Collaboration linked to the advancement of science and the arts?
Charter, Trust Deed og vedtægter for Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art). Wm. C. Bryant & Company. 1859. p. 61. Grundlæggelsen blev muliggjort ved en lov fra staten New York af 17. februar 1857.  Jorden overdrages for en dollar.
Charter, Trust Deed, and By-laws of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Wm. C. Bryant & Company. 1859. p. 61. Founding enabled by a NY State Act of February 17, 1857.  The land is conveyed for one dollar.
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