Records of the Harvard Club, 1855-1858 and 1933.

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...

Harvard Club.

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The short-lived Harvard Club (1855-1857), based in Boston, was the first alumni club of Harvard University. It was founded by Charles William Eliot (AB 1853) and Edward Holmes Ammidown (AB 1853). From the description of Records of the Harvard Club, 1855-1858 and 1933. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 416607145 ...

Ammidown, Edward H.

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Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...