Letter from Edward Holyoke to his son, Jan. 18, 1766

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Letter from Edward Holyoke to his son, Jan. 18, 1766

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Letter requests that his son locate a book on academic costume. President Holyoke is requesting the book so that a gown, the proposed gift from graduates, is suitable to his station as the head of a college.

Harvard University Archives.

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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...

Holyoke, Edward, 1689-1769

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Edward Holyoke (1689-1769) was pastor of the Second Church of Marblehead, Massachusetts, from 1716 to 1737 and the ninth president of Harvard College, serving for thirty-two years from 1737 to 1769. From the description of Infant linen shirt worn by Harvard President Edward Holyoke, ca. 1693. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 670307379 Edward Holyoke (1689-1769) was President of Harvard College from 1737 to 1769. From the description of Letter from Edward...