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Tag: Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Nation & World
The Harvard in Thoreau
As the bicentennial nears for the birth of Henry David Thoreau, it’s clear that Harvard College influenced the churlish naturalist far more than he would have admitted, author says.
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Uncovering what Thoreau uncovered
Harvard’s Houghton Library has acquired Henry David Thoreau’s notes from the scene of the shipwreck that killed social reformer and writer Margaret Fuller.
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Harry’s books
A look at the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Collection at Widener Library.
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Boston, hotbed of anti-slavery
A Houghton Library exhibit, the work of students, takes in Boston’s sweeping role in ending slavery in America.
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Harvard’s lucky ’13s
For Harvard, the years 1713, 1813, and 1913 represented moments of transition, at times of material expansion and ideological transformation.
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Wendell prize offers opportunities
More than 100 sophomores finalized applications for the Jacob Wendell Scholarship Prize this week. Established in 1899, the prize is awarded without reference to financial need, and the recipient is free to spend the $17,000 award as he or she sees fit.
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Harvard’s long-ago student risings
A century of occasional unrest at American colleges reflected a time of unbridled liberty and questionable self-discipline.
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When religion turned inward
A groundbreaking speech by Ralph Waldo Emerson at Harvard Divinity School in 1838 helped to transform faith, spur the transcendentalist movement, and change the future of Harvard.
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Treasure island
Houghton Library illustrates how the stuff of great literature is conserved, from the first jumbled box to the final neat archive.
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The history at Houghton
Houghton, a template for university literary archives everywhere, also has room for the odd: A Thoreau pencil, a Dickinson teacup, and more.
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Literary Luminaries
James R. Russell Mashtots Professor of Armenian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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The Weissman Center at work
The Weissman Preservation Center, an arm of Harvard Library that recently hosted a group of Russian conservators for training, celebrated its first decade last year.
