Papers of Le Baron Russell Briggs, 1907-1929 (inclusive).

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Papers of Le Baron Russell Briggs, 1907-1929 (inclusive).

Includes letters, ca. 1910-1929, to Mary L. Wheeler (Briggs' secretary) and other letters; manuscript of poem entitled To John Harvard; and annotated copy of printed poem, 1917. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.

3 folders of mss.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8181860

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...

Briggs, Le Baron Russell, 1855-1934

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Briggs (Harvard, A.B., 1875) taught English and served as Dean of Harvard College and Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Overseer. From the description of Papers of Le Baron Russell Briggs, 1907-1929 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972766 Educator. Harvard: A.B. 1875, A.M. 1882, LL.D. 1900. Assistant professor of English at Harvard, 1885-1890; professor of English, 1890; Dean of Harvard College, 1891-1902; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 190...

Wheeler, Mary L.

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Wheeler worked for a time as a research assistant with the Massachusetts publisher Ginn and Company. From the description of Mary L. Wheeler war-time letters from friends in England and Australia, 1938-1947. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612375517 Wheeler was a Massachusetts editor of literary collections. From the guide to the War-time letters from friends in England and Australia sent to Mary L. Wheeler, 1938-1947 and undated., (Houghton Library, Ha...