The Alumni Magazine of Adams House, Harvard College

Editor-in-Chief
Michael Weishan '86

Senior Editor
Claire Mays '81

Contributing Editor
Sean Lynn-Jones
Resident Tutor '84-'92

Photographer
Joe Brancale '13

The Goldcoaster is a publication of the FDR Suite Foundation Inc., a public 501(c)3 charity created to preserve and restore the character of Harvard's most historic House, Adams. In addition to funding the restoration of the FDR Suite in Westmorly and maintaining the Suite's collections, the Foundation co-sponsors the annual FDR Memorial Lecture and Dinners, leads HAA historic walking tours, and hosts other events to promote the House. The Foundation also seeks to establish FDR Memorial Scholarships to benefit needy House residents.

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Previous Issues

Vol. 1 No 1: Winter, 2011

The View from Apthorp
How our Masters see it.
 Judy and Sean Palfrey

Stranger Than Fiction: Five Adams House Novels
You never know what's going to turn up at Adams, especially when reading the works of these five authors.
Sean Lynn-Jones

Restoring FDR's Harvard, One Pixel at a Time
A behind-the-scenes look at how digital technology helps to recreate the world of 1904.
Michael Weishan '86

Life In an Empty House
 Harvard's new academic calendar brings a whole different meaning to January.
 Lauren Kiel '11

Photo Essay: Adams Underground
Sometimes, the tunnels DO speak.

 

Vol. 1 No 2: Spring, 2011

Selected Letters from Our Readers
We may have just launched, but boy, we've heard from a lot of you already. A small selection...

The View from Apthorp
Summer Vacation
 Judy and Sean Palfrey

Letter from Cambridge
Parting Company
Michael Weishan '86

Alumni Profile: Ambassador John Gunther Dean '47
In this, the first of our video series The New Fireside Chats, Michael Weishan '86 sits down with John Gunther Dean to discuss a remarkable four-decade career in the Diplomatic Corps, and why telling the truth in Washington doesn't always bear the best reward.

Tales of an Old House
 British officers imprisoned... Monkeys swinging from the chandeliers ... Students running wild to the crazed beat of ragtime...! You'll be surprised to learn what's occurred within the now sedate walls of Apthorp House.
Sean Lynn-Jones

Galaxy Gazer
 Only once in Adams House history has a student gone from resident to Master. Some recollections from from William Liller,'48 on his undergraduate days, the swingin' 60s, & how he survived the Harvard riots to live to chart the stars.

Photo Essay: Apthorp Turns 250!

 

 

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