Miscellaneous records, [ca.1977]-1980 (inclusive).

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Miscellaneous records, [ca.1977]-1980 (inclusive).

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Includes correspondence, legal documents, and other records. Topics and concerns include unauthorized use of Houghton Library material, policies pertaining to handicapped students, truth-in-testing legislation, and manuals pertaining to legal problems. This material is part of a larger group of records having the collective title "Case Files and Other Records." The boxes for this component are numbered 141-142, as assigned by the Office of the General Counsel. Related material can be found under the collective title.

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Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182787

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...

Houghton Library

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In 1938 Keyes D. Metcalf, Librarian of Harvard College and Director of the Harvard University Library (1937-1955), proposed a separate library building for rare books and manuscripts. Through the generosity of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Harvard Class of 1929, Harvard became the first American university to construct a separate research facility for the housing and study of rare books and manuscripts. The Houghton Library, dedicated and opened in 1942, won major architectural awards and became a mo...

Harvard University. Office of the General Counsel.

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