Wheelwright family papers II, 1842-1955; bulk: 1864-1926.

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Wheelwright family papers II, 1842-1955; bulk: 1864-1926.

Collection consists primarily of the papers of Boston, Mass. architect Edmund March Wheelwright, and include his Roxbury Latin School composition books, 1864-1870, scrapbook compiled while a student at Harvard, 1876, travel diary of a trip to Europe, Mar. - July 1881, and sketchbooks. Collection also includes commonplace books compiled by his wife, Elizabeth (Boott) Brooks Wheelwright, 1881-1928; military commission for his [son] Edmund March Wheelwright, 1955; diplomatic passport of William Boott, 1842; and a notebook containing information regarding the Brooks family estate, 1912-19.

1 narrow box, 6 v. in cases, and 1 oversize box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7565834

Massachusetts Historical Society

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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...

Wheelwright, Edmund March, 1854-1912

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Wheelwright family.

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Wheelwright, Edmund March, b. 1891.

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Roxbury Latin School (Mass.)

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The Roxbury Latin School, a boys' school for grades 7-12, was founded by Rev. John Eliot. From the description of Record book : manuscript, 1645-1780. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612865426 ...

Boott, William.

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Wheelwright, Elizabeth Brooks, b. 1860.

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Brooks family.

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