Harvard College Papers, 1st series, Volume 5, 1805-1809 Digital
Scope and content
The fifth volume of College Papers contains original documents dating from 1805 to 1809, spanning the tenures of president Samuel Webber and treasurers Ebenezer Storer and Jonathan Jackson.
Topics of note include the completion of Stoughton Hall; professorships; Benjamin Waterhouse's courses in Natural History and the mineralogical cabinet; student disorders at Harvard and Princeton; the death and estate of Ebenezer Storer; Boylston Medical prizes and design of the prize medal; Waterhouse's purchase of his house; the appointment of John Quincy Adams to the Boylston chair; agreement of the tutors to comply with by-laws of the Corporation in 1808; the Cambridge and Concord Turnpike; student discipline; and travels of William Dandridge Peck in Europe.
Item numbers were assigned by William Garrott Brown during the creation of his calendar. Item level descriptions and biographical source information within quotation marks were taken directly from the calendar. There is no Item 177; the number was never assigned. An index in chronological order at the back of volume refers to page numbers, not item numbers.
Dates
- Creation: 1805-1809
Conditions on Use and Access
The Harvard College Papers, 1st series is closed for research use due to the collection's fragile condition.
Positive microfilm of the Harvard College Papers, 1st series (UAI 5.131) is available for research use. Digital copies of the positive microfilm appear at the series level in this finding aid.
Negative microfilm of the Harvard College Papers, 1st series (UAI 5.132) is also available.
Extent
1 VolumesSeparated material
Items originally bound into the volume but removed at an unknown date are listed at the end of the finding aid, along with their current location, when known. The separated materials are listed in this inventory.
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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