Colors of the college societies.

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Colors of the college societies.

Contains photocopy of article by Arthur Wentworth Eaton about the various colors borne by the societies and club of Harvard College that was published in The Harvard Echo, vol. ii, no. 72, June 2, 1880.

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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...

Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, 1849-1937

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Eaton was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and graduated from Harvard College in 1880. He was a teacher and a theologian, but is primarily known as a poet, especially for his "Acadian Ballads." From the guide to the Diaries, 1883-1914., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Eaton was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and graduated from Harvard College in 1880. He was a teacher and a theologian, but is primarily known as a poet, especially for his Acadian Bal...