Records of the President of Radcliffe College, 1968-1984

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...

Barbara N. Kravitz

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Radcliffe College. Office of the President

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The Office of the President was created with the incorporation of The Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women in 1882. The Society became Radcliffe College in 1894. Elizabeth Cary Agassiz held the office from 1882 until 1903. Succeeding presidents were LeBaron Russell Briggs (1903-1923); Ada Louise Comstock (1923-1943); Wilbur Kitchener Jordan (1943-1960); Mary Ingraham Bunting (1960-1972); Matina Souretis Horner (1972-1989); Linda S. Wilson (1989-1999); and Mary Maples Dunn (acting pres...

Rosovsky, Henry.

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Constable, Giles

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Constable (1929- ) taught medieval history at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Giles Constable, 1969-1970 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973241 Giles Constable was professor of history at Harvard University and master of North House, Radcliffe College. From the description of Papers, 1978. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009154 ...

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...

Horner, Matina

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Educator. A.B. Bryn Mawr College 1961; M.S. University of Michigan 1963, Ph.D. 1968; LL.D. Dickinson College 1973. Assistant professor of psychology and social relations at Harvard University, 1969-72, president of Radcliffe College, 1972-1989. Author of various articles and member of national commissions and committees. From the guide to the Records of the President of Radcliffe College, 1968-1984, (Radcliffe College Archives, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute) ...

Jane S. Knowles

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