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University As Collector || Radcliffe Institute

Harvard
Year2015
Duration5h 2m

Universities gather knowledge and specialists, as well as historical artifacts. Using Harvard University’s extensive collections as a starting point, this conference assembles its own group of specialists to explore the history and mission of universities through “university objects.” Each presenter examines one exemplary holding at Harvard to consider the insights its presence offers into the world of knowledge. Speakers from a variety of Harvard communities also address larger questions about universities as unique collecting institutions.

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