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Bookplates, 1800 - 1990

 Series
Identifier: A05.01.08

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Scope and Contents

This series contains about six hundred bookplates used at Bowdoin, some of which were designed by Edward G. Caswell, William Edgar Fisher, Arthur Nelson Macdonald, Rudolph Ruzicka, J. Winfred Spenceley, and Sidney L. Smith. Plates gathered by George T. Little, Bowdoin Librarian from 1883 to 1915, through exchanges with collectors, are kept separately although some correspondence is held within the series. Additional designers include Winslow Homer, Macdonald, Spenceley, and Smith. Oversized prints and plates are also contained in the series.

Dates

  • Creation: 1800 - 1990

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

None.

Extent

From the Record Group: 120 Linear Feet (3 ovsz-boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Alphabetical.

Repository Details

Repository Details

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

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