General information by and about the Boylston Medical Society, 1898-1965 (inclusive)

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...

Boylston Medical Society.

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The Boylston Medical Society of Harvard University was founded on January 6, 1811 and incorporated on June 13, 1823. The Society was named in honor of Nicholas Ward Boylston, who established a prize for the best medical dissertation offered by a member of the Society, known as the Boylston Medical Prize. The Society was established to disseminate medical knowledge among its members, who were elected from students in the Harvard Medical School. Members met frequently to discuss papers read by mem...

Harvard Medical School.

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