Alexander Leitch Princeton Athletics Scrapbooks collection, 1925-1944.

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Alexander Leitch Princeton Athletics Scrapbooks collection, 1925-1944.

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Consists of 56 oversized scrapbooks assembled by Alexander Leitch '24 during his career as a Princeton University administrator. Each of the books contains an entry for a single day, and each day is divided into three columns for Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Under these columns are pasted clippings about the school from that day, mostly from the New York Times. While the vast majority of the clippings are from the sports page, there are also some non-sports clippings.

15.0 linear ft.

Princeton University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8114842

Princeton University Library

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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...

Ivy League (Athletic conference)

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Yale University.

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Leitch, Alexander, 1900-

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Alexander Leitch '24 was an administrator at Princeton University for the entirety of his professional career, most notably holding the Office of the Secretary from 1933 to 1963. He is also the author of A PRINCETON COMPANION, a reference containing 400 articles on Princeton life and traditions. From the description of Alexander Leitch Princeton Athletics Scrapbooks collection, 1925-1944. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 74214917 Alexander Leitch was the Secr...