The personal accounts in the Harvard Class Reports reveal various aspects of the lives of upper class people who attended the university, such as occupation and work • philanthropy • leisure activities • cultural tastes • public service • attitudes about money and wealth • views of poor and working class people • leadership. Here are examples:
From a member of the Class of 1892
From a Member of the Class of 1895
From a member of the Class of 1896
From a member of the Class of 1906
From a member of the Class of 1906
From a member of the Class of 1913 (feeling like the "ugly American"?)