A shekara ta 1638, ta sayi na farko da aka sani da buga takardu na Arewacin Amirka. A shekara ta 1639, an kira shi Harvard College bayan marigayi malamin John Harvard, wani ɗalibin Jami'ar Cambridge, wanda ya bar makarantar £ 779 da ɗakin karatu na malamansa na kimanin littattafai 400. Tambaya: Nawa ne John Harvard ya bar kwalejin?
£779