Records of the Board of Overseers, 1650-1998 (inclusive), 1825-1998 (bulk)

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Records of the Board of Overseers, 1650-1998 (inclusive), 1825-1998 (bulk)

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The records document the Overseers' role in the governance of Harvard University and the support provided by the Secretary and his staff. These records form a part of the Records of the Governing Boards of Harvard University.

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Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8186621

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University. Board of Overseers

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The Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting was established in the spring of 1977 to recognize and encourage book collecting by undergraduates at Harvard. It is sponsored by the Members of the Board of Overseer's Committee to Visit the Harvard University Library. From the description of General information about the Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting. 1977- (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228511952 The Board of Overseers i...

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...