Records of President Derek Bok : general correspondence, 1970- 1988 (inclusive).

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Records of President Derek Bok : general correspondence, 1970- 1988 (inclusive).

Includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes of meetings, speeches, and other records relating to the administration of Harvard (during the tenure of President Derek Bok, 1971-1991). Also reel-to-reel tape, "Commentary on an Inaugural," by Professor Arthur Sutherland commenting on Bok's installation as President, Oct. 11, 1971.

874 containers, 2 audiotapes, and 2 videotapes

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182933

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University. President's Office

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Harvard University

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Bok, Derek C. (Derek Curtis), 1930-

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Sutherland, Arthur E. (Arthur Eugene)

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Sutherland was a delegate from Monroe County, New York, and a member of the Judiciary Committee. From the description of Arthur E. Sutherland papers, 1938. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937925 Sutherland (1902-1973) graduated from Harvard in 1925 and taught law at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Arthur Eugene Sutherland, 1954-1958 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973195 ...