Harvard commencement baton, 1892.

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Harvard commencement baton, 1892.

Inscribed "Commencement of 1892, June 25; M. Gray, Chief Marshal; T. Roosevelt; J. Hay; Governor Crane & President Eliot, speakers; J.D. Long, presiding officer".

1 baton ; ca. 16 in.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8186824

Harvard University Archives.

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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...

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