Merriman family papers, 1695-1902.

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Merriman family papers, 1695-1902.

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Collection contains materials relating to Erastus Brigham Bigelow, an inventor and founder of the Bigelow Carpet, Co., his daughter Helen, and her husband the Rev. Daniel Merriman. Most of the collection pertains to their son historian Roger Bigelow Merriman, including his education at Harvard and Oxford universities, service in World War I, marriage to Dorothea Foote, and his years on the Harvard faculty.

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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...

University of Oxford

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University of Oxford From the guide to the University of Oxford Musical Exercises, 1890, (Bodleian Library, University of Oxford) Not applicable. From the guide to the Typescript Theses, 1910-55, (Bodleian Library, University of Oxford) Rev. Samuel Myles graduated from Harvard College in 1684. From the description of Diploma : manuscript, 1693 July 14. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612804731 ...

Merriman, Daniel, 1838-1912

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Rev. Dr. Daniel Merriman (1838-1912) was the pastor of Central Church in Worcester, Mass., from 1877 to 1900, a graduate and trustee of Williams College, trustee of Abbott Academy, Andover, Mass., and Atlanta University in Georgia, president of the Worcester Art Museum, writer, and Civil War soldier. His brother, Rev. Dr. William Edward Merriman (1825-1892) was also a Williams College graduate, teacher, minister in Batavia, Ill., Green Bay, Wis., and Somerville, Mass., and president of Ripon Col...

Merriman, Roger Bigelow, 1876-1945

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Merriman earned his Harvard AB in 1896, his Harvard A.M. in 1897 and his Harvard Ph.D in 1902, and taught history and political science at Harvard. From the description of Lectures in History 16a, 1913-1914. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77075074 From the description of History 1, lectures 1-7, November 24 - December 8, 1902. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074566 Merriman graduated from Harvard in 1896, received his A.M. in 1897, and taught ...

Merriman family.

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Merriman, Dorothea Foote.

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Merriman, Helen Bigelow, 1844-

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Bigelow Carpet Company

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Bigelow, Erastus B. (Erastus Brigham), 1814-1879

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Begelow was an American author and inventor. From the description of Letter, 1858. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 80679885 ...