William Winthrop Collection, 1782-1825

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William Winthrop Collection, 1782-1825

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William Winthrop (1753-1825 Harvard AB 1770, AM 1773) was a prominent member of the Cambridge community, a benefactor of Harvard College, and a biographer of Harvard alumni. The collection holds the correspondence and research notes compiled by Winthrop, often in the form of annotated Harvard Triennial Catalogues, as he attempted to create comprehensive biographical histories of all of Harvard's graduates. The collection reflects information Winthrop collected from alumni, published local histories, manuscripts, newspapers, and government records. Winthrop's research was never published, but was an important resource for the series. His emphasis on collecting the memories of individuals through his network of correspondents saved information that otherwise would have been lost, and helped to promote Harvard's alumni as a unique and historically important community. Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1642-1774

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Winthrop, William, 1753-1825

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William Winthrop (1753-1825) (Harvard AB 1770) son of Harvard Professor John Winthrop, was a prominent member of the Cambridge community and strong supporter of Harvard College. He served as a town Clerk and Selectman and in 1784 was appointed Justice of the Peace and Register of Deeds for Middlesex County. His work on the biographical history of Harvard graduates, while never published, served as an important reference for Sibley's Biographical Sketches of Harvard Graduates. From th...