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ITEM — Box: 3, Folder: 46 Identifier: UAI 5.120

Subscription list, March 31, 1802 [20th-century photostat] Digital

Scope and content

Subscription list from members of the Harvard and surrounding communities for the rebuilding of Princeton University's Nassau Hall, which was damaged by fire in 1802. The donors included Catherine Sweetser, who pledged $100.

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)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by the Princeton University Library, May 1935.

A letter of donation from Princeton librarian James Thayer Gerould to Harvard librarian Alfred C. Potter, dated May 29, 1935, is held in the control file for this collection in the Harvard University Archives.

Related Materials

The original document is held in the McLean Papers in the Princeton University Library.

Creator

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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