Records of the Harvard Club of Rochester, 1908-1992.

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Records of the Harvard Club of Rochester, 1908-1992.

Newsclippings, ephemera, and notices to members, and a speech made by James B. Conant, entitled "The Soviet challenge," before the Club in 1950.

2 folders.

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Harvard University Archives.

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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...

Harvard Club of Rochester.

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An organization of alumni living in and around Rochester, the Harvard Club of Rochester was organized on January 30, 1908. From the description of Records of the Harvard Club of Rochester, 1908-1992. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 519900738 ...

Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978

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James Bryant Conant (1893-1978) was a chemist, educator and public servant. Conant taught chemistry at Harvard from 1917-1933; he served as Harvard's president from 1933-1953. He was the national director of defense research from 1941-1945, and was instrumental in the creation of the atomic bomb. He continued as President of Harvard until 1953, at which time he was made United States High Commissioner for Germany. When allied military occupation of Germany ended in 1955, Conant became the U.S. A...