Howard Elliott correspondence with Charles Eliot, 1921 July 15-October 18.

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Howard Elliott correspondence with Charles Eliot, 1921 July 15-October 18.

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Typescript copies of letters between Elliott and Eliot, with printed publications. Also includes a letter from Elliott to William C. Lane, Librarian of Harvard College, 1921 November 16, forwarding this packet of material. Letters concern the alleged propagation of socialism and "radicalism" in American universities, with mention of events at Harvard University, and whether university authorities should hinder such movements. Howard Elliott attaches a number of documents with his letters, such as excerpts congratulating him on his "Harvard train, 1881" speech which calls for university authorities to control the radicalism among their faculty; a list of "certain Red and Pink organizations"; and anti-socialist publications. 2 copies of each letter. Contains copies of the following publications: Elliott's Harvard train, 1881 (1 copy); Henry Campbell Black's Socialism in American colleges (2 copies); and Woodworth Clum's Making socialists out of college students (2 copies).

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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...

Lane, William Coolidge, 1859-1931

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Lane graduated from Harvard in 1881 and served as librarian at Harvard. From the description of Papers of William Coolidge Lane, 1887-1931. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972806 ...

Black, Henry Campbell, 1860-1927

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Elliott, Howard, 1860-1928

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Charles Eliot was Harvard University president, 1869-1909. Howard Elliott graduated from Harvard in 1881 and was chairman of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. From the description of Howard Elliott correspondence with Charles Eliot, 1921 July 15-October 18. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612810067 ...

Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...

Clum, Woodworth

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