| Control Number |
NWCTB-11-LAWSPI159E6-PL37(108) |
| Media |
Textual records |
| Descr. Level |
Item |
| Record Group |
11 |
| Series |
LAWSPI159E6 |
| Item |
PL37(108) |
| Title |
Act of July 2, 1862 (Morrill Act), Public Law
37-108, 12 STAT 503, which established land grant colleges. |
| Dates |
07/02/1862-07/02/1862 |
| Sample Record(s) |
Thumbnails
of online copies (with links to larger access files) |
| Creating Org. |
United States Government. |
| Record Type/Genre |
Laws |
| Scope & Content |
This act granted public land to states for the establishment
of colleges of agricultural and mechanical arts. These state colleges
brought higher education within the reach of increasing numbers of
students. |
| General Note |
The text of all federal laws is published in U.S. Statutes
at Large, a multivolume publication available at libraries nationwide. The
Morrill Land Grant College Act is found in volume 12 of
Statutes at Large, pp. 503-505 (12 Stat. 503). Exhibit History: "The
Written Word Endures," April 1976 - August 1979, National Archives
Circular Gallery, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 477.0086 [NAF 7151A-C]. |
| Variant Control# |
NWDT1-11-LAWS-PI159E6-PL37(108) |
| See Also |
Series
Description |
| Corp Added Entry |
Congress |
| Access |
Unrestricted. |
| Use Restrictions |
None. |
| Contact |
Old Military and Civil Records (NWCTB), National Archives
Building, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408 PHONE:
202-501-5395 FAX: 202-208-1903 |
