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...Harvard women have had even better success than the Crimson men. Their 6-1-0 overall record (1-0-0 Ivy League) has earned them a 17th-place national ranking. Cornell, however, is one notch ahead of them at 16th...
They include a wig curler, a clay tile marred by a cat's footprint, pieces of dishes and pipestems, meat bones and the wreckage of the original College building, which literally fell apart in the late 17th century...
Nathaniel Saltonstall, Class of 1659, is said to have refused to participate in the Salem witch trials. Sir Richard Saltonstall, the family scion, spoke out against slavery early in the 17th century. Another Saltonstall refused to obey orders and lost a fleet in the War of 1812. He was discharged from the U.S. Navy...
After a year of alumni prodding and amid much fanfare, the recently retired postmaster general yesterday unveiled and dedicated a small, 56-cent commemorative crimson stamp honoring a humble, 17th-century churchman named John Harvard...
While all eyes are on John Harvard and the school that his legacy begot, Dr. Robert Harvard Davis will miss all of this week's fanfare. Back home in Cardiff, Wales, one of the few living descendants of 17th century minister plans to commemorate the 350th by drinking a simple toast to his now-famous ancestor...