General information by and about William Henry Pickering, ca. 1894.

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General information by and about William Henry Pickering, ca. 1894.

Contains Pickering's response to a request for an autograph and a drawing labelled "Plato" [1894?]; may contain additional press accounts, pamphlets, and ephemera.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8186385

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...

Pickering, William H. (William Henry), 1858-

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Epithet: Inspector of Mines, York and Lincoln district British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000342.0x0000d9 Pickering later became Director of JPL. From the description of Eratosthenes No. 4 and other articles, 1924 Feb. (Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives). WorldCat record id: 733097453 Pickering was Director of JPL. From the description of Recommendation to delay Ranger...