Records of the Admissions Office, 1869-1979

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Williston, Catharine

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Briggs, Elizabeth, 1863-1937.

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Educator. Graduated from Radcliffe in 1887 (A.B.), graduate student 1887-1888, 1889-1890. Founded the Radcliffe Club of New York, served as president and historian of Radcliffe College Alumnae Association, and as Alumnae Associate. From the description of Papers of Elizabeth Briggs, 1883-1937 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006503 ...

Radcliffe College. Admissions Office.

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For most of Radcliffe's history, students were admitted by the college's own admission committee. Since 1975 because of the recommendation of the Strauch Committee, students have been admitted to Radcliffe and Harvard colleges by the joint H/R Admissions Office located in Byerly Hall. At that time, an equal access policy was initiated which removed the limit to the number of women admitted to Harvard/Radcliffe. Until ca. 1969 the size of a Radcliffe class was held by quota at 300. I...

Society to encourage studies at home

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Radcliffe College. Class of 1966

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Radcliffe College. Committee on Admissions.

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Woman’s Education Association (Boston, Mass.)

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Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...

Radcliffe College

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Vocational short courses and institutes were initiated by the Radcliffe Appointment Bureau to train students for careers after graduation. Among these courses were: the Institute on Historical and Archival Management, 1954-1960; Communications for the Volunteer, 1965-1968; Summer Secretarial Course, 1935-1955, and the Radcliffe Publishing Course (formerly Publishing Procedures Course), 1947-, which continues to offer a six-week summer course in publishing. From the description of Rad...

Loring, Katharine

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