Godfrey Lowell Cabot papers, 1870-1962.

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Godfrey Lowell Cabot papers, 1870-1962.

Papers of inventor and pilot Godfrey Lowell Cabot of Boston, Mass. include personal correspondence, 1870-1962, diaries, 1872-1922, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and writings (including typescripts) related to various organizations and activities including the Harvard Class of 1882 Alumni Association, 1927-41, New England Watch and Ward Society, 1913-21, and the Maria Moors Cabot Foundation; and correspondence and cash accounts of Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. regarding the manufacture of carbon black, 1934-62. Also includes papers related to Cabot's involvement in aviation including correspondence and subject files related to government patents, the Aero Club of New England, the Aero Pickup Service Corps, 1892-1959; and papers related to Cabot's role as U.S. Navy pilot during World War I, 1917-18.

73 boxes, 12 v. and 1 oversize box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7578792

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...

New England Watch and Ward Society

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1878 New England Society for the Suppression of Vice formed. 1882 Henry Chase chosen as first full agent, first office opens at 68 Eliot Street. 1884 Society incorporated. 1891 Name changed to New England Watch and Ward Society. ...

Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc.

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Cabot, Godfrey L. (Godfrey Lowell), 1861-1962

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Maria Moors Cabot Foundation for Botanical Research

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Aero Pickup Service Corps.

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Harvard University. Class of 1882.

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Aero Club of New England

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