Henry M. Seaver papers, 1851-1944; bulk: 1887-1898.

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Henry M. Seaver papers, 1851-1944; bulk: 1887-1898.

Papers of architect Henry M. Seaver of West Roxbury, Mass. include graduation certificates, 1887-90, correspondence received from MIT regarding the Rotch Traveling Scholarship, 1897, a travel diary kept while in Europe, 1898, and research notes, 1944. Collection also includes Hibbard family papers such as correspondence received by his relative, Sarah Hibbard, 1851, and a house game used most likely by Henry's aunts, ca. 1880-89.

1 narrow box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7538921

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The Department of General Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) did not officially exist until 1882. Courses in general studies were offered as early as 1865, when the MIT Catalog offered a curriculum option called the Course in Science and Literature. At that time, all regular MIT students were required to take “general studies” classes from the Course in Science and Literature, in addition to English, history, and modern languages. In 1882 the Course in Scienc...

Hibbard, Sarah.

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Seaver, Henry M., 1873-1947

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