Tag: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

  • Nation & World

    Holmes’ suite home

    In a pioneering first, the Harvard Law School Library has used its eight collections on celebrated jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. to aggregate a hyperaccessible digital “suite” that scholars and the public can search, browse, and tag.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Blue, gray, and Crimson

    Before the Civil War, Harvard was a microcosm of the complex loyalties and opinions that marked the United States. During the war, it lost more than 200 of its sons.

    16 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Sensibly saving Jane Austen

    Two of Jane Austen’s letters — thousands of which were written but only dozens of which were preserved — undergo careful repairs at Harvard, where they reside at Houghton Library.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Around the Schools: Harvard Law School

    On October 5, 6, and 7, HLS will host New York University School of Law Professor Jeremy Waldron for the Holmes Lecture series.

    1 minute