Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence, manuscript copies of wills, bequests, and legal contracts related to donations to Harvard. The Wills, gifts, and grants volume (UAI 15.480 Volume 1) records a substantial number of gift records to the institution, as well as containing documents relating to disputes in collecting legacies. This series includes records relating to the donations of Lady Mowlson, Daniel Williams, Robert Boyle, John Doddridge, Sarah Winslow, Thomas and Bridget Cotton, William Donnison, Thomas Pownall, and John Trumbull, as well as many other donors. The records relate to donations of money, land, museum artifacts, and art.
Dates
- Creation: 1643-1950
Physical Description
.31 cubic feet (11 folders and 1 volume)
Researcher Access
The Records of gifts and donations are open for research.
Extent
8.25 cubic feet (23 volumes, 3 flat boxes, 4 legal half document boxes, 4 legal document boxes, 4 card boxes, and 12 folders)Arrangement
Arranged in two subseries: Loose gifts records, 1643-1950, and Bound gifts records, 1653-1838.
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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