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ITEM — Box: 3, Folder: 50 Identifier: UAI 5.115, UAI 5.115, Volume 2, Item 50

Records related to Ward N. Boylston bequest, 1810-1822 Digital

Scope and Contents

Bonds, accounts, and memoranda, related to the administration of the Boylston Prize and funding for an anatomical museum at Harvard Medical School, given by Ward N. Boylston, dated 1810-1822.

Dates

  • Creation: 1810-1822

Researcher Access

Corporation papers, 1st series, supplements to the Harvard College Papers, Volumes 3-7, is closed for research use due to the collection's fragile condition.

Positive microfilm of the supplements to the Harvard College Papers, 1st series (UAI I.5.131.5) is available for research use.

Extent

1 cubic feet (4 legal document boxes, 1 flat box)

Biographical / Historical

Ward Nicholas Boylston (1747-1828) bequeathed to Harvard College funds for a professorship in Rhetoric and Oratory, several student prizes, and a library and anatomical museum at Harvard Medical School.

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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