Corporation records: waste-books

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Corporation records: waste-books

1717-1827

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:hua08002

The Harvard Corporation, whose legal name is "President and Fellows of Harvard College," is one of Harvard's two governing boards, the other one being the Board of Overseers. The Corporation, which is the smaller of the two boards, consists of the President and Treasurer of the University and five Fellows. It is a self-perpetuating body, subject to the consent of the Board of Overseers. Although both Governing Boards share responsibility for the overall administration of Harvard University, the Corporation has final executive authority within the University and is responsible for decisions on major academic, financial, and policy matters. These records, dating from ca.1636 to 1992, document formal and informal Corporation proceedings and the role of the Corporation in the governance of Harvard University.

1 cubic feet (42 folders in 4 legal half-document boxes)

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Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University Archives.

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