World War II government contract records : War Archives Office, 1945-1947 (inclusive).

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World War II government contract records : War Archives Office, 1945-1947 (inclusive).

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Consists of the following: a list of Harvard contracts; statements concerning policies and procedures for administering contract records; correspondence relating to the handling of these records, including letters to and from the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development; two reports and one article on the history of the office; a financial statement; and items from the 1946 exhibit on Harvard's participation in the war. The War Archives Office existed between 1945 and 1947 for the purpose of collecting and processing, under the supervision of Robert W. Lovett, records of war contracts and other war-related activities at Harvard.

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Harvard University Archives.

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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...

Harvard University. War Archives Office.

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Lovett, Robert W. (Robert William)

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United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development

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