Biographical Research

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• Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Office of the Secretary. Memorial Minutes Alphabetical list with links to memorial minutes (obituaries) for Harvard faculty.
• Quinquennial catalogue of the officers and graduates, 1636-1930 Harvard University. Cambridge: The University, 1930. This is the first place to check for information about Harvard degree recipients from 1642 to 1930. Does not include names of students who attended but did not receive a degree. Includes names and dates of service for Harvard faculty and administrators, 1642 to 1930.  

• Sibley's Harvard Graduates, Harvard College Classes of 1642-1658 
  
• Sibley's Harvard Graduates, Harvard College Classes of 1678-1689

   
• Sibley's Harvard Graduates, Harvard College Classes of 1659-1677

     
• Tolman Index to University Records, 1636-1870 An exhaustive name and subject index, ideal for biographical research on Harvard students, faculty, administrators, and affiliates from the 17th to 19th centuries.

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