Harvard student's summer garment, ca. 1834-1835.

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Harvard student's summer garment, ca. 1834-1835.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228509786

This garment is a rare example of informal men's wear from the early 19th century.

1 garment : green and white checked cotton with off-white tape fringe trim; ca. 36-in. long.

Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7086440

Harvard University Archives.

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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...

Haskins, David Greene, 1818-1896

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David Greene Haskins received his A.B. from Harvard College in 1837. According to family tradition and a label pinned to the garment, Haskins wore this 'toga' during the summer of his sophomore year, 1834-1835. At that time, Harvard's school year ended in August. The garment is referred to as a 'toga' in the 1936 correspondence relating to its donation to the Harvard University Archives, but the origin of use of this term to describe this garment is unknown. The garment ...