(1834-1926) Educator who became president of Harvard and presided over a period of great growth which included the introduction of the elective system and the teaching of women.

Charles W. Eliot

(1834-1926) Educator who became president of Harvard and presided over a period of great growth which…

Charles William Eliot (March 20, 1834 – August 22, 1926) was an American academic who was selected as Harvard's president in 1869.

Charles William Eliot

Charles William Eliot (March 20, 1834 – August 22, 1926) was an American academic who was selected…

"This distinguished American was born in 1794, at Dorchester, near Boston, Massachusetts, entered Harvard College in 1807, and took his degree in 1811." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

Edward Everette

"This distinguished American was born in 1794, at Dorchester, near Boston, Massachusetts, entered Harvard…

Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was a Whig Party politician from Massachusetts. Everett was elected to the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate, and also served as President of Harvard University, United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Britain, and Governor of Massachusetts before being appointed United States Secretary of State by President Millard Fillmore to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Daniel Webster.

Edward Everett

Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was a Whig Party politician from Massachusetts.…

Harvard College in 1720.

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Harvard College in 1720.

Harvard University

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A drawing of Harvard College in 1720.

Harvard College in 1720

A drawing of Harvard College in 1720.

Harvard College in the 18th century.

Harvard College in the Eighteenth Century

Harvard College in the 18th century.