The New York Times

Harvard Removes Binding of Human Skin From Book in Its Library

The decision to find a “respectful final disposition” for human remains used for a 19th-century book comes amid growing scrutiny of their presence in museum collections. By Jennifer Schuessler and ...
The Harvard Crimson

We’re Harvard Library Workers. We Stand in Solidarity with the Study-Ins.

Maya H. Bergamasco is Faculty Research & Scholarly Support Librarian at Harvard Law School Library. Jonathan S. Tuttle is a cataloger of published materials at the Schlesinger Library. We fail to see ...
Inside Higher Ed

Harvard Faculty Suspended From Library Over Protest

Harvard University administrators temporarily barred multiple faculty members from the university’s main library after more than two dozen held a silent “study-in” to protest treatment of student ...
The Harvard Crimson

Harvard Law School Students Protest in Library, Leave Before ID Checks

More than 50 Harvard Law School students quietly protested in Langdell Hall’s library Friday afternoon, the third study-in protest to occur at HLS this semester. The protest, which lasted for roughly ...
Boston Herald

Harvard Library removes human skin from binding of French book

After decades of controversy, the Harvard Library has removed the human skin binding one of the most notorious books in its collection, “Des destinées de l’âme.” “Harvard Library acknowledges past ...