Harvard University President’s Office Records

Abbott Lawrence Lowell was president of Harvard University from 1909 until 1933. During Lowell’s administration, Harvard’s enrollment nearly doubled and its endowment quintupled. Lowell’s administration reshaped undergraduate education, expanded Harvard’s campus, and oversaw the establishment of the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and the Society of Fellows.

The full collection at the Harvard University Archives documents almost every aspect of Lowell’s administration. Some highlights include Harvard’s involvement in World War I, 1914–1918, including efforts of volunteer units, such as the Harvard Surgical Unit; and the growth of Harvard Medical School. Lowell was president during the Spanish influenza pandemic, which began in 1918.

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Materials Digitized for the Contagion Collection

Records of the President of Harvard University, Abbott Lawrence Lowell, 1909–1933; General Correspondence, 1909–1933; Series 1917–1919; Epidemic–Influenza, folder 403.

Records of the President of Harvard University, Abbott Lawrence Lowell, 1909–1933; General Correspondence, 1909–1933; Series 1917–1919; Military Training–S.A.T.C.–Influenza, folder 943.

Additional Contagion Resources

Spanish Influenza in North America, 1918–1919

Full Collection Citation

Records of the President of Harvard University, Abbott Lawrence Lowell, 1909–1933. UAI 5.160.x. Harvard University Archives, Cambridge, Mass.

Electronic Finding Aid

Harvard University. President’s Office. Records of the President of Harvard University, Abbott Lawrence Lowell, 1909–1933: an inventory and index.