The Harvard Crimson

It’s Time for Harvard Students To Pick Up a Book

Claire V. Miller ’28, a Crimson Editorial comper, lives in Canaday Hall. When was the last time you read a book cover to cover? For me, a prospective English concentrator, it was last week. But ask my ...
The Boston Globe

Harvard University removes human skin used in binding of 19th-century book

Harvard University library officials say they have removed human skin from the binding of a 19th-century book in the university’s collection and are exploring “respectful” ways to lay the remains to ...
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 Washington Post

Harvard removes human skin from the binding of 19th-century book

correctionA previous version of this article incorrectly referred to Paul Needham as a librarian at Princeton University. He is a retired librarian who had worked at Princeton. The article has been ...