Letters to his family from Albert Veenfliet and Harvard memorabilia, 1902-1909.

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Letters to his family from Albert Veenfliet and Harvard memorabilia, 1902-1909.

Letters and memorabilia document social and academic life at Harvard College and Harvard Law School. The letters were written primarily to his family in Ohio. Topics in the letters include courses, professors, social clubs, especially the Signet Society, sports, especially football, trips to Boston, and trips to other schools for social and cultural events. One letter includes an account of a visit by Carrie Nation to Harvard. Much of the material is undated, but it falls within the 1902-1909 date span. Memorabilia include a Signet medal, a photograph, and ephemera.

.21 cubic foot in 1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8186455

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...

Signet Society.

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Nation, Carry Amelia, 1846-1911

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Prohibition, women's-rights activist. Of the central United States; Texas; Medicine Lodge, Kan. From the description of Carry Amelia Nation papers 1870-1961 (bulk 1872-1909). (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 571694573 ...

Veenfliet, Albert F., 1884-1909.

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Albert F. Veenfliet (1884-1909) earned his Harvard AB 1907, although he is considered to be a member of the class of 1906. He earned a Harvard LL.B. 1909. From the description of Letters to his family from Albert Veenfliet and Harvard memorabilia, 1902-1909. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77064309 ...