The Time of Harvard: The Campus, Libraries, and Houses of America's Oldest University (Vol. 2)

Where does four centuries of history actually live?

On the ground - in the yards, libraries, and dormitories where generations of students have studied, argued, and grown.

Volume 2 of The Time of Harvard takes readers on a guided tour of Harvard's physical world, from the historic core of Harvard Yard to the university's expansion into Allston and Longwood. It offers a definitive history of the Harvard library system, centered on the story of the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library - including the tragic story behind its founding - alongside guides to Houghton, Lamont, Pusey, Cabot, and the Harvard-Yenching Library, among others.

The volume also chronicles Harvard's distinctive residential house system, from the 17 first-year dormitories to the 12 upper-class Houses that have shaped student life for nearly a century. An appendix, "We're Heading to Harvard Now," closes the book with a practical Q&A on Harvard admissions.

Written for students in need of motivation and direction, prospective applicants and their families, librarians, educators, and general readers curious about the Harvard that leads the world's transformation, The Time of Harvard completes the portrait begun in Volume 1 - showing not just what Harvard is, but where it happens.

Most of the photographs featured in this volume were taken by the author himself on campus over the past twenty years, bringing the vivid, present-day reality of Harvard to readers who may never set foot on campus.

This is the Korean-language edition of The Time of Harvard. The international English edition is scheduled for publication in 2027.