Memorial to the Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1826 April

Four drafts of a letters requesting support to reprint Croswell's 1791 Tables for Computing the Longitude by the Lunar Observations, with two related documents.

Memorial to the Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1828 April

Five drafts of a letters requesting support to reprint Croswell's 1791 Tables for Computing the Longitude by the Lunar Observations.

Harvard College Master of Arts diploma of Samuel Mather, 1701 July 3

This diploma was awarded to Samuel Mather on July 3, 1701, when he received an A.M. from Harvard College. It is signed by Increase Mather (then-President of Harvard), Samuel Willard, Henry Flynt, Jabez Fitch, and Nathaniel Saltonstall.

George Alcock, AB, 1673

This folder contains an original (10.5 x 5.75 in.) and two photographic copies (12.5 x 9 in., 10 x 5.25 in.) of the diploma of George Alcock. This is the earliest known diploma to exist at Harvard. Alcock received his Bachelor of Arts in 1673 but did not receive his diploma until 1676. The diploma is dated April 19, 1676.

James Halsey, AB, 1737

This folder contains an original diploma (10.25 x 8.75 in.) and a photostat (10.5 x 9 in.).

Benjamin Wood, AB, 1797

This folder contains an original (20.5 x 12 in.), a typewritten copy (14.75 x 8.5 in.), and a photostat copy (21.5 x 13.75 in.) of the diploma of Benjamin Wood.

Thomas Oliver Selfridge, AB, 1797

This diploma is unsigned by college officers and lacks the Harvard seal.

Student mathematical textbook of James Freeman, 1774

Manuscript volume containing portions of text copied from Nicholas Saunderson’s Elements of algebra, Nicholas Hammond’s The elements of algebra, and John Ward’s The young mathematician’s guide. The volume is divided into two main parts: the first is titled Concerning the parts of Arithmetick (p. 1-98) and the second, The elements of Algebra, extracted from Hammond, Ward & Saunderson (p. 99-259).