Papers, 1915-1939.

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...

Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

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Epithet: American author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x000028 Born in Pennsylvania, raised in South Carolina, and educated at Harvard, Owen Wister travelled in the Western U.S. as a young man. Although he returned to the East and Harvard law school, he acted upon a friend's suggestion and began writing thrilling Western stories for Harper's. His well-researched stories, particularly The Virginian, he...

Tavern Club (Boston, Mass.)

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Cutler, Robert, 1895-1974

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Cutler, a lawyer and aide to President Eisenhower, graduated from Harvard Law School in 1922. He wrote two novels as a young man, neither of which were very successful commercially. While at Harvard, Cutler met western writer Owen Wister, who was co-founder of Harvard University's Tavern Club. Cutler wrote a comic opera in 1934 which was performed for the Club. From the description of Papers, 1915-1939. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 29434037 ...