In 1864 a Committee of the Trustees of the Massachusetts Agricultural College submitted its first annual report for the previous year's activities to the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth. The following year, an Executive Committee of the Trustees put forth a second annual report to the Senate and House of Representatives. By order of the Trustees, the 1866 annual report was submitted by the college's first President, Henry F. French, to the Legislature. Thereafter, the President would submit his report and those of other administrative officers, on behalf of the Trustees, to the Legislature. Starting in the mid 1920's, he would submit his report directly to the Board of Trustees and not the Legislature.
Further information concerning the content of the annual reports is contained in the finding aid.
Chronologically arranged by year of publication, with the early bound volumes containing as many as four separate parts. Guide to Annual Reports available in Special Collections and Archives. Copyright 2001, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries. This is an official publication of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries .