Memoir, 1950.

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Memoir, 1950.

An irreverent account of Hanford's experience as a student at Vassar College, her work at the Harvard Bureau of Municipal Research, and life as the wife of a Harvard College dean.

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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...

Harvard University. Bureau of Municipal Research.

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Hanford, Ruth Hyde, 1894-

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Ruth Hyde Hanford, wife of Alfred Chester Hanford, dean of Harvard College, 1927-1947, wrote a memoir, "Backstairs at Harvard" that was never published partly out of her aversion to publicity and partly because of the disapproval of her husband. From the description of Memoir, 1950. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009162 ...

Hanford, A. Chester (Alfred Chester), 1891-1975

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Alfred Chester Hanford (1891-1975) earned a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1923; he served on Harvard's faculty 1916-1957 including service as Dean of Harvard College 1927-1947. He was a Professor of Government. From the description of Papers of Alfred Chester Hanford, 1920-1954. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77063782 ...

Vassar College.

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