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Harvard/Radcliffe Online Historical Reference Shelf

Welcome to the Harvard/Radcliffe Online Historical Reference Shelf. This site provides access to frequently-consulted sources on the history of Harvard and Radcliffe.

A joint project of the Harvard University Archives and Radcliffe Archives, the Online Reference Shelf is supported by the Harvard University Library Digital Initiative.  Read about the project.

Most of these materials are owned, held or licensed by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. They are being provided solely for the purpose of teaching or individual research. Any other use, including commercial reuse, mounting on other systems, or other forms of redistribution requires permission of the appropriate office of Harvard University.

Annual Reports
  • Harvard and Radcliffe annual reports - Annual reports of the presidents and treasurers of Harvard (1826-1995) and Radcliffe (1879-1988)

  • AnnualFinancial Report of Harvard University - FY 2001-2002 through 2003-2004

  • Peabody Museum AnnualReports, 1868-1890 - (after 1890, included in Harvard annual reports)

  • Biography - Biographical resources, collected and individual biography

    • Archived University Websites
  • Harvard Extension School Website Archives, 1996-2008

  • Harvard University Library Web Archive Collection Service (WAX)
    • - Harvard's Web Archive Collection Service (WAX) is part of the University Library's central infrastructure for the capture, management, storage, and display of web sites for long term archiving.

    Buildings
  • Cambridge Buildings and Architects - List of buildings, ca. 1630-1998, by street address; includes buildings outside of Cambridge owned by Harvard

  • Education, Bricks, and Mortar: Harvard Buildings and Their Contribution to the Advancement of Learning - Includes alphabetical and chronological lists of Harvard buildings through 1949

  • Harvard University Buildings - Small selection of significant buildings at Harvard, part of the American Landscape and Architectural Design section of the Library of Congress American Memory site

    • Facts and figures
  • List of Harvard Presidents

  • Harvard University Fact Book - Current Statistics about Harvard and Radcliffe

  • Harvard University Fact Book Archive - Past Fact Books going back to 1996-1997

  • Founding documents - Massachusetts legislation concerning Harvard, 1642-1814

  • Harvard music - Songs sung at football games and other ceremonial occasions

  • Narrative histories - Writings about Harvard and Radcliffe

  • A Prospect of the Colledges in Cambridge in New England, 1726 - The so-called "Burgis View" of Harvard held at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

  • Serial Publications - Newspapers and magazines about Harvard and Radcliffe, 1950s-present

  • Student Publications - Full text, historical and current student publications

    • University Course Catalogs
  • Facult of Arts and Sciences Courses of Instruction, 1999-2008

  • The Harvard University Course Catalog (current edition only)

  • A-Cats (Harvard University course catalogs, Fall 2005- ) - Data on course listings from all the schools of Harvard University including the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, the Harvard Business School, the Graduate School of Design, the Harvard Divinity School, the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Harvard Kennedy School, the Harvard Law School, and the Harvard School of Public Health.

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    Last update: 21 November 2006