Records of the Harvard Electric Club, 1889-1907.

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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 Electric Club.

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The Harvard Electric Club was founded in 1889 to promote the study of electricity. The Club dissolved circa 1891, but was revived in 1893. Interest in the club may have faded the next year, due to the formation of the broader Harvard Engineering Society, but club activity seems to have picked up again in the early 20th century. In its later years, the club appears to have changed its name to the Harvard Electrical Club. From the description of Records of the Harvard Electric Club, 18...

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