Records of The Harvard Advocate, ca. 1876-

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Records of The Harvard Advocate, ca. 1876-

Contains records of the Harvard student publication, The Harvard Advocate. Included are minutes of meetings, 1918-1954; correspondence files, 1886-1938; financial and tax records; scrapbooks, with Advocate clippings and articles; guest book and other items. Also papers of W. Bentick-Smith as a trustee of the Advocate; and manuscript, 1913, pertaining to a proposed merger with the Harvard Monthly. Published material includes addresses, verses and other selections from The Advocate, and writings about the periodical.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8181835

Harvard University Archives.

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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...

Bentinck-Smith, William, 1914-1993

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Bentinck-Smith was a Harvard administrator, historian of Widener Library, and book collector. From the description of William Bentinck-Smith papers, 1941-1975 (inclusive), 1945-1955 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612196262 William Bentinck-Smith was a Harvard administrator, historian of Widener Library, and book collector. From the guide to the William Bentinck-Smith papers, 1941-1975., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard Univer...