Harvard Commencement, 1943 / photographed by the Harvard Film Service, Harvard University.

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Harvard Commencement, 1943 / photographed by the Harvard Film Service, Harvard University.

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Footage from: Harvard Commencement, 1943, the Service School Ceremonies, the Alumni Association Meeting, and the conferral of an honorary degree on Winston Churchill.

1 film : si., col.; 16 mm.1 videocassette : si., col. ; 1/2 in. use copy1 videocassette : si., col. ; 3/4 in. master1 DVD : si., col.

Harvard University Archives.

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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...

Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965

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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, on 30 November 1874. He was educated at Harrow and the Royal Military College at Sandhurst before joining the Army in 1895 and serving in India and Sudan. After leaving the Army in 1899, he worked as a war correspondent for the Morning Post and the following year was elected Conservative Member of Parliament for Oldham. In 1904, Churchill decided to join the Liberal Party, and in 1906, was elected Liberal MP f...