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Newspaper clippings, 1822-1970

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: M003.1

Series Description:

From the Series:

Letters by William Allen, 1805-1860, most written from Brunswick or Northampton. Correspondents include college presidents Henry Davis of Middlebury College and Benjamin Hale (Bowdoin 1820) of Geneva College (now Hobart and William Smith Colleges) as well as Bowdoin colleagues, professor Nehemiah Cleaveland and trustee Reuel Williams. Brief biographical records, images of Allen, and a thimble belonging to African-American Phebe Ann Jacobs (formerly enslaved to Allen's wife Maria Wheelock; servant to the Allen family) are also included.

Dates

  • Creation: 1805-1970, undated
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1805 - 1862

Extent

From the Series: 0.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

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

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