Teach with Special Collections

Serving as a key teaching and learning resource for the Harvard University community, Special Collections & Archives provides a range of course services for the undergraduate and graduate student body.

  • Case support - Identification and presentation of original materials in the HBS classroom to illuminate an HBS case

  • Hands-on Special Collections experience - Class sessions in Special Collections & Archives or in the classroom with faculty- or archivist-selected collection material

  • Class presentation - Customized presentations focused on specific curriculum goals using original rare materials

  • Background and contextual information sharing - Digital copies of original materials to bring the reality of a time and place alive for students in the classroom

  • Assignment development - Creation of assignments that require engagement with Special Collections & Archives materials and meet course objectives

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