Records of the Office of News and Public Affairs : photographs, 1913-1995 (inclusive), 1943-1983 (bulk)

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Records of the Office of News and Public Affairs : photographs, 1913-1995 (inclusive), 1943-1983 (bulk)

These photographs document all aspects of the growth and development of Harvard University from the late 1930s through the mid-1990s. These photographs also demonstrate a coordinated and deliberate effort by the University to record and communicate routine events and special occasions. The images are documentary and publicity photographs taken by News Office staff.

ca. 10000 photographic prints and negatives (68 cubic feet in 204 boxes) : chiefly b&w, some col. ; dimensions vary.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7139206

Harvard University Archives.

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