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ITEM — Box: 17, Folder: 6 Identifier: UAII 10.5

[Report of the Committee for the Library from Simeon Howard to Samuel Langdon], October 20, 1778 Digital

Scope and Contents

Report by the Committee for the Library, dated October 20, 1778, from Secretary Simeon Howard to Harvard College President Samuel Langdon, finding the College library and museum were in good order except for some missing books; the committee voted to recommend the Corporation make inquiries in an attempt to locate the lost volumes.

Dates

  • Creation: October 20, 1778

Access

Open for research.

Extent

2 cubic feet (16 volumes, 1 legal half document box)

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Langdon (1723-1797) served as president of Harvard from 1774 to 1780.

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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