Presidents of Harvard & Yale 11 Pc. Autograph Archive

A group of eleven items signed by past presidents of Yale, Harvard, and Cornell Universities. The items include an autograph letter signed, six typed letters signed, a signed card, and three signatures, circa 1841 through 1971. Expected light wear, else near fine. Please see catalog photos for additional information relating to content and condition.

The archive consists of:

Jared Sparks (1789-1866) 17th President of Harvard from 1849-1853. 1) Autograph Letter Signed, “Jared Sparks”, 1p, 8” x 9.75”, Cambridge, November 3, 1841 and 2) Signature, “Cambridge / March 15th 1864 / Jared Sparks”, 5” x 4.75”, with COA from JG Autographs.

Charles Seymour (1885–1963) 15th President of Yale from 1937-1951. 3) Typed Letter Signed, “Charles Seymour”, 1p, 8.5” x 11”, New Haven, May 5, 1906 and 4) Typed Letter Signed, “Charles Seymour”, 1p, 8.5” x 6”, New Haven, November 29, 1920.

Arthur Twining Hadley (1856–1930) 13th President of Yale from 1899–1921. 5) Typed Letter Signed, “Arthur T. Hadley”, 1p, 8” x 5.5”, New Haven, May 20, 1912 and 6) Partially Printed Document Signed, “Arthur T. Hadley”, 1p, 6” x 4”, n.p., May 20, 1912. Accompanied by a COA by Todd Mueller Autographs for both.

A. Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943) 22nd President of Harvard from 1909-1933. 7) Typed Letter Signed, “A. L. Lowell”, 1p, 5.25” x 8”, Cambridge, September 2, 1912 and 8) Typed Letter Signed, “A. Lawrence Lowell”, 1p, 5.25” x 8”, Cambridge, September 27, 1927.

Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) 21st President of Harvard from 1869-1909. 9) Typed Letter Signed, “Charles W. Eliot”, 1p, 5.25” x 8”, Cambridge, November 14, 1914.

Derek Bok (b. 1930) 25th President of Harvard from 1971-1991. 10) Typed Letter Signed, “Derek Bok”, 1p, 5.5” x 8.5”, Cambridge, November 12, 1971.

James B. Conant (1893-1978) 23rd President of Harvard from 1933-1953. 11) Signature, “James B. Conant”, 3” x 2.5”, mounted to a larger sheet measuring 6” x 2.75”, undated, but penned “November 1941” in an unknown hand. Countersigned by Edmund Ezra Day (1883-1951) President of Cornell University from 1937-1949 as “Edmund E. Day”.

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world.

Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is one of the top five oldest institutions of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world.

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