Papers of Josiah Parsons Cooke, 1859-1893 (inclusive).

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Papers of Josiah Parsons Cooke, 1859-1893 (inclusive).

Includes Cooke's lecture notes on electricity and chemistry, 1860s; two letters; and list of books in Cooke's library. Related publications and reference material also available in repository.

5 containers of mss.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8187561

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...

Cooke, Josiah P., Jr. (Josiah Parsons), 1827-1894

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Cooke (Harvard, A.B., 1848) taught chemistry and mineralogy at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Josiah Parsons Cooke, 1859-1893 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77069349 ...