Courtesy of the Archives of the Arnold Arboretum

Muddy Pond Map Collage

Muddy Pond Bulldozer

Muddy Pond University Action

Muddy Pond Demonstration 1

A handbill distributed by the Students for a Democratic Society which advertised a march on campus demanding Harvard fill in Muddy Pond. SDS members were convinced that the courts would not otherwise find the University liable to fill it in.

Muddy Pond Debris

Muddy Pond Raft 3

Coverage from The Crimson announced to campus that two children had drowned on University land.

Muddy Pond Raft 2

Coverage from the Globe broadcasted to the city and to Harvard that two children died on their land.

Muddy Pond Raft 1

Local newspapers picked up word of the Johnson children’s deaths, informing the community about the tragedy.