Photographs: Harvard/Radcliffe offices, an historical perspective, slide show, 1984.
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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...
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
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The Schlesinger Library had its origins in the gift of the Woman's Rights Collection (WRC) by Maud Wood Park '98 to Radcliffe College in 1943. Organized as the Women's Archives in 1948, it was renamed the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America in 1967 in recognition of the Schlesingers' strong support of the Library and the College. The WRC was originally housed in Longfellow Hall and the Women's Archives in Byerly Hall and moved in 1967 to the old Radcliffe...
Harvard University. Archives
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The Harvard University Archives was established in 1939 as a department of the University Library during the administrations of James Bryant Conant as President and Keyes Dewitt Metcalf as Director of the Library. For a number of years prior to this date, the Library had collected and preserved historical records and other material relating to the history of the University. From the description of Correspondence files, 1896-2004 (inclusive), 1955-2004 (bulk) (Harvard University). Wor...
Radcliffe College. Archives
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From the 1930's, the College Library served as a repository for primary source material about Radcliffe College history, including records of early student organizations and alumnae books and pamphlets. In 1956 a records survey of College offices was conducted and the college archives office established. Records were moved to a storage vault in the basement of Agassiz House. No permanent staff was appointed until 1978. From the description of Records of the Radcliffe College Archives...
