University Associates Trust records
Scope and Contents
Ledgers, 1900-1957; cash books, 1938-1958; minutes of meetings, 1900-1937; reports; stockholders' records; and other papers of a real estate trust, established in 1900, disbanded, 1958, which held property in Boston and Cambridge. Includes letters, 1944-1950, of Augustus P. Loring, Jr., trustee.
Although the trust was entirely managed by men, many of the stockholders were socially prominent women in the Boston area. The collection contains lists of stockholders, cancelled stock certificates, and investment accounts. The collection also includes records of wills and trusts, which in some cases limited women's control of their assets.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1960
Creator
- University Associates Trust (Boston, Mass.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information regarding access procedures.
Extent
3 linear feet (10 volumes, 1 carton, 1 box)Biographical / Historical
Real estate trust firm, established in 1900, with properties in Boston and Cambridge. Trustees included Alfred Bowditch, Edmund M. Parker, Harold J. Coolidge, succeeded by Augustus P. Loring, Jr., Lawrence Coolidge, George R. Harding, and Augustus P. Loring III. Edward Conroy managed the affairs of the Associates. The properties were all auctioned off and the affairs wound up by 1958.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Augustus P. Loring, III, 1961.
Creator
- University Associates Trust (Boston, Mass.) (Organization)
- Title
- University Associates Trust Records, 1900-1960
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00591
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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