Wills naming Harvard as a beneficiary, 1660-1931

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Wills naming Harvard as a beneficiary, 1660-1931

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In the 17th and 18th centuries, Harvard College relied on government grants and tax allocations, town subscriptions, and private donations to fund the school. Donations were often made as bequests and recorded in a donor's will. This collection contains copies of wills that include bequests to Harvard, and related papers such as court records and certificates of death. Most of the documents are copies kept by the Harvard Corporation to manage bequests, or were created and donated to the College to serve as an historical record of the contribution. The records provide evidence of the income the College received from outside sources, and offer a resource for studying the perceptions donors had towards the College and higher education in New England in general.

1.57 cubic feet; (1 legal document box, 1 flat box, 1 oversized volume, 6 volumes, and 2 folders)

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Harvard College's primary governing board, the Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College (known as the Harvard Corporation), was established by the Massachusetts General Court in 1650. The charter conferred on the Corporation the duties of managing the College, including appointing and removing administrators, faculty, and staff, creating orders and by-laws for the College, and managing finances, properties, and donations. The first recorded meeting of the Corporation was held on December 10, 16...