Founded in 1866 to focus on the peoples and cultures of the Americas, the Peabody Museum cares for collections of archaeological and anthropological material from cultural traditions around the globe, with the general exception of Mediterranean, North African, and West Asian classical antiquity. It is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, and study of human origins, prehistory, historic cultures, and contemporary societies. It investigates the emergence and interconnectedness of human populations and cultural and ethnic traditions, including their biological and environmental contexts. It conducts archaeological excavations, notably in Central America. he museum is associated with the Departments of Anthropology and Human Evolutionary Biology, and since 2012 has been a constituent of the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America and the Radcliffe Archives of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
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Named in 1965, although founded in 1908, the Schlesinger Library was originally the library of Radcliffe College, the institution for women’s education associated with Harvard since 1879. When Radcliffe and Harvard officially merged in 1999, the college was repurposed as the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study within Harvard University. he library collections focus on women’s rights and feminism, health and sexuality, work and family life, education and the professions, culinary history, and etiquette. he library administers the Radcliffe Archives of Radcliffe College and the Radcliffe Picture Collection.
World History
