Scope and Contents
This series contains documents collected and created in the investigation and evaluation of student disorders by College officials including student testimonies, student confessions and petitions, and votes by the Harvard Faculty and Corporation.
Dates
- Creation: 1768-1865
Researcher Access
The Records of the Faculty relating to disorders are open for research.
Extent
46 foldersArrangement
The series is organized in ten subseries:
- Subseries A: Rebellion of 1768, 1768-1820
- Subseries B: Philip Draper disorder, 1780
- Subseries C: Atkins, Dexter, and Hall disorder, 1780
- Subseries D: Bradish's Tavern disorder, 1781
- Subseries E: Disorders in chapel, 1803
- Subseries F: Duel between George Bethune English and Wainwright Foster, 1805
- Subseries G: Rebellion of 1815, ca. 1880s
- Subseries H: Rebellion of 1834, 1834
- Subseries I: Chapel explosion, 1838
- Subseries J: Frank Dinsmoor disorder, 1865
Creator
- From the Collection: Harvard University (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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