Catharine Waugh McCullouch papers in the Mary Earhart Dillon collection, 1869-1945

Collection primarily documents McCulloch's research on women's legal status, and her work with the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association, the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and the League of Women Voters. There is also documentation of women in the legal profession, of McCulloch's friendships with the other women suffragists and lawyers, and some biographical material. The papers contain little information about her family or social life.

[Admittatur of Isaac F. Shepard], 1838 August 28

Printed copy of an undated abstract of laws and regulations with the admittatur of undergraduate Isaac F. Shepard signed by President Josiah Quincy on August 28, 1837.

Buildings records, bound volume, 1811-1838

This bound volume, likely assembled by the Corporation in the 1850s, contains documents related to Harvard buildings which have been pasted onto the pages. The volume consists of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to the construction of Holworthy Hall, 1811-1812; contracts and correspondence relating to the construction of University Hall, 1813-1814; and correspondence regarding repairs to Massachusetts Hall overseen by Loammi Baldwin in 1812. Additional records pertaining to the construction of Gore Hall, 1834-1838; and the repairs to the Medical College on Mason Street in Boston, 1824 are also located in this volume.

List of Dr. Avery's books donated to Harvard by Jasper Mauduit, Oct. 5, 1764

"Dr. Avery" is Benjamin Avery, chairman of the British Committee of Protestant Dissenters, who died in 1764. Mauduit took responsibility for shipping the books which Avery had bequeathed to Harvard.

"List of books from Dr. Avery not mentioned in his Catalogue," undated

"Dr. Avery" is Benjamin Avery. For further records concerning his bequest to the library, see Box 1 Folders 9-12 and Box 2 Folder 2 of this collection.

"Beginning of another catal[og] of Dr. Avery's books" donated, undated

"Dr. Avery" is Benjamin Avery. For further records concerning his bequest to the library, see Box 1 Folders 9-12 and Box 2 Folder 2 of this collection.

Letter from John Avery to Cotton Tufts, 1790 April 9

A handwritten invitation from John Avery to Cotton Tufts for a meeting of the Harvard Board of Overseers' "Committee to enquire into the state of the College" on April 13, 1790.