Preparatory matter for Out of Smalle Beginings 1955-1962.

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Preparatory matter for Out of Smalle Beginings 1955-1962.

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This collection contains Margery S. Foster's research files and manuscript materials for her book, Out of Smalle Beginings: An Economic History of Harvard College in the Puritan Period (1636-1712). It contains draft material, correspondence, notes, graphs and plates, audograph disks, and an address.

1.6 cubic feet (3 document boxes, 3 card file boxes)

HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library

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HCL Technical Services, Harvard College Library

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