Alvan Fisher views of Harvard College, ca. 1821-1823.

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Alvan Fisher views of Harvard College, ca. 1821-1823.

Three drawings of views of Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts. One is an 1823 northeast view (not recorded by Bail), and two are views ca. 1821 from the south and from the northeast (Bail No. 36).

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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...

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