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ITEM — Box: 1, Folder: 24 Identifier: HUM 79

Themes and reviews, 1788-1805 Digital

Scope and Contents

Small notebook with brown paper covers containing handwritten entries noting the essay topics given to students between 1788 and 1805 according to class. The prompts are in both English and Latin and are generally philosophical quotations or verse from poetry that students responded to in short essays. There is a small handwritten chart for "A Scheme for a Lottery for a New College" laid into the back of the volume.

Dates

  • Creation: 1788-1805

Researcher Access

The Papers of Eliphalet Pearson are open for research.

Extent

.08 cubic feet

Related Materials

The Harvard University Archives holds late-18th century undergraduate essays, donated by Charles Eliot Norton in 1923, responding to prompts listed in this volume, including those contained in the collection: Buckminster, J. S. (Joseph Stevens), 1784-1812. Student essays, 1798-1799 (HUC 8799.386.10).

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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