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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Established in 1931 from a bequest of the late Archibald C. Coolidge '87, this professorship "in modern European or Asiatic History" bears the novel stipulation that on vacancy it may at the University's discretion be filled or remain unoccupied with accumulation of income...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRED N. ROBINSON SUCCEEDS "KITTY" IN FACULTY POST | 5/18/1936 | See Source »

Downer, studying English here, graduated with honors in 1934. The Downer Scholarship, which he was granted was established by the bequest of Charles Downer '92. The two awards total...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Phleger Awarded Sheldon Travelling Fellowship | 4/21/1936 | See Source »

...Lowell House courtyard last spring, it has been axiomatic that this college battles as well as travels on its stomach. The mechanical men of Mr. Westcott's organization lack the human touch, and the call for an endowed chair in food tasting grows ever louder. Such a bequest would be a noble contribution for Harvard's Anniversary year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A MATTER OF TASTE | 3/26/1936 | See Source »

...contestants are Fred Wahl of Washington, D. C.; Robert Wahl of Chicago; and Paula Wahl Pierce of Chicago. Mrs. Pierce received a bequest of $5,000 under terms of the will, which was filed five days before Mrs. Nieman died, on February...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RELATIVES CONTEST NIEMAN WILL GIVING HARVARD MONEY | 3/4/1936 | See Source »

Cards both ancient and modern, coming from almost all the countries of the civilized world, are included in the bequest. The largest, of American make, measures 12 inches high by 8 inches wide; the smallest, coming from Switzerland, is only one-half by three-quarters of an inch. A unique item is a pack of modern round cards, which the manufacturer asserts are waterproof...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 3400 Rare Playing Cards Presented to University in Thorndike Collection | 2/20/1936 | See Source »

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