Papers of Chauncey Wright, ca. 1852.

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Papers of Chauncey Wright, ca. 1852.

Includes manuscripts of writings, notes, possibly for lectures, and other papers. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.

1 folder of mss.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182024

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...

Wright, Chauncey, 1830-1875

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Wright graduated from Harvard in 1852 and taught physics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Chauncey Wright, ca. 1852. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972942 Epithet: American mathematician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x000142 Chauncey Wright was a naturalist and philosopher. He taught at Harvard as professor of psychology in 1870 and as instructor in mathe...