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Harvard University diploma, 1847

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Collection Type

  • Manuscripts

Date

1847-08-25

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 251-260

GUSN

GUSN-250226

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Description

Diploma, written in Latin, for a Master of Arts degree from Harvard University. It was granted to Philip Howes Sears on August 25, 1847.

Details

Descriptive Terms

universities (buildings)
diplomas
school records

Physical Description

1 diploma

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.02.251

Image Dimensions

10.5 x 16.5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Harvard University (Granting institution)
Probably Gould, N. D. (Designer)
Cobb, Gershom, 1780?-1824 (Artist)
Wightman, Thomas (Sculptor)

Material Type

diplomas
school records

Other People

Sears, Philip Howes, 1822-1898

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 251-260

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