Records of the Dean of Students, 1927-1999

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Records of the Dean of Students, 1927-1999

These records, chiefly dating from the late 1930's through 1999, document the functions of the Dean of Students. The interests of the Dean include: extra-curricular undergraduate activities, the academic, mental, and physical well-being of students, and the relationships among students, faculty, college and university administration, and surrounding Cambridge community.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8186647

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...

Epps, Archie C., 1937-2003

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Former Harvard dean Archie C. Epps, III, was born on May 19, 1937, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. After graduating from high school, Epps attended Talladega College in Alabama where he earned his A.B. degree in 1958. Epps next attended the Harvard Divinity School, where he earned his bachelor's degree in theology and his certificate in educational management in 1961.Epps began his professional career with Harvard the year he graduated, serving as a teaching assistant at the Center for Middle Easter...

Leighton, Delmar, 1897-1966.

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Leighton graduated from Harvard in 1919, taught economics, and served as Associate Dean and Dean of Harvard College and as Master of Dudley House at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Delmar Leighton, ca. 1924-1965 (inclusive), 1940-1965 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973254 ...

Harvard University. Reserve Officers Training Corps.

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Harvard College (1780- ). Dean of Students.

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The office of the Dean of Students was established in 1952 following the decentralization of the Harvard College administration in 1950. Prior to that time, the duties of the Dean of Students had been carried out by a variety of college officers including the Dean of Harvard College, the Associate Dean of Harvard College, and the Regent of the College. Office holders 1935-1999 include Delmar Leighton, Robert B. Watson, and Archie C. Epps. From the description of Records of the Dean o...

Watson, Robert B. S. J. (Robert Bruce Scoular Jameson), 1904-1994

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