Harry C. Boyd papers
Scope and Contents
The Harry C. Boyd papers is a small collection of Trinty College memorabilia belonging to Henry ("Harry") Clayton Boyd from the Class of 1905. It inclues three photographs, news clippings, track team memorabilia, a 1915 edition of "Songs of Trinity College," and three dance card booklets.
Dates
- Creation: 1902-1915
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Digital surrogates may be provided to researchers, in accordance with the duplication policy of the Watkinson Library.
Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs unless otherwise specified. It is the researcher's responsibility to secure permission to publish materials from the appropriate copyright holder.
Archival materials may contain sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal and/or state right to privacy laws or other regulations. While we make a good faith effort to identify and remove such materials, some may be missed during processing. If a researcher finds sensitive personal information (e.g. social security numbers) in a collection, please bring it to the attention of the reading room staff.
Biographical / Historical
Henry (Harry) Clayton Boyd was born on April 8, 1884 in Little Cooley, Pennsylvania. He entered Trinity College from Union City High School in 1901. While at Trinity he participated in the Sophomore Dance Club, Glee Club, Banjo and Mandolin clubs, and the Chapel Choir and College Quartette. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and served as vice president of his senior class. He played several class sports and was a member of the varsity track team for four years. He graduated in 1905 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Harry Boyd died suddenly on July 30, 1949 in Lexington, Massachusetts, where he lived and worked.
Full Extent
.61 Cubic Feet (1 letter document box and 1 flat box) ; Letter Document Box (12.5 x 2.5 x 10.25) equals .19 cubic feet and flat box (23.5 x 15.5 x 2) equals .42 cubic feet (UNLV calculator)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in a single series in alphabetical order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Gregory R. Boyd on April 24, 2019.
Processing Information
The collection has been fairly thoroughly processed, to the item or folder level. News clippings have been isolated.
- Title
- Guide to the Harry C. Boyd papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amy M. FitzGerald
- Date
- 2025-02-20
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Trinity College Archives Repository