History and Literature is one of Harvard's most individual and challenging concentrations. It is also the oldest. Founded in 1906 as an alternative to President Eliot's pleasantly anarchic "free elective system," it predated by thirteen years the establishment of a College-wide concentration system. Each year the concentration sends graduates to careers in media, law, business, banking, consulting, medicine, government, public policy, the arts, and academia. History and Literature teaches skills invaluable to any profession: the craft of writing and the art of close and critical reading. learn more… »