Papers of James B. Conant, 1862-1987.

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...

Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies

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The Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies (CDAAA) was an American mass movement, political action group formed in May 1940. The CDAAA shared its leadership with the dissolved Non-Partisan Committee for Peace through Revision of the Neutrality Law (NPC), who was also chaired by White and directed by Eichelberger. Additionally, the CDAAA used ex-NPC offices in the League of Nations building at 8 W. Fortieth Street in New York City, as their central base. This has drawn commentators to r...

National Science Board (U.S.)

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Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978

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James Bryant Conant (1893-1978) was a chemist, educator and public servant. Conant taught chemistry at Harvard from 1917-1933; he served as Harvard's president from 1933-1953. He was the national director of defense research from 1941-1945, and was instrumental in the creation of the atomic bomb. He continued as President of Harvard until 1953, at which time he was made United States High Commissioner for Germany. When allied military occupation of Germany ended in 1955, Conant became the U.S. A...

United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee

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Educational testing service

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Founded in 1947, Educational Testing Service (ETS) develops, administers and scores millions of educational tests. In addition, ETS conducts educational research, analysis and policy studies, and provides services for students, parents and institutions. Located outside Princeton, New Jersey, ETS is the world's largest private educational testing and assessment nonprofit organization. Created in 1947 by three nonprofit educational institutions and testing services, the American Council on Educati...

United States. Special Committee to Study the Rubber Situation

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The Committee was created by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 6, 1942, to report on the feasibility of artificially producing a rubber or rubber-like substance. Committee members included Bernard M. Baruch, Dr. Carl Compton, and Dr. James B. Conant. The report was submitted September 10, 1942. From the description of President's Special Committee to Study the Rubber Situation records, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155525202 ...

United States. Office of the US High Commissioner for Germany

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Conant, James Scott.

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Roxbury Latin School (Mass.)

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The Roxbury Latin School, a boys' school for grades 7-12, was founded by Rev. John Eliot. From the description of Record book : manuscript, 1645-1780. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612865426 ...

Conant, Grace Thayer Richards.

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