Papers of Dudley Allen Sargent : measurement cards from schools and organizations other than Harvard, 1880-1902.

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Papers of Dudley Allen Sargent : measurement cards from schools and organizations other than Harvard, 1880-1902.

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These cards comprise a portion of the total research data collected by Dudley Allen Sargent. The research subjects from which data on these cards were collected were from institutions other than Harvard College. Each measurement card notes detailed measurements of the subject's body and lists some genealogical and family health information as well. This information often includes the subject's birth date and place, subject's father's occupation, and both the nationalities and the causes of death of the subject's parents.

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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...

Harvard University. Dept. of Physical Education.

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Sargent, Dudley Allen, 1849-1924

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Sargent taught physical training at Harvard and was director of Hemenway Gymnasium from 1879 to 1919. From the description of Papers of Dudley Allen Sargent, 1879-1925 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972875 Dudley Allen Sargent (1849-1924) was an early innovator in physical education. His long association with Harvard included his years as Director of the Hemenway Gymnasium at Harvard from 1879 to 1919. During this time, he also establis...