Commemoration and Aftermath

Excerpt from the manuscript of J. Collins Warren for the Ernst commemorative volume

As one of the experts on the development of the Longwood campus, Dr. J. Collins Warren wrote this contribution on the new buildings for the Ernst commemorative volume.

Indoors and Out, v. 3 (November 1906)

Soon after the dedication, an architectural magazine published this illustrated article on the new facilities.

Excerpt from The Medical School of Harvard University, Class of 1906 showing the old Harvard Medical School buildings and two pictures of the Longwood campus under construction

The Aesculapiad, the yearbook for Harvard Medical School, first appeared in 1924, but it had this unique precursor in 1906, in conjunction with the opening of the new buildings. The yearbook contains photographs of the faculty and the 68 graduating students who received medical degrees at Commencement on June 27, 1906. It includes views of the old and new buildings and some local landmarks, such as the F. H. Thomas Company on Boylston Street, where the students could acquire medical books and supplies. Dr. William B. Bartlett of the Class of 1906 also used this yearbook to record notes on his 25th and 45th reunions.

Photograph of William B. Bartlett of the Harvard Medical School class of 1906

Lecture notes of first year student James Howard Means

This is an example of a typical student notebook from the early years of teaching on the Quad. Dr. Means entered the Medical School in September, 1907, soon after the opening of the new buildings.