Commonplace-book, 1848-1850.

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Commonplace-book, 1848-1850.

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Commonplace-book probably kept by John S. Whiting. The dated entries are from 1848-50 and include poems, a sketch, a few short essays, and some extracts from Shakespeare. Two of the poems refer to his undergraduate days at Harvard (Class of 1850), the freshman bonfire and a class ode.

1 vol. in a folder.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7151821

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...

Whiting, John Samuel, 1828-1896.

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