Fatos históricos de havard

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Historical Facts
Harvard University Archives

The Harvard University Archives are maintained by the Harvard University Library system and are a great resource to access Harvard’s historical records.
Harvard is perhaps best-known because of its enduring history of innovation in education. But even die-hard Harvard buffs are not likely to know all of these Harvard firsts and historical snippets.

1607 - John Harvard, the College’s future namesake and first benefactor, was baptized at St. Saviour’s Church (now Southwark Cathedral), London.
1635 - John Harvard received his M.A. from Cambridge University, England.
1636 - First College in American colonies founded. The “Great and General Court of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England” approves £400 for the establishment of “a schoale or colledge” later to be called “Harvard.”
1637 - The Great and General Court orders the “colledge” established one year earlier to be located at Newetowne (renamed “Cambrige” in 1638).
Late 1637 or early 1638 - The Overseers purchased the College’s first piece of real estate: a house and an acre of land from Goodman Peyntree. Located on the southern edge of “Cow-yard Row” and soon distinguished as the “College Yard,” this tract became the nucleus of present-day Harvard Yard and remains at the southern end of the Old Yard (the area west of Thayer, University, and Weld halls).
1638 - John Harvard wills his library (400 books) and half his estate to the College.
1639 - In recognition of John Harvard’s bequest, the Great and General Court orders “that the colledge agreed upon formerly to be built at Cambridg shalbee called Harvard Colledge.”
1640 - Reverend Henry Dunster is appointed first president of Harvard.
1642 - First Harvard Commencement with nine graduates.
1649 - The Town of Cambridge and President Henry Dunster give Harvard the “College Farm” at Billerica, Mass., which paid annual rent to the College until the farm was