Harvard University
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Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
Its influence, wealth, and rankings have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world.Harvard's founding was authorized by the Massachusetts colonial legislature, "dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches". Though never formally affiliated with any denomination, in its early years Harvard College primarily trained Congregational clergy. Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century. By the 19th century, Harvard emerged as the most prominent academic and cultural institution among the Boston elite. Following the American Civil War, under President Charles William Eliot's long tenure (1869–1909), the college developed multiple affiliated professional schools that transformed the college into a modern research university. In 1900, Harvard co-founded the Association of American Universities. James B. Conant led the university through the Great Depression and World War II, and liberalized admissions after the war.
The university is composed of ten academic faculties and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers study in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate academic disciplines, and other faculties offer only graduate degrees, including professional degrees. Harvard has three main campuses: the Cambridge campus centered on Harvard Yard; an adjoining campus immediately across Charles River in the Allston neighborhood of Boston; and the medical campus in Boston's Longwood Medical Area. Harvard's endowment is valued at $50.7 billion, making it the wealthiest academic institution in the world. Endowment income enables the undergraduate college to admit students regardless of financial need and provide financial aid with no loans. According to the American Library Association, Harvard University has the fourth-largest library by volumes held in the United States.
Harvard alumni, faculty, and researchers have included 188 living billionaires, 8 U.S. presidents, numerous heads of state, founders of notable companies, Nobel laureates, Fields Medalists, members of Congress, MacArthur Fellows, Rhodes Scholars, Marshall Scholars, Turing Award Recipients, Pulitzer Prize winners, and Fulbright Scholars; by most metrics, Harvard ranks among the top globally in each of these categories. Additionally, students and alumni have won 10 Academy Awards and 110 Olympic medals (46 gold). Provided by Wikipedia
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21Published 1870Cambridge, Wilson, 1870.160 p.“...Harvard University...”
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22Published 1850Cambridge [n.p.] 1850.v. 24 cm.“...Harvard University. Board of Overseers...”
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23Published 1910Cambridge, Published by the Dental school, 1910.135 p. front., plates, ports. 24 cm.“...Harvard University. Dental School...”
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24Published 1883Cambridge, J. Wilson and son, 1883.164 p. 25 cm.“...Harvard University. Class of 1833...”
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25Published 1912[Norwood, Mass., Plimpton Press, 1912]x, 110 p.“...Harvard University. Class of 1862...”
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26Cambridge, Mass., Harvard Univ. Dental School.13 v. in ill., ports.“...Harvard University. Dental School...”
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27Cambridge, Mass, Harvard University, Medical School.5 v. ill.“...Harvard University. Cancer Commission...”
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28Published 1992Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Art Museums, c1992-2000.7 v. : Ill. ; 28 cm.“...Harvard University. Art Museums...”
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29Published 1988Cambridge, Mass. : The Museums, c1988-c1992.4 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.“...Harvard University. Art Museums...”
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30Published 1992Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Art Museums, c1992-c2000.7 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.“...Harvard University. Art Museums...”
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31Published 1999Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Art Museums, c1999-c2008.v. : ill. ; 28 cm.“...Harvard University. Art Museums...”
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32Published 1945Washington, D.C. : National Defense Research Committee, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Section 16.1 - Optical Instruments, 1945.6 unnumbered leaves, 37 leaves, 3 unnumbered plates : illustrations.“...Harvard University. Optical Research Laboratory...”
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33by Allen, Frederick J. (Frederick James), 1864-1927
Published 1925Cambridge, Harvard university press, 1925.xv p., 1 l., 197 p. 23 cm.“...Harvard University. Bureau of Vocational Guidance...”
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34by Rab, Abdur
Published 1961Karachi : Institute of Development Economics, 1961.73 p. ; 25 cm.“...Harvard University. Center for International Affairs...”
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35Published 1945Washington, D.C. : National Defense Research Committee, Office of Scientific Research and Development, Section 16.1 - Optical Instruments, 1945.1 online resource (6 unnumbered leaves, 37 leaves, 3 unnumbered plates ) : illustrations.“...Harvard University. Optical Research Laboratory...”
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36by Lamarck, Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet de, 1744-1829
Published 1933Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press, 1933.xxxi, 202 p. front. (port.) plates, double facsim. 21 cm.“...Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology...”
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37Published 1993Cambridge, Mass. : The School, c1993-v. : ill. ; 31 cm.“...Harvard University. Graduate School of Design...”
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38Published 1903Cambridge, Mass. : [s.n.], 1903-20 v. : ill. ; 22-27 cm.“...Harvard University. Jefferson Physical Laboratory...”
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39[Cambridge, Mass., Harvard Univ.]v., 24-26 cm.“...Harvard University. Graduate School of Education...”
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40Published 1986Cambridge, Mass. : The Center, 1983-[1986]8 volumes ; 28 cm“...Harvard University. Center for European Studies...”
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