Papers, 1896-1931.

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Papers, 1896-1931.

Papers of Charles H. Haskins, professor of medieval history at Harvard and elsewhere. The collection contains personal correspondence with family and friends, in particular his father George W. Haskins, professional correspondence with colleagues relating to his teachings and writings, a few business and legal papers relating to his investments, and a small amount of material relating to the immigration to the U.S. of Bessie Spear of England under the guardianship of Haskins.

3 boxes and 1 oversize box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7128217

Massachusetts Historical Society

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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, George F.

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Haskins, Charles Homer, 1870-1937

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Professor of history at Harvard and University of Wisconsin; summer resident of Hancock Point, Me. From the description of Genealogical papers, ca. 1900-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70940266 An American historian, Haskins taught at Johns Hopkins (1889-1892), Wisconsin (1892-1902), and Harvard (1902-1931). He was a leading medievalist of his generation and a prominent member of the group of presidential advisers known as "The Inquiry," 1917. As delegate to the Paris P...

Spear, Bessie.

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