CAMBRIDGE, MA.-A searchable database of materials from the Social Museum of Harvard University is now online at: www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/socialmuseum

An online searchable database of more than 6000 Progressive Era photographs and illustrations from the collection of the Social Museum of Harvard University is now available. Established in 1903 as the cornerstone of the newly founded Department of Social Ethics, the Social Museum served as an academic and public resource to encourage the comparative study of social conditions and institutions in the United States and abroad during the first three decades of the 20th century. This online feature is derived from the exhibition Classified Documents: The Social Museum of Harvard University, 1903–1931, which was on view January 20 through June 10, 2007, at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum.

Developed by Deborah Martin Kao, Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, and Michelle Lamunière, Charles C. Cunningham Sr. Assistant Curator of Photography.