Harvard a to Z

Name: Harvard a to Z
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ISBN: 9780674012882

ISBN-10: 0674012887

ISBN-13: 9780674012882

Edition: 2004

Authors: John T. Bethell, Richard M. Hunt, Robert Shenton

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Open this book and step into the storied corridors of the nation's oldest university; encounter the historic landmarks and curiosities; and among them, meet the famous dropouts and former students, the world-class scholars, eccentrics, and prodigies who have given the institution its incomparable character. An alphabetical compendium of short but substantial essays about Harvard University--its undergraduate college and nine professional schools--this volume traverses the gamut of Harvardiana from Aab and Admissions to X Cage and Z Closet. In between are some two hundred entries written by three Harvard veterans who bring to the task over 125 years of experience within the university.…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 4/30/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 408
Size: 5.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English

John T. Bethell is the Senior Editor of The American Scholar and a contributing editor at Harvard Magazine, where he was editor from 1966 to 1995.

Richard M. Hunt is a former Harvard University Marshal and Senior Lecturer in Social Studies.

Robert Shenton, now deceased, is the former Secretary of Harvard's Governing Boards.



Preface


Map of Harvard


AAB


Admissions


Adolphus Busch Hall


Affirmative Action


Allston


Alpha-Iota of Massachusetts


Alumni


American Repertory Theatre


Architecture


Archives


Arms


Arnold Arboretum


Art Museums


Arts


Athletics


Bells


Brattle Theatre


Business School


Cambridge/Boston


Cantab


Carpenter Center


Characters


Charles River


Clocks


College Pump


Commencement


Consulting


Continuing Education


Core Curriculum


Crimson


Crimson Key


Dance


Deans


Dental School


Dining Services


Diplomas


Discipline


Diversity


Divinity School


Dropouts


Dumbarton Oaks


Ed School


Elmwood


Endowment


ETOB


Extinct Harvard


Faculty Club


"Fair Harvard"


Fashion


Fictional Harvard


Film Archive


Final Clubs


Fire


First Year


Firsts (Men)


Firsts (Women)


Fountains


Fundraising


Gates


Gay and Lesbian


Gazette


Gilbert & Sullivan


Glass Flowers


God's Acre


"Godless Harvard"


Gold Coast


Governance


Grade Inflation


GSAS


GSD


Great Salt and Other Relics


Guardhouse


Harvard Advocate


Harvard College


Harvard Crimson


Harvard Elsewhere


Harvard Forest


Harvard Foundation


Harvard Hall


Harvard Heroes


Harvard Hill


Harvard Magazine


Harvard Neighbors


Harvard Student Agencies


Harvard Union


Harvard University Press


Hasty Pudding Show


Hillel


Holden Chapel


Hollywood's Harvard


Honorary Degrees


Houghton Library


Houses


Information Technology


International Outreach


Ivy League


Jazz


John Harvard--and His Statue


Kennedy School of Government


Lamont Library


Lampoon


Law School


Lectures


Libraries


Life Raft


Maps


Medical School


Memorial Church


Memorial Hall


Music


Native American Program


Nieman Fellows


Nobel Laureates


Observatories


Ombuds


Outings and Innings


Phillips Brooks House


Portrait Collection


Presidents


Prodigies


School of Public Health


Public Service


Quincy Street


Radcliffe


Rebellions and Riots


Regalia


Research Centers and Institutes


Reunions


Rhodes Scholars


ROTC


Sanders Theatre


Sardis


Science Museums


Scientific Instruments


Signet Society


Society of Fellows


Soldiers Field


Songs and Marches


Statues and Monuments


Theatre Collection


Towers


Trademark Protection and Technology Transfer


Tuition


UHS


Underground


University Professors


Vanserg Hall


Villa I Tatti


Virtual Harvard


Wadsworth House


Warren Museum


WHRB


Widener Library


Wireless Club


X Cage


The Yard


Z Closet


ZephGreek



Harvard Lingo


Acknowledgments


Illustration Credits


Index