Boston College charter of incorporation and amendments, 1863-1959.

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Boston College charter of incorporation and amendments, 1863-1959.

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Consists of the original certified copies of Boston College's Charter of Incorporation from 1863, the 1908 Amendment to the Charter (Chapter 340) and the 1959 Amendment to the Charter (Chapter 464) granted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Boston College. John J. Burns Library

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Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth

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Boston College. Board of Trustees.

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The Board of Trustees was established at the founding of Boston College in 1863 and for many years was the sole governing agency of the university. With the creation of a Board of Directors in 1968 the Board of Trustees retained certain responsibilities. In 1972 both bodies were consolidated into a Board of Trustees composed of Jesuits and laymen and women. From the description of Boston College charter of incorporation and amendments, 1863-1959. (Boston College). WorldCat record id:...

Boston College

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In 1863, a charter from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts authorized five Jesuits of Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus to incorporate as β€œthe Trustees of the Boston College.” Their South End school became the first chartered college to operate in Boston in September 1864, when twenty-two boys – with an average age of fourteen – enrolled and classes began. Enrollment was limited to boys but open to those of any religious background. The original grounds were cramped, consisting only of a ...