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Obituaries and other clippings

 File — Ovsz-Box: 219, Folder: 12
Identifier: M037.13

Series Description:

From the Series:

Personal records include essays, legal documents, genealogies, notes, pamphlets and other private material, collected by Coffin or his family; arranged alphabetically by material type.

There are biographical and autobiographical sketches, newspaper articles (arranged by year), notes, obituaries, and memorials (1941-78), and material concerning the Rhodes scholarships. His Pulitzer Prize certificate is accompanied by folders of clippings. Genealogies, clippings and other family information is grouped under family history. Records of Coffin's military service (1917-18) include his army field message book and officer's identity card.

Legal documents (1882-1955) contain travel records, deeds, licenses, contracts, and birth and death certificates. Financial records (1917-55) include banking information, receipts, royalty statements, and tax, insurance and annuity records.

Societies and associations are represented by brochures, flyers, etc. (1932-53), relating to groups of both personal and literary interest.

There are also desk calendars (1936-53), announcements, invitations, pamphlets, programs and other ephemera; as well as folders on the Brunswick bicentenary, the dedication of the Bowdoin library's Coffin Room, material (mostly printed) relating to various schools and colleges, and alumni material from Bowdoin, Princeton and Oxford.

Dates

  • Creation: 1842-1989, undated
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1910 - 1955

Creator

Access Restrictions:

No restrictions.

Extent

From the Series: 3.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Storage Information

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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