Bowdoin College. Office of the President
Organization
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
A. LeRoy Greason: administrative records
Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.12
Scope and Content
This collection contains general office files of A. LeRoy Greason. Contains files on a number of subjects, including the Campaign for Bowdoin, fraternities, WCBB Channel 10 and the President's Commission on the Status of Women. As material in folders may overlap presidential administrations, the researcher may wish to consult the records of former and subsequent presidents for relevant information on a particular subject. For additional A. LeRoy Greason materials, see the A. LeRoy Greason...
Dates:
1956 - 1990
A. Leroy Greason papers
Collection
Identifier: M077
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of addresses and lectures written by Greason relating to his presidency of Bowdoin College.
Dates:
1939-2006, undated
Barry Mills: administrative records
Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.14
Scope and Content
This collection contains inactive office files of President Mills. The majority of the records date from Mills' tenure as president of the college, but some were retained by the office from previous administrations. The subject files series contains the most composite portrait of the daily ongoings of the college.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1985 - 2015
Former faculty and staff: records
Record Group
Identifier: A01.12
Scope and Content
This collection includes files on former faculty and staff, with records created by the President's Office, the Dean for Academic Affairs, and Development Services. The files contain correspondence, including letters specifying employment and salary, offprints, and news clippings. The majority of the files are for faculty members, with occasional files on upper-level administrative staff. The oldest records date from the early 1800's, but the bulk of the records date from the 1920's...
Dates:
1816-
James Stacy Coles: administrative records
Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.09
Scope and Content
The collection contains correspondence, subject files, reports, and speeches. In addition to general administrative records, there are records concerning the Senior Center, the Capital Campaign, the Bowdoin Plan, R.O.T.C., and the College's self-study. Also included are files concerning WCBB, the Maine educational television network, A.C.H.E.S., the Advisory Commission for Higher Education Study, the National Science Foundation, and the National Academy of Science. For related James Stacy...
Dates:
1946 - 1979
Jesse Appleton: administrative records
Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.02
Scope and Content
This collection contains general correspondence concerning College affairs. Included is a document describing the "order of arrangement" at Appleton's inauguration as President, in 1807. Most primary source material concerning the administration of the College in the early years is found in the records of the Board of Trustees or in the ...
Dates:
1807 - 1819
Joseph McKeen: administrative records
Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.01
Scope and Content
This collection contains general correspondence concerning College affairs. Most primary source material concerning the administration of the College in the early years is found in the records of the Board of Trustees or in the ...
Dates:
1802 - 1806
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: administrative records
Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.06
Scope and Content
This collection contains general correspondence concerning College affairs. Most notable are items concerning the "Drill Rebellion" of 1874. Most primary source material concerning the early administration of the College is found in the records of the Board of Trustees and the Records of the Faculty...
Dates:
1871 - 1883
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain collection
Collection
Identifier: M027
Abstract
The collection contains letters, articles, addresses, documents, Civil War related manuscripts, family manuscripts, and biographical essays.
Dates:
1817 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1855 - 1914
Kenneth C.M. and Edith Sills collection
Collection
Identifier: M166
Abstract
More than 20,000 manuscript items relating to Bowdoin's eighth president and his wife Edith, including correspondence, addresses, citations, and other materials relating to Sills's presidency of the College.
Dates:
1816-2014, undated; Majority of material found within 1874 - 1978
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