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“What do Malcolm X, Oscar Wilde, and the 6th-century Roman senator Boethius have in common? They all wrote some of their best work from prison.” The Boston Globe on “Sentences” an exhibition featuring prison writing at Houghton Library (now through August 11th!) bostonglobe.com/2023/07/06/opi…


Happy Birthday to novelist Emily Brontë! Pictured here is the title page from a 1905 edition of her most famous novel, Wuthering Heights. Look closely and you might notice something unusual: the author’s name is listed as Ellis Bell, Brontë’s male pseudonym. 📸 Houghton Library



The Royal Chicano Air Force Touches Down in Houghton Library - more on the 1970’s artist and activist collective RCAF, and the vibrant, “joyous protest“ poster exhibition currently on display through August 25th: library.harvard.edu/about/news/202…

The Royal Chicano Air Force Touches Down in Houghton Library - más acerca del colectivo artístico y activista de los años setentas RCAF, y su vibrante y jubilosa exhibición de pósters de protesta, disponible hasta el 25 de agosto: library.harvard.edu/about/news/202…

Happy birthday, Julia Child! In this photo she ventured beyond the set of her famous TV show, "The French Chef," to help White House Chef Henry Haller prepare an official White House dinner. Discover more photos via Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library: buff.ly/3fgQ5DV

We’re celebrating #WomensEqualityDay with this photo of Alice Paul, who wrote the original Equal Rights Amendment. Here she's draping a “ratification banner” after the 19th amendment's passage. Learn more about Paul via Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s Schlesinger Library: buff.ly/3zCDm5R


Join us for the next 30 days as we celebrate the 30 presidents of Harvard University! Each day, we'll feature a different Harvard president and the legacy they left on campus and in the archives #30presidentsin30days


Fantasy worlds from Middle Earth to Westeros come to life at Harvard University Pusey Library, from the Harvard Gazette: news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

We're excited to announce Andrea Jackson Gavin has been appointed to be the inaugural Program Director of the HBCU Digital Library Trust, a partnership of the HBCU Library Alliance and Harvard Library. library.harvard.edu/about/news/202… Andrea Jackson Gavin Sandra Phoenix






Happy Lunar New Year. May the year of the dragon bring you happiness, prosperity, and longevity!🐲Check out the @harvardyenching Lunar New Year Exhibit, ongoing till May 15. Dragon in foliage, image from Harvard Art Museums, gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr.
