More smoke than fire : corruption at the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1855-1889 / R. Bruce Pruitt. January 16, 1967.

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More smoke than fire : corruption at the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1855-1889 / R. Bruce Pruitt. January 16, 1967.

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Typewritten essay for History 242r, given in the fall term of 1966-1967 by Professor David E. Owen.

40 leaves ; 28 cm.

Harvard University Archives.

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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...

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Pruitt earned his Harvard AM in 1968. From the description of More smoke than fire : corruption at the Metropolitan Board of Works, 1855-1889 / R. Bruce Pruitt. January 16, 1967. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228513286 ...