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BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH GUIDE

ONLINE RESOURCES Quinquennial Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates, 1636-1930 / Harvard University. Cambridge: The University, 1930. Provides degree information about Harvard alumni, also includes names and dates of service for Harvard faculty and administrators. Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by John Langdon Sibley. Cambridge, [Mass.]: Charles William Sever, University Bookstore, 1873- Volume I (Harvard College Classes of 1642-1658) and Volume II (Harvard College Classes of 1659-1677) Volume III (Harvard College Classes of 1678-1689) Volumes IV – XVIII (Classes of 1678 – 1774) Available in the Archives reading room, at local libraries, or through the Massachusetts Historical Society. Harvard Memorial Biographies / Cambridge: Sever and Francis, 1866. 2 vols. Biographical accounts of Harvard students and alumni who died for the Union cause in the Civil War. Harvard’s Military Record in the World War / edited by Frederick S. Mead. Boston: Harvard Alumni Association, 1921. Contains the World War I service records of 11,319 Harvard students and alumni, compiled from reports sent by servicemen and their families to the Harvard War Records Office. Includes “Harvard’s Part in Preparing for the World War” by Langdon P. Marvin and the Harvard Roll of Honor listing of students and alumni who died in the war. Memoirs of the Harvard Dead in the War Against Germanyby M.A. DeWolfe Howe. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1920-1924. 5 vols. Memoirs of men whose names are inscribed on the Harvard Roll of Honor. Illustrated with photographs. Volume I (men who died before April 6, 1917) Volumes II – V Available in the Archives reading room or at local libraries. The Harvard Book: A series of historical, biographical, and descriptive sketches/by various authors; illustrated with views and portraits / Collected and published by Frederick O. Vaille and Henry Alden Clark. Cambridge: 1875. A Century to Celebrate: Radcliffe College, 1879-1979 / by Dorothy Elia Howells. Cambridge, Mass.: Radcliffe College, c1978. This history of Radcliffe College includes biographical information about notable alumnae. HOLLIS Search Harvard’s catalog for books, manuscripts, and other material in Harvard libraries. Google Books Search for biographical information in books published before 1923. READING ROOM RESOURCES The following material is available for use in the Archives reading room. Some of these items may be stored off-site. Please refer to HOLLIS and to our Reading Room shelf lists for call numbers and more detail. Biographical folders Folders include newsclippings and other printed material relating primarily to Harvard College graduates and Harvard faculty. Not all alumni are represented; there is no comprehensive list of names available. Harvard/Radcliffe College Anniversary Reports Beginning with the Class of 1833, these are generally autobiographical accounts submitted by alumni every five years after graduation. Collection is organized chronologically by class. Harvard/Radcliffe Class Albums/Yearbooks Harvard College Class Books, circa 1820-1900 These volumes contain autobiographical sketches by members of each class along with notes by the class secretary, newsclippings and some photographs. Harvard College Class Secretaries' Records, circa 1830-1920 Correspondence, notes for class reports and other information about class members. Index to University Records, 1636-1870 On cards, a name and subject index to University records. Includes references to faculty, administrators, students, alumni and other people associated with the University. Records of the War Records Office (World War I), 1916-1927 Includes correspondence, personal reports of World War I service, photographs, clippings, and other material. Records of the War Records Office (World War II), 1942-1948 Includes correspondence, personal reports of World War II service, and photographs. Restrictions may apply. Student Folders and Transcripts, circa 1895-1927 Restrictions may apply.		John Langdon Sibley (1804-1885) Harvard librarian and author of Biographical sketches of graduates of Harvard University Daguerreotype, ca. 1840

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