Scope and content
This subseries contains correspondence, obligations and bonds, legal documents, memorials, orders for payment, memoranda, bills and receipts, and votes of the Harvard Corporation. Topics documented include protection of boundaries after King William’s War; student discipline; the service of Calvin Galpine (Harvard College Class of 1715) and Oliver Peabody (Harvard College Class of 1721) in preaching to the Native Americans under Robert Boyle’s legacy; from funds, including the Sprague legacy; salaries of the Fellows and the controversy over their right to seats in the Corporation; building a new upper gallery in the Cambridge meeting house; and the payment of exhibitions.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1650-1828
Researcher Access
The Corporation papers, 1st series, supplements to the Harvard College Papers are open for research use.
Extent
2.8 cubic feet (6 document boxes, 2 flat boxes)Creator
- From the Collection: Harvard University. Corporation (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.
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