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Pieces of History, Gone to the Highest Bidder

By JOHN LENGER

In my free time I enjoy writing about history, especially the history of Harvard University, where I work as an editor and a journalism instructor. Because so much has been written about Harvard, for my freelance articles I seek out little-known lore and surprising anecdotes, which often leads me to look through images of historical documents available...

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