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catalog abstract "Includes minutes and memoranda to staff.".
catalog abstract "Includes correspondence and other records of the Committee; records of the Tutorial Boards; and examination materials.".
catalog abstract "Includes Faculty minutes; correspondence of Dean Wallace Clement Sabine; and records of the School of Engineering. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes correspondence and other records of the Committee on Emmanuel College Studentship, Committee on Harvard Prize Volumes and Committee on War Memorial of Associated Harvard Clubs. Also letters and announcements relating to the Tercentenary Celebration in 1936. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Records of the Classics Department include minutes, correspondence, reports, memoranda of Chairmen, 1895-1977; committee reports and correspondence; graduate and undergraduate student records; secretary's files concerning tutorial and honors systems; and lists and other records of Ph.D.s and candidates for fellowships, and scholarships. Also records of Committee on Study of Classics in Schools, Joint Committee of Faculty and School of Education and course enrollment analyses. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes records of the Office of Programmed Instruction, and its predecessor, the Committee on Programmed Instruction. Material includes correspondence files, with financial, personal, course and seminar information; correspondence and reports of University Committee meetings; meeting agendas and reports of the Committee on Programmed Instruction; and correspondence containing committee requests for information about teaching programs and machines. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes departmental files of the APSP Programs containing research proposals, committee minutes and reports, curriculum records, administrative correspondence, memoranda about appointments, individual faculty personnel folders, and records of special programs, such as Indian Education. Also student folders and material about the Administrative Career Program. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes administrative correspondence and other records of Deans Holmes, Spaulding, Keppel, Sizer, and Ylvisaker. Holmes' correspondence contains some personal and professional material. Also includes assistant and associate deans' correspondence, 1948-1968; Senior Associate Dean Blenda J. Wilson's correspondence, and grant and contract records, 1972-1978; Assistant Dean Joseph Young's correspondence, 1955-1967; Assistant Dean F.H. Duehay's correspondence, 1963-1970; Assistant Dean E. Kaelber's correspondence, 1958-1963; Assistant to the Dean, P.A. Perry's correspondence, 1960- .".
catalog abstract "Includes Division minutes, 1893-1951; minutes, 1893, of a sub-committee on honors; correspondence and other records of S.H. Cross concerning instruction in Slavic languages and literature; and other items.".
catalog abstract "Consists of correspondence and daily notebook of Auditor, John L. Taylor. Also correspondence relating to the Rockefeller Foundation. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes administrative, curricular and student records relating to World War II training programs, including records of the Cruft Laboratory relating to Army and Navy electronics and communications courses, with emphasis on radio engineering. Also correspondence and other records of E.L. Chaffee (Director) and H.R. Mimno (Associate Director) of Central Communications Research at Harvard. Bulk of their correspondence is with Army administration. Includes course material on Engineering 270 and 171b, taught by Chaffee and Mimno); lab data, various experiments, and book orders for physics and engineering courses. Data (on registration forms) and computation notebooks for work relating to Army direction-finding are in boxes 5-6. Materials relate to work apparently done for the Army and NDRC-NBS. Data forms contain names of world-wide locations; direction-finding records apparently unrelated, although they were received with this material.".
catalog abstract "Includes minutes from the Division of Engineering and Applied Physics, as well as earlier Divisions of Engineering. Also material from the Dean's Office, 1936-1965, during the tenure of deans John H. Van Vleck (1951-1957) and Harvey Brooks (1957-1975). Includes material relating to H. Brooks's research and professional activities outside the University, some of which predate his appointment as dean. Records of the Associate Dean Albert Haertlein,1952-1959, include material about the Committee on Admissions, Scholarships and Fellowships. Also records of the Gordon McKay Library and the Committee on Patent Policy. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes minutes of faculty meetings (after 1890, of the Administrative Board), and official correspondence of the Dean (N.S. Shaler) and Secretary, including some correspondence relating to the Summer School; report of Dean Eben N. Horsford; records of the Committee on Studies; admissions lists; library catalogs and record of books charged out; and student records. Materials relating to students include absences; degrees with honors; grade reports; lists of studies; withdrawal records; and lists of colleges and preparatory schools which Lawrence students came from. Also correspondence andother papers relating to the building of Pierce Hall. For more detailedinformation, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Consists of student information cards relating to the Harvard-Newton, Harvard-Boston, and Harvard-Lexington Summer Programs.".
catalog abstract "Includes records from earlier Dept. of Sociology, 1931-1946, such as minutes; correspondence of P.A. Sorokin; reports of the Committee on Honors and of the Scholarship Committee; records of Tutorial Board; and general material such as expenditure tables, exams, and tutorial reading list. Also general office and faculty records from the later Dept., 1970-1980,including correspondence about faculty appointments, including Afro-American joint appointment, and searches; admission; funds and fellowships; etc. Includes some Dept. of Social Relations records. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Consists of minutes of the Executive Committee; memoranda; and other material. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes departmental minutes; office files; records of leaves of absence; correspondence and other records of Committee on Nominations to Cabot Professorship; minutes and correspondence of Committee on Higher Degrees; and undergraduate office records which contain correspondence on funds and fellowships, course materials, and Committee on Undergraduate Instruction memoranda and correspondence. General materials include statistics and reports on concentration; examinations and theses grades; National Science Foundation grant material; Ph.D. degrees; tutorial records; student evaluations; replies to questionnaires sent to Ph.D's. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes minutes, agendas and related material, 1964-1971, for faculty and executive committees meetings and for Advisory Committee and Faculty Seminars. Also transcripts of special meetings and conferences; correspondence files, including reports, research and discussion papers, and other records; and material relating to the early history and external relations of the Program with government and business. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes general administrative records, 1942-1969, with memoranda; reports; outgoing correspondence, with American Federation of Labor Steelworkers of America, foreign labor leaders and others; student lists; course material; applications to the Program; photographs; and other material. Also reports, statistics, correspondence and questionnaires concerning evaluation of the program. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes Director's files, with mostly correspondence;correspondence and other records, concerning scholarly and publishing matters,conferences, grant applications; and library correspondence, concerning administrative matters, collection development and aspects of Ukrainian culture. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "The records of the Harvard Butler document the activities of the Butler including managing Buttery accounts and purchasing supplies for the College. The collection is comprised of financial records from 1722-1795 including account books, receipts, correspondence, bills, statements, and scrap paper used to calculate sums. The Butler materials provide a record of Harvard students and their residential life. The Butler's purchases not only reveal the supplies needed to support the student body, but they also document the cost and availability of items in 18th century Massachusetts. The records reveal the Butler's interactions with members of the community and his role in Cambridge's commercial activity: he conducted business with local merchants and borrowed money from individuals outside of Harvard. The collection includes account books compiled by Butlers Thomas Adams (Harvard AB 1788) and Samuel Shapleigh (Harvard AB 1788), and quarterly account bills signed by Butlers William Harris (Harvard AB 1786) and John Pipon (Harvard AB 1792). There do not appear to be any Butlers specified by name in the Quarterly account book for 1722 through 1751. One of the account volumes also includes a personal accounting of expenses from February 1797 through January 1799 kept by Samuel Shapleigh during the time he was Harvard's Librarian.".
catalog abstract "Topics of the records include research into underwater acoustics and sonar and the administration of the laboratory. The records consist of administrative records of Director and Associate Director; correspondence with various companies concerning placement of laboratory personnel after project completion; photographs of experiments and apparatus, blueprints; staff memoranda; personnel records; and numerous project reports.".
catalog abstract "Consists of proposal for a science center at Harvard University.".
catalog abstract "Includes minutes; correspondence about faculty and other matters; and course materials. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Contains financial records, including report and budget; inventory; and other materials. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Contains general office files, including correspondence with prospective and active applicants, employers, other university offices and colleges. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes account books, vouchers and list of bills. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Consists of personnel records.".
catalog abstract "Consists of project and research files of DAS and HIID. Included are administrative records, with copies of outgoing letters, some minutes of staff meetings, memoranda, and teaching material; reports, funded by the Agency for International Development focusing on general comparative economic studies and related records; conference reports and project records. Also records of the Mason Program in Public Policy and Management. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes correspondence of regional fund chairmen and others, minutes, minutes of Fund Steering Committee, and related publicity material, and lists of prospects. For more detailed information about records, see HarvardArchives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes reports and correspondence of the Bursar's Office. Routine records include vouchers, ledgers, accounts receivable, cash receipts, statements, invoice registers, payroll books, receiving slips, contracts, and reports Records relating to topics and events include student housing (room assignments), 1801-1925, students in the Spanish-American War, 1898, Harvard College Lottery, Patrons, Unemployment Relief Campaign, and Observatory Expeditions. Also contains material relating to University buildings, such as Sanders Theatre and Medical School Physiological Laboratory and the personal and official papers of Levi Farwell. Observatory Expeditions accounts and vouchers : D. P. Todd's trip to Japan, 1887 (UAI 70.28.87.2) contains 8 receipts, 7 of them from Japan, and one of them for eggs (albumen was used in photography). Todd was an Amherst College Professor of Astronomy who went to Japan to make observations of the solar corona during an eclipse. While there, he performed some photographic experiments for Harvard on Mount Fuji.".
catalog abstract "Consists of a committee report, ca. 1934.".
catalog abstract "Contains minutes of the joint faculty committee of M.I.T. and Harvard; reports on Boston public school racial imbalance and other topics; and material presented at Visiting Committee meeting in 1969.".
catalog abstract "Includes general correspondence, personal data on veterans, enrollment record cards, curricula information, student folders and other papers, and War Service Credit file. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Consists of Director's reports and Advisory Board minutes. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Consists of minutes of Faculty meetings; examinations for classes of 1886 to 1903; and matriculation book. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes general office files with chairmen's correspondence, course materials, questionnaires, tutorial reports, budgets, and lists of students. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "These records document the construction, development and operation of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University. They include the records of Arthur O. Trottenburg, Vice-Chairman of Committee on Practice of the Visual Arts and photographs of the demolition of Farlow House to make way for the Carpenter Center.".
catalog abstract "Consists of copies of grant applications.".
catalog abstract "Includes House Committee minutes, general correspondence and office files; student information cards and individual member files for Classes of 1933 to 1952. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes minutes of Board of Trustees, Corporation and Executive Committee, and Library inventory and notices.For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes minutes; grades; graduate students reports about doctoral examinations; and committee proposal, ca.1934, from the Department to the Division of Zoology. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Naval Training School for Indoctrination and Communications includes student grades, lists of students, registration forms for radio engineering, historical report, curriculum lecture, laboratory and other material. Naval Training School for Pre-Radar Training includes roster, student cards, and pre-radar curriculum material. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Consists of office files with correspondence and other records of Henry Kissinger regarding a defense policy seminar. Also some form letters and notices. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Contains material relating to Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Unit matters at Harvard University. Includes correspondence about the publication of Loudspeaker; clippings and some correspondence relating to controversy over ROTC on campus, 1969-1970; Unit annual reports, 1953-1956; and trophies and plaques. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes correspondence, history of the school (mss), rosters of officers, orders, and other documents, dated 1918-21 and 1942.".
catalog abstract "Includes correspondence; personal reports of World War I service; photographs; financial records, such as account book; clippings; and other material. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Includes correspondence, personal reports of World War II service, and photographs. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.".
catalog abstract "Collection consists of approximately 5,000 views of Harvard University, including paintings, drawings, engravings, etchings, lithographs, postcards, calendars, illustrated books, and photographs. These include conjectural views of 17th century College buildings by Harold Shurtleff; several 18th century views, such as the Burgis-Price Views and paintings by John Abbot; the 19th century Hinton Views and Quincy Bicentennial View; a proposed plan for Harvard Yard, by H.H. Richardson; three photographic architectural surveys of the University, made in the 1920s and 1930s; and photographs of Tercentenary activities in 1936. For additional views and related material, see the following collections at the University Archives: Locations File, Geographic (HUV1-1999); Buildings (HUB); Math theses (HUC8782.514PF); Buildings Records (UAI.15); and Departmental Records (UAV).".
catalog abstract "A collection of reference materials in the Harvard University Archives relating to the physical plant and property of Harvard. Types of records include clippings, leaflets, photographs, forms, lists, reports, addresses, University publications, reprints and books, as well as some manuscript material, such as correspondence and copies of documents. Buildings material contains mostly clippings and leaflets but also some plans and photographs of individual buildings. Gifts and bequests material includes clippings and leaflets, University publications on endowment funds and related subjects, and a few copies of wills. Material relating to other property at Harvard pertains to Harvard's art collections, memorials and monuments, structures, coin collections, models, seals and arms, scientific apparatus, athletic equipment, medals and other Harvard holdings. It includes publications such as clippings and pamphlets; artifacts and memorabilia including flags and academic costumes; and some photographs, sketches and manuscript items.".
catalog abstract "This collection chiefly consists of final examinations given by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, especially the undergraduate examinations from Harvard College. It also includes examinations from the Law School, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, the Graduate School of Business Administration, and the Lawrence Scientific School. Other types of examinations include questions for entrance, mid-year, honors, Ph.D., make-up, reading, divisional and general examinations.".
catalog abstract "A collection in the Harvard University Archives of laws and regulations at Harvard. These are mainly laws relating to students, although there are also laws included which are relevant to the governing of the University. Types of material include manuscript and printed copies of laws and regulations, as well as clippings, broadsides, leaflets and other publications regarding the laws.".
catalog abstract "A collection of reference materials relating to the general history of Harvard University. A bibliographic section includes bibliographies of University publications, of sources of Harvard history, and of the publications of members of the faculty. The historical collection, arranged chronologically (usually by date of publication) includes clippings, maps, reprints, books, and similar material. In addition to secondary sources, it includes printed copies of documents relating to the University, such as addresses and sermons, official reports, programs of inaugurations, polemical publications, state laws and reports, and guidebooks. There is occasional manuscript material. Many of the items in this collection are not found elsewhere in the Harvard University Archives.".
catalog abstract "Includes correspondence concerning American Oriental Society and other matters, and lectures.".
catalog abstract "A collection in the Harvard University Archives of the archival records of many Harvard student societies and clubs, as well as alumni, faculty, employee, and affiliated organizations. Types of material included are correspondence, financial records, reports, minutes, and scrapbooks. Many organizations are represented only by reference material such as clippings, leaflets, publications about or by the societies and clubs. Publications by the organizations include directories, yearbooks, and othe periodicals, constitutions and by-laws, programs, speeches and lectures. The organizations cover a wide variety of interests and concerns, including the following: academic, cultural, scientific, ethnic, political, religious, professional, social, charitable, fund-raising, activist, community outreach, war-time and veterans, hobbies, and sports. Also contains material from groups such as fraternities, residential houses, student government organizations, Harvard alumni clubs, women's faculty and student groups, and local high school clubs. In addition there are records from the Harvard Cooperative Society, Harvard Union, WHRB (Harvard radio network) and Harvard Teachers Union. For additional information about specific clubs see records entered under: Associated Harvard Clubs; Associated Harvard Alumni; Harvard Alumni Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Harvard Advocate; Harvard Crimson; Harvard Lampoon; Hasty Pudding Club; Harvard Glee Club; Harvard Student Agencies; and American Defense-Harvard Group.".
catalog abstract "Archives of the classes of Harvard College and a collection of related publications and reference material. Records relate to activities both as a class while in college and as alumni. Types of material are correspondence and other records of the class secretaries, addresses and sermons relating to the class, records of class committees, scrapbooks, class songs, books from some early class libraries, financial records, and class reunion programs. Other materials are anniversary reports on members of the class, manuscript class books with biographical and autobiographical accounts, newsletters, and some clippings and other reference material. Also included are class photo albums, 1852-ca. 1908, the precursors of today's published yearbooks. Albums contain portraits of faculty and students and views of University buildings. The 1852 album is a wooden case; the later albums contain albumen and black and white silver photoprints. The work of prominent early photographers, such as John Adams Whipple, James Wallace Black, and George Kendall Warren, are documented in these albums.".
catalog abstract "STUDENT LIFE AND ACTIVITIES (General) A collection of manuscript and printed sources in the Harvard University Archives relating primarily to the undergraduate life of Harvard College. Includes posters, photographs, clippings, notices, commonplace books, diaries and almanacs, correspondence, reprints, contemporary and historical publications, memoirs, statutes and laws of the University, scrapbooks, and other items. Correspondence and diaries focus on student life. STUDENT EXPENSES. Includes both printed and manuscript items, with emphasis on Harvard College. Types of material include student account books, printed notices to parents, bills and receipts of individual students, University regulations and other official publications pertaining to expenses and financial aid, reports of the Overseers and other bodies, college room plans and prices, as well as reprints, clippings, notices and other published material. FICTION, DRAMA, POETRY, SATIRE, CONCERTS, ETC. Types of material include photographs, announcements, programs, tickets, clippings, reprints, books, literary and other manuscripts, and tape recordings. The collection contains creative works done by students while enrolled in the University; programs from dramatic and musical presentations; and fictional works with a Harvard setting; as well as some secondary publications [about Harvard fiction, etc.] RELIGIOUS SERVICES. Types of material include notices, posters, programs, sermons and addresses, hymns, and clippings. Some items - especially sermons or chapel talks - are in typescript or manuscript form. COLLEGE MUSIC (Other than religious and dramatic) Includes clippings, reprints, sheet music, song books, and manuscript songs. SPORTS. Types of material include posters, broadsides, clippings, reprints, handbooks, reports, rules and regulations, scrapbooks, books and other publications about Harvard athletics, photographs and programs. There are also some records of athletic organizations, which include minutes, journals, letterbooks, and correspondence.".
catalog abstract "Contains records of Associated Harvard Alumni (AHA) Directors, including minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, and financial records. Also correspondence, minutes, reports of board and various committee meetings; and records of AHA Regional Directors. Secretary's files from 1954 to 1969 pertain to the reoganization of the alumni organizations. Some records of the earlier Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) and the Associated Harvard Clubs (AHC) have also been included in the AHA files. AHC and HAA correspondence and related material concerns nominating and visiting committee activities, annual meetings, and financial and other matters. Nominating Committee for the Board of Overseers records include correspondence, lists and other material, 1966-1979. Records of individual Harvard clubs (from various cities, states and countries) contain correspondence, minutes, newsletters, scrapbooks, etc. Class reunion records include mostly 25th Reunion Office material from the Classes of 1929 to 1948. Related records pertain to special events such as commencement week and football game parties. Publications of the AHA include directories of officers, handbooks for officers, newsletters, and constitution and by-laws. Also clippings and notices about AHA.".
catalog abstract "Contains records of the Harvard student newspaper, The Harvard Crimson. Included are minutes of meetings, 1882-1947; general correspondence; and a large quantity of comment books, including the News Board, Business Board, Editorial Board, Feature Dept.; and Photographic Board. Among other records are night editors' report books, scripts for broadcasts by the Harvard Crimson Network, minutes of the Harvard Service News, scrapbooks, and photograph album, 1902-1914. Also includes copies of the Crimson; publications by the Crimson, such as Confidential Guide to Freshman Courses, Collegiate Guide to Greater Boston, telephone directories, History and Traditions of Harvard College,printed material about the Crimson, ephemera and realia.".
catalog abstract "Collection consists of approximately 20,000 black-and-white photographs depicting Harvard University activities, including commencements, student life, athletics and clubs. For additional related material, see the following collections at the University Archives: News Office (UAV 605.270p), Athletic Association (UAV 170), and Departmental Records (UAV).".
catalog abstract "Contains correspondence of Conductor G. Wallace Woodworth, Assistant Associate Manager and others concerning engagements and concert tours, financial affairs, membership, recordings, Choral Society, publicity, publications and related matters. Also includes minutes of meetings of the Executive Committee and other groups; constitution; financial reports; information about concerts and tours; sound recordings; motion pictures; and memorabilia. Additional material includes publications, such as programs and song books; clippings and press releases; and posters and photographs.".
catalog abstract "The Hasty Pudding Club was founded on September 8, 1795; it is best known today for its annual theatrical productions starring male members in drag which began in 1844. This collection consists of records created by officers and members of the Hasty Pudding Club, documenting the Club's existence from its beginning in 1795 through the present.".
catalog abstract "Contains records of the Harvard student publication, the Harvard Lampoon. Includes correspondence of business editor, 1895, and about new buildings, etc., 1909-1919; lists of names; speeches given at anniversary dinners; and drawings, scrapbook, phonograph records, audiotape and memorabilia. Also includes catalogs, clippings, forms and other printed material, such as histories of the Lampoon and anniversary publications.".
catalog abstract "Contains minutes of the Board of Directors, 1963-1971; general correspondence and related records from Director's Office; correspondence from active and inactive enterprises; budgets and financial records; personnel lists; special reports; and publicity records, including clippings and articles on Harvard Student Agencies. Other material includes publications of the office, such as Let's Go: A Student Guide to Europe, Cheap Eats, and The Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.".
catalog abstract "A collection of primarily printed sources in the Harvard University Archives relating to professional and other schools at or related to Harvard University. Contains curriculum materials and official University publications, as well as books, reprints, clippings, and other reference material about the various schools. Also includes periodicals issued by the schools. Additional records include student papers, class reports and directories, speeches, photographs, admission material, and financial statements. Types of official publications are registers, catalogs, directories, reports (such as annual, deans, technical, and some on special topics), and rules and regulations. Also ephemeral items - broadsides, notices, forms, leaflets - from the schools. Curriculum material includes reading lists; course descriptions and announcements; course handouts, such as outlines, problems, and lab exercises and notes; syllabi; and examinations. There are some manuscripts (e.g. lectures and course notes) in the collection.".
catalog abstract "Consists of notes (typescript and hand written copies) from his diary concerning Harvard.".
catalog abstract "A collection of reference materials in the Harvard University Archives relating to academic departments, research centers, laboratories, museums, libraries, and selected offices at or related to Harvard University. Contains official University publications, such as annual, technical and other reports, directories, and manuals, as well as periodicals and research publications issued by the unit. Examples are newsletters, bulletins, preprints, and occasionsl papers. Other material includes clippings, articles and news releases about the departments, etc.; leaflets; forms and notices; photographs and tape recordings; student lists; and financial statements. Substantial amounts of material exist for the following units: Arnold Arboretum; Office for the Arts at Harvard and Radcliffe; Astronomical Observatory; Center for Astrophysics; Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory; Botanical Museum; Cambridge Electron Accelerator; Chemical Laboratories; Museum of Comparative Zoology; Computing Center of Harvard University; Cruft Laboratory; Dumbarton Oaks; East Asian Research Center; Harvard Economic Research Project; Division of Engineering and Applied Physics; Farlow Library and Herbarium; Fogg Art Museum; Harvard Forest; Busch-Reisinger Museum; Office of Career Services; Gray Herbarium; University Health Services; Office for Information Technology; Center for International Affairs; Harvard Institute for International Development; Center for Italian Renaissance Studies; The Library; Music Department; Peabody Museum; Personnel Office; Institute of Politics; Center for Population Studies; Harvard University Press; Department of Printing and Graphic Arts; Psychological Laboratory; Department of Psychology and Social Relations; Russian Research Center; Harvard Semitic Museum; Bureau of Study Counsel; Ukrainian Research Institute; Center for Urban Studies; and the Yenching Institute. This is a select list and does not include all of the units represented in the collection.".
catalog abstract "Photographs of individuals associated with Harvard University: faculty, students, administrators, staff, honorees, and habitués of Harvard Square. For those whose lives pre-date the era of photography, the contents of the folders are often photographic reproductions of other image types, such as etchings, paintings, or drawings. In a few cases, the images themselves may be original etchings or sketches.".
catalog abstract "Consists of memoranda on printing of Bigelow's work on medical botany.".
catalog abstract "This collection contains a selection of correspondence sent to William Bentley between 1783 and 1815, primarily by his friend and fellow Harvard alumnus, James Winthrop. The letters from Winthrop typically reflect Winthrop's research interests, his and Bentley's mutual interest in books and numismatics, and offer sporadic information about political and local events. In addition to the letters from Winthrop, there are two letters from James's brother William Winthrop regarding biographical data on Harvard alumni, three letters with Levi Hedge regarding the readmission of Bentley's pupil Andrew Dunlap to Harvard, two letters from Harvard Professor W. D. Peck regarding the identification of fish species, one biographical note on Revolutionary War General John Starks, and one handwritten announcement for book distributor Elisha Sylvester. The collection offers a resource for studying the informational channels among New England intellectuals in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and reflect Bentley's efforts to use correspondence to locate political, scientific, and literary information, engage in debate, participate in the book trade, and collect content for his newspaper columns.".
catalog abstract "Consists of a circular for a fund for his dependants, Dec. 1, 1897 and a memoir by J. B. Greenough.".
catalog abstract "The Papers of Irving Babbitt document his roles as social and literary critic, essayist, and philosopher. They contain little information describing Babbitt's teaching methods or curriculum.".
catalog abstract "Consists of typewritten copies of letters to Sidney V. Rothschild and Charles Hill Grandgent essay on Bôcher.".
catalog abstract "Consists of correspondence, annotated bibliography, and mathematics examinations, 1893-1912. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.".
catalog abstract "Consists of correspondence, 1851-1865; and journal, 1851. The journal is accompanied by a small amount of correspondence and leaves from a memoranda book.".
catalog abstract "This collection holds papers relating to the work and life of the William Cranch Bond family of Massachusetts. It includes several later family chronicles written by Elizabeth L. Bond.".
catalog abstract "The Papers of the Bordman family document real estate and business transactions of the Bordman family. Most documents relate to Andrew Bordman II (1681-1747). Many items in the collection were created as the Bordmans expanded their family's property holdings and engaged in local financial and commercial activities in Cambridge. Documents include a journal and annotated almanacs, deeds of sale, quitclaims, bills and receipts, bonds, counterbonds, wills, two warrants of appointment (photostat copies), and a writ. Aaron Bordman I, Andrew Bordman III, and Andrew Bordman IV, also produced records in the collection. While most records were created by Andrew Bordman II, the content of the records incorporate many members of the Cambridge community including women and slaves. Notably, a 1717 Deed of sale records the purchase of a slave named "Cuffy." The estate papers and deeds of sale offer resources for studying the role of women in land ownership and inheritance. The personal notebook kept by both Aaron Bordman I and Andrew Bordman II, between 1686-1745, includes assorted financial records documenting Cambridge merchant transactions. The earliest entries, created in the 1680s, record money paid and received for purchases. Aaron Bordman's entries include quarterly bill charges for some members of the Harvard Classes of 1689 and 1690. Most documents in the collection relate to the Bordman family's business activities away from the College, but the personal notebook used by Stewards Aaron Bordman I and Andrew Bordman II include a small amount of Steward's account records.".
catalog abstract "Consists of notes about the growth of children. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.".
catalog abstract "Consists of letter, 1835, from Henry Beaufoy.".
catalog abstract "Consists of letters, 1860 and 1882, also undated notes, and miscellaneous letters and other papers. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.".
catalog abstract "Includes letters, ca. 1910-1929, to Mary L. Wheeler (Briggs' secretary) and other letters; manuscript of poem entitled To John Harvard; and annotated copy of printed poem, 1917. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.".
catalog abstract "The Papers of Phillips Brooks document his religious activities and include biographical materials, photographs, correspondence, and sermons. The bulk of the collection consists of critical commentaries about Brooks's life and his contributions to religious thought in the 19th century. These papers contain little Brooks correspondence or sermons.".
catalog abstract "Consists of corrected and annotated copy of Harvard University Guide Book.".
catalog abstract "Consists of letter to Miss E.M. Paine with two letters about Byerly.".
catalog abstract "Includes correspondence with F.B. Gummere and Colonel Henry Lee; diploma, 1854, from the University at Göttingen; manuscripts of writings and addresses; and school reports on Child. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.".
catalog abstract "Consists of letter from Channing concerning changes in the Harvard Charter.".
catalog abstract "Consists of Channings's copy of John Pickering's Vocabulary Peculiar to the United States (1816) containing his manuscript notes.".
catalog abstract "Consists of letters, 1893-1929, to Max Farrand and M. W. Jernegan; and photostat of typescript entitled Recollection Prepared by Channing, 1929-1931.".
catalog abstract "The Papers of Archibald Cary Coolidge document his activities as a traveler, diplomat, editor, writer, professor of history, advisor, librarian and public servant. These papers contain little lecture material or descriptions of his teaching methods.".
catalog abstract "Includes Cooke's lecture notes on electricity and chemistry, 1860s; two letters; and list of books in Cooke's library. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.".
catalog abstract "This collection contains the papers of William Croswell (1760-1834; Harvard AB 1780), a Boston cartographer, educator, and Harvard Library cataloger, dating from 1776 to 1834. A substantial portion of the collection chronicles Croswell's lifelong financial difficulties, psychological issues, and poor health, and from 1821 until shortly before his death in 1834, his repeated and unsuccessful attempts to receive financial compensation from the Harvard Corporation for his work on the University's library catalog. The collection also includes materials that touch upon Croswell's work as a school teacher in Massachusetts, New York, and England between 1780 and 1808; as a cartographer and scholar; and as an employee working on a catalog of the Harvard College Library from 1812 to 1821.".
catalog abstract "Consists of family correspondence, biographical material, reprints, diplomas and medals. Family correspondence consists of letters from Morris to his parents written while he was a student at Harvard, 1870, and letters from Morris to his son Edward and daughter-in-law Dorothy, 1932-1933.".
catalog abstract "The majority of the collection concerns his activities outside of work. Photographs from the late 1890s illustrate social life and costume of the period. Harvard-related materials are limited and include a small amount of correspondence and assorted other items relating to Harvard University and the College Library. His travels, particularly with the Appalacian Mountain Club, are well-documented in the collection. There is a sound recording which presumably contains a speech given by Carney, but it has not been played to ascertain the nature of the talk.".
catalog abstract "Consists of evaluative notes on student themes.".
catalog abstract "Small paper notebook containing a twenty-two-page handwritten sermon by Samuel Deane. The inside front cover contains a list of the churches and dates where Deane preached the sermon between August 16, 1761 and March 30, 1766 in Massachusetts and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The sermon begins with Biblical verse: "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life" (1 Timothy 6:12) and uses the metaphor of the "Roman" races throughout the work. The sermon includes references to temperance and drunkenness.".
catalog abstract "Consists of correspondence, 1864-1874, and resolutions on Derby's death, 1874.".
catalog abstract "Consists of personal and professional correspondence, ca. 1875-1906, with letters from Charles W. Eliot, and other papers. Also Appleton's Currency and Banking with marginal notes by Dunbar. Related publications and reference material also available in repository. Box 2, Nathaniel Ruggles folder includes a letter from Ruggles to his wife from Washington, July 21, 1813. The letter provides a brief but interesting report on British troops in the Potomac River.".
catalog abstract "Includes personal correspondence, 1817-1861; personal financial records, 1825-1858; articles and addresses, ca. 1824-1861, concerning mainly politics; scrapbook with clippings; and typescript of biographical sketch of Eliot by Mary E. Guild. Major correspondent is William H. Eliot.".
catalog abstract "Consists of correspondence, and sound recording, 1934, of Emerton. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.".
catalog abstract "Consists of lecture notes on comparative religion and manuscript of sermon for Everett's funeral. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.".

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