- Title
- Records of the Debating Club of Resident Graduates, 1792-1793
- Debating Club of Resident Graduates (Harvard University), creator
Shapleigh, Samuel, 1765-1800, former owner. - Massachusetts
- This journal contains minutes from meetings held from February 1792 through October 1793. These minutes include the names of participants and the questions and arguments which were debated, including: whether or not French slaves in the West Indies should be emancipated; whether or not reading novels was beneficial; whether sermons were more effective when memorized than when simply read; whether theater contributed to corrupt morals; whether drunkenness or gambling was more detrimental to society; and whether or not French assistance to the colonies in their Revolutionary War provided sufficient cause for the United States to join with France in its own wars. Most of the topics of debate centered on religion, government and education. Several entries also include notes on related topics of discussion, including the reasons for Native American tribes' hostilities against federal authorities, and there are several references to published works which were cited and consulted in the course of debate.
- .1 cubic feet (1 volume)
- English
- Books and documents
- Debating Club of Resident Graduates (Harvard University)
Harvard University--Students--Societies, etc
Harvard University--Debating
Debates and debating--United States--Societies, etc--History
Books and reading--Massachusetts--History--18th century
Debates and debating--Massachusetts--Societies, etc--History
Reading--History--18th century
Religious disputations
Slavery--West Indies, British--Emancipation
France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Foreign public opinion, American
United States--Politics and government--18th century - Title supplied by cataloguer.
This volume was "among other papers of Samuel Shapleigh" in the Harvard University Archives, according to an inserted note.
Cover of journal is printed with an image described as a "copy of an antique painting found in the ruins of Herculaneum."
The entire volume has been digitized and is available online.
The Harvard University Archives also holds the Papers of Samuel Shapleigh, collection number: HUM 57. - This unnamed society appears to have been a debating society composed primarily of resident graduates, including many of the College tutors. The name of the society was assigned by the Harvard University Archives.
- Harvard in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Collections of the Harvard University Archives
Colonial North American Project at Harvard University - Harvard University Archives
- 990119706010203941
- Title
- Records of the Debating Club of Resident Graduates, 1792-1793
- Creator / Contributor
- Debating Club of Resident Graduates (Harvard University), creator
Shapleigh, Samuel, 1765-1800, former owner. - Place of Origin
- Massachusetts
- Description
- This journal contains minutes from meetings held from February 1792 through October 1793. These minutes include the names of participants and the questions and arguments which were debated, including: whether or not French slaves in the West Indies should be emancipated; whether or not reading novels was beneficial; whether sermons were more effective when memorized than when simply read; whether theater contributed to corrupt morals; whether drunkenness or gambling was more detrimental to society; and whether or not French assistance to the colonies in their Revolutionary War provided sufficient cause for the United States to join with France in its own wars. Most of the topics of debate centered on religion, government and education. Several entries also include notes on related topics of discussion, including the reasons for Native American tribes' hostilities against federal authorities, and there are several references to published works which were cited and consulted in the course of debate.
- Extent
- .1 cubic feet (1 volume)
- Language
- English
- Digital Format
- Books and documents
- Subjects
- Debating Club of Resident Graduates (Harvard University)
Harvard University--Students--Societies, etc
Harvard University--Debating
Debates and debating--United States--Societies, etc--History
Books and reading--Massachusetts--History--18th century
Debates and debating--Massachusetts--Societies, etc--History
Reading--History--18th century
Religious disputations
Slavery--West Indies, British--Emancipation
France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Foreign public opinion, American
United States--Politics and government--18th century - Notes
- Title supplied by cataloguer.
This volume was "among other papers of Samuel Shapleigh" in the Harvard University Archives, according to an inserted note.
Cover of journal is printed with an image described as a "copy of an antique painting found in the ruins of Herculaneum."
The entire volume has been digitized and is available online.
The Harvard University Archives also holds the Papers of Samuel Shapleigh, collection number: HUM 57. - Biographical / Historical Note
- This unnamed society appears to have been a debating society composed primarily of resident graduates, including many of the College tutors. The name of the society was assigned by the Harvard University Archives.
- Series
- Harvard in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Collections of the Harvard University Archives
Colonial North American Project at Harvard University - Repository
- Harvard University Archives
- Record ID
- 990119706010203941
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