings of Harvard Divinity School. [RBR Broad. Box 1]
#hds200 #harvarddivinityschool #broadside #19thcentury #harvardhistory

In honor of our Bicentennial, our current #exhibit on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the library highlight the most recent 100 years of our #HDS history. (The first 100 years were the focus of the previous exhibit.) And don't forget to come by and sign our guest book of remembrances! #hds200 #harvarddivinityschool #harvardhistory #20thcentury

In honor of our Bicentennial, our current #exhibit on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the library highlight the most recent 100 years of our #HDS history. (The first 100 years were the focus of the previous exhibit.) And don't forget to come by and sign our guest book of remembrances! #hds200 #harvarddivinityschool #harvardhistory #20thcentury

Three and a half million books call this library their home. They wrap 57 miles of shelves across ten levels. Life is definitely better with all these books.
The library was funded by Eleanor Widener in honor of her son Harry, a Harvard grad and avid book collector, who died five years previously in the sinking of the Titanic.
Until the 1950s, there was a special small room set aside for female students. It was believed that the sight of a woman in the library would distract studious Harvard men. Luckily all of us can now enjoy the hallowed halls (even after five pm). 📕📗📘📙 #betterwithbooks #randomfacts #teachme #teachmetuesday #historygeek #architexture

Three and a half million books call this library their home. They wrap 57 miles of shelves across ten levels. Life is definitely better with all these books.
The library was funded by Eleanor Widener in honor of her son Harry, a Harvard grad and avid book collector, who died five years previously in the sinking of the Titanic.
Until the 1950s, there was a special small room set aside for female students. It was believed that the sight of a woman in the library would distract studious Harvard men. Luckily all of us can now enjoy the hallowed halls (even after five pm). 📕📗📘📙 #betterwithbooks #randomfacts #teachme #teachmetuesday #historygeek #architexture

Our first post! Broadside from 1815 calling for the formation of a Society to support religious education at Harvard. The beginnings of Harvard Divinity School. [RBR Broad. Box 1]
#hds200 #harvarddivinityschool #broadside #19thcentury #harvardhistory

Our first post! Broadside from 1815 calling for the formation of a Society to support religious education at Harvard. The beginnings of Harvard Divinity School. [RBR Broad. Box 1]
#hds200 #harvarddivinityschool #broadside #19thcentury #harvardhistory

The Harvard Computers were a group of skilled women who processed astronomical data for the Harvard College Observatory in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Included above are Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Annie Jump Cannon, Williamina Fleming, and Antonia Maury. Leavitt discovered a way to measured the distance of stars from the Earth, changing the field astronomy, Cannon created a way to classify stars based on their temperatures and and spectral types, and Fleming discovered the Horsehead Nebula. These women working together contributed immensely to their field.

The Harvard Computers were a group of skilled women who processed astronomical data for the Harvard College Observatory in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Included above are Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Annie Jump Cannon, Williamina Fleming, and Antonia Maury. Leavitt discovered a way to measured the distance of stars from the Earth, changing the field astronomy, Cannon created a way to classify stars based on their temperatures and and spectral types, and Fleming discovered the Horsehead Nebula. These women working together contributed immensely to their field.

Sever Hall, Harvard University, November 1926

Sever Hall, Harvard University, November 1926

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

[ART] Gideon R. Forbes. Large portfolio, 30+ pieces of Gideon R. Forbes', Harvard class of 1909 artwork with color theory, notes, sketches, watercolor, chalk. Cambridge: 1909. The portolio and work of one man's art class, exceptionally rendered, many greyscale sculptural and architectural examples, watercolor work in detailed, Nouveau and Arts and Crafts aesthetic. Color charts and theory, along with finely executed studies. Accompanied by rather cryptic notes, multi-lingual exploration of names or invented language, one set of notes on Widener Reading Room circular. Also laid in, three working blueprints which he submitted to Eastman Kodak in 1947, seeking employment, accompanied by letterhead from EK declining. #harvardalum #harvardhistory #vintageharvard #artstudent #1900 #Nouveau #artsandcraftsmovement #aesthetic #colortheory #architectural #watercolor #vintageart #vintageportfolio #sketches #harvardvictorian #cambridgeart #classof1909

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