Laws and statutes of Harvard, 1655-1989

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Laws and statutes of Harvard, 1655-1989

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The Harvard laws and statutes, first compiled in 1642 and revised periodically thereafter, defined appropriate student conduct, and detailed the requirements for admitted students; later laws included regulations for the library, the steward and butler, and governors and officers of the College. The collection contains manuscript copies of College laws from 1655 through 1789, a handwritten copy of the "Freshmen laws," and printed copies of laws in both draft and published forms from 1790 onward. Most of the items were used by Harvard Presidents and the Corporation while revising and editing the codes, and many include annotations. The records provide insight into the Harvard administration's expectations of student behavior and also offer a resource for studying collegiate governance, student life, and codes of conduct in the 17th and 18th centuries.

3.21 cubic feet (1 legal document box, 1 half document box, and 30 volumes)

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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...