Harvardiana
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Harvardiana was a periodical published in Cambridge
, Massachusetts
, United States
by James Munroe and Co. from 1835 to 1838. It was a literary journal administered by Harvard University
undergraduates. It contains the first recorded use (1835) of the phrase "middle name
" referring to a second forename.
"Harvardiana" is also the title of a march song of Harvard University
written by Raymond G. Williams (1887-1981) and Sanger B. Steel (1889-1927), both members of the Harvard class of 1911. The song uses the name "Eli" to refer to athletic rival Yale
. In recent years it has become the tradition for women to shout "Radcliffe!" between the repetitions of "Harvard!" in the chorus of the song.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by James Munroe and Co. from 1835 to 1838. It was a literary journal administered by Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
undergraduates. It contains the first recorded use (1835) of the phrase "middle name
Middle name
People's names in several cultures include one or more additional names placed between the first given name and the surname. In Canada and the United States all such names are specifically referred to as middle name; in most European countries they would simply be regarded as second, third, etc....
" referring to a second forename.
"Harvardiana" is also the title of a march song of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
written by Raymond G. Williams (1887-1981) and Sanger B. Steel (1889-1927), both members of the Harvard class of 1911. The song uses the name "Eli" to refer to athletic rival Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. In recent years it has become the tradition for women to shout "Radcliffe!" between the repetitions of "Harvard!" in the chorus of the song.