Records of the Shop Club, ca. 1898 -1975.

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Records of the Shop Club, ca. 1898 -1975.

Records include lists of members, talks before the Club, correspondence, financial records, lists of members, lists of speakers and topics, and inscribed pewter mugs.

7 containers.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7676581

Harvard University Archives.

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The Shop Club was a group of Harvard faculty members who gathered together for social evenings hosted by a member, who would give an informal talk on their subject or research. From the description of Records of the Shop Club, ca. 1898 -1975. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 542672468 ...

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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...