Papers, ca. 1860-1957.

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Papers, ca. 1860-1957.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155555574

Diaries, photographs, genealogical records, programs, clippings and other papers of Howard C. Sherwood, including photographs of friend and classmates at Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University, 1880's and 1890's; family photos, 1860's to 1940's; travel diaries with photos, of trips to the British Isles, Europe, California and various cruises, 1920's and 1930's; other diaries and typed autobiographical memoirs, 1870-1955. Papers relating to the Sherwood-Jayne house include guest books, an inventory of furnishings, a register of sheep kept on the farm, and a logbook of winter visits to the house, 1908-1942. There are also family Bibles with genealogical information; and miscellaneous poetry, programs, postcards and clippings.

2 cubic ft.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6883500

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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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...

Sherwood, Howard C.

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Howard Cocks Sherwood (1870-1957) was a founder of the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities. He owned the Jayne family homestead in East Setauket, L.I., (now referred to as the Sherwood-Jayne house) from around 1908 until his death, when the house became property of SPLIA. From the description of Papers, ca. 1860-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155555574 ...

Phillips Exeter Academy

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Sherwood-Jayne House (East Setauket, N.Y.)

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