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Harvard Co-operative Society (Cambridge, Mass.)

 Organization

Administrative History

The Harvard Cooperative Society (also know as the "Harvard Coop" or "The Coop") was founded in 1882 by members of the Harvard community in order to avoid inflated prices for books and supplies at stores in Harvard Square. In 1916, when the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) moved from Boston to Cambridge, the Coop opened a branch on the MIT campus, known as the MIT Coop or The Coop at MIT. As of 2021, there are two branches at MIT, one in Kendall Square and one in the MIT Student Center.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Austin Wakeman Scott papers

Collection Identifier: HOLLIS 601712
Overview:

The bulk of the correspondence in this collection relates to Scott's activities as law teacher and legal scholar, and to his work as an authority in the fields of trusts and civil procedure. Other material relates to his service as clerk of the Ames Foundation (1920-1966); member of the board of the Harvard Cooperative Society (1940's and 1950's); and miscellaneous writings concerning the history of the Harvard Law School and his courses at the Rutgers U. School of Banking.

Harvard Cooperative Society records, 1880-1944

Sub-Series Identifier: Mss:774 1823-1842
Scope and Contents:

Sources for a study by N.S.B. Gras, 1942.