Biographical records, ca. 1940-ca. 1990 (inclusive).

ArchivalResource

Biographical records, ca. 1940-ca. 1990 (inclusive).

Records of faculty members and officers. Contains press releases announcing faculty appointments as well as appointment of officers to major university administrative positions. Also contains updated curricula vitae, updated faculty biographical file forms, updated biographical sketches, and newspaper clippings of two major kinds: obituaries and memorial articles from several newspapers, and news items announcing accomplishments of faculty and officers (new publications, appointments to national or international positions of leadership, opinions on national or world issues, scientific breakthroughs or discoveries, implementation of new policies, or review of overall career accomplishments). Several files contain photographs.

2.6 cubic feet in 8 containers

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SNAC Resource ID: 8184858

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. News Office

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