In the Collection

John James Audubon’s The Birds of America: From Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories is considered an artistic and scientific masterpiece. In addition to two first-edition sets produced between 1839 and 1844, the College possesses a pen-and-ink sketch of a Red-breasted Snipe with field notes in Audubon’s hand.

Cricket is Haverford’s oldest and most distinctive sport and was introduced by the English landscape architect who planned the campus in 1834, William Carvill.

“Not only was I able to engage directly with the work of a poet I love, I was able to speak back, to bring my own voice to the poem.” – David Richardson ’12

The Hurford Center for the Arts and Humanities’ Student Arts Fund helps students pursue creative interests that build upon, complement and go beyond the offerings of our formal curriculum.

Professor of Psychology Rebecca Compton, with the aid of her students, is expanding scientific knowledge about how the brain works.

Read the Fall 2012 Faculty Profile in Haverford magazine »

Through the combined arts program with Bryn Mawr, Haverford offers more breadth and depth than the typical small college for students who want to participate in the arts on any level as part of their college experience.

Today Tritton and Kim Halls are the new dorms on the block. What hasn’t changed is just how essential living on campus is to the Haverford experience.

Read “Home at Haverford” in the Fall 2012 issue of Haverford magazine »

Haverford libraries own more than 625,000 titles, including not only printed books but thousands of items in other formats—microfilm, photographs, diaries, letters, sound and video recordings, electronic publications, and miscellaneous ephemera.

Public Observing Night

November 29, 7:30 p.m.
Strawbridge Observatory

Family Friendly Talk: “Exploring Our Universe: A Scaled Tour Through our Solar System, Galaxy and Beyond” by Mimi Fuchs ’13. Observing will only take place if skies are clear. Event Details »

Best known for railroad photography, O. Winston Link also shot promotional images of Haverford and many are in Special Collections.

Haverford students are afforded a large amount of autonomy and may use this opportunity to craft the kinds of experiences they wish to have—and they are given the responsibility, the resources and the respect necessary for that to happen.