Card file of Harvard organizations, ca. 1700-ca. 1970. compiled, ca. 1940-ca. 1970.

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Card file of Harvard organizations, ca. 1700-ca. 1970. compiled, ca. 1940-ca. 1970.

Cards for student and alumni organizations compiled for use of archivists; includes name of club and one or more of the following: organizational history, former name, reference to new name, contact person, address, year organization began, year organization dissolved, citation to articles about the organization, citation to the shelf list number in the Harvard University Archives, note on location of archival material, note on potential donation of archival material.

2 boxes of 3 x 5 index cards

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SNAC Resource ID: 8186337

Harvard University Archives.

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