Governing Boards 1993-1994
Series Description:
This series contains records of the Alumni Council. The Alumni Council was created in 1914. It is the governing body of the Bowdoin Alumni Association. The original council consisted of 12 members elected by a general ballot of the alumni. The first meeting, held in 1914 at Commencement, was chaired by Kenneth C.M. Sills '01, who was then Dean of the College. The records contain minutes of the council meetings, results of elections and general business papers. Also includes information about alumni events including homecomings, commencements, and reunions. Reunion synopses are filed in the fall meeting folder of the reunion year. For reunion and homecoming brochures dating from 1987 see Events Office: Academic Year Programs. Alumni Council manuals and handbooks, published sporadically, are located in the general folder for the specific year.
Dates
- Creation: 1809 - 2019
Creator
- From the Record Group: Bowdoin College. Office of Development and Alumni Relations (Organization)
Access Restrictions:
Closed for 50 years from date of creation.
Extent
From the Series: 8.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Record Group: English
Repository Details
Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository