General information about gifts to Harvard from Lucien Howe.
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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...
Howe, Lucien, 1848-1928
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Noted opthamologist and founder of the Buffalo Eye and Ear Infirmary. Elected president of the American Opthamological Society in 1918; responsible for legislation combating eye disease in children. From the description of Viennese relief correspondence, 1895 Feb. 6-1920 Dec. 17 (bulk 1920 Mar. 21-Dec. 17). (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33310870 Howe, an ophthalmologist, was founder of the Buffalo Eye and Ear Infirmary (1876), author of the New York State How...
