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Brown University Treasurer Receipts (MS-1D-R1)

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Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
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Collection Overview

Title: Brown University Treasurer Receipts
Date range: 1757-1891, undated
Creator: Brown University. Treasurer.
Extent: 12.5 Linear feet
Abstract: The Brown University Treasurer Receipts collection is arranged in one chronological series of receipts and invoices representing University expenses from 1757 through 1891. The collection documents the financial administration of the University from it's founding through the nineteenth century. The records comprise salaries, building construction and commencement costs, scholarships, insurance, servants' wages, gymnasium and library expenditures, and printing costs.
Language of materials: English .
Repository: John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number: MS-1D-R1