Records of the Assistant to the President: miscellaneous records relating to fund raising and other concerns, 1924-1955 (inclusive), 1947-1955 (bulk).

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Records of the Assistant to the President: miscellaneous records relating to fund raising and other concerns, 1924-1955 (inclusive), 1947-1955 (bulk).

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Contains records relating to the functions and activities of the Office of the Assistant to the President. Includes policies and guidelines covering the operations and responsibilities of the office, and miscellaneous records relating to various aspects of Harvard development, such as gifts and bequests to Harvard, university finances, fiscal policies, Harvard buildings and the academic departments. Includes line drawings for the book about Harvard buildings, Education, Bricks and Mortar. Also contains records relating to the Harvard Law School Fund and its fund raising campaign between 1948 and 1950, and the establishment of the Harvard Foundation for Advanced Study and Research in 1948. These are records relating to the responsibilities and interests of the Assistant to the President, James R. Reynolds.

1.75 cubic feet in 5 containers

Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8184555

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University. President's Office

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Harvard University

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Harvard Law School Fund.

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Harvard Foundation for Advanced Study and Research.

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Reyonlds, James R.

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