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Realia

 Series
Identifier: A01.13.04

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Scope and Contents

This series contains trowels used in groundbreaking ceremonies, construction artifacts, ceramic tiles with images of College buildings, wooden replicas, the Confederate memorial plaque removed from Memorial Hall and placed in the College archives in 2017, and other objects related to College buildings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1798-

Access Restrictions:

No restrictions.

Extent

3 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Additional Description

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by building.

Related Materials

Note that materials relating to Adams Hall, including a coffin lid used in the building subfloor, can be found in the records of the Medical School of Maine.

Walker Art Building: scrap of wood lath bearing the carving "R. Newbegin 96," found within supports of Walker Art Building dome during renovations, 2006 - see Alumni Biographical Files

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

http://library.bowdoin.edu/arch/index.shtml
Contact:
3000 College Station
Brunswick Maine 04011 USA
(207) 725-3288

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