Society of Bowdoin Women: records
Scope and Content
Announcement of activities, particularly for Commencements from 1930's-1960s, constitution, correspondence, and booklets.
Dates
- Creation: 1934-1968
Creator
- Bowdoin College (Organization)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
Biographical/Historical Note
Founded in 1922 when Bowdoin was an all-male college, the Society of Bowdoin Women, with Kate Douglas Wiggin as its first president, strove to make all women visitors feel at home on campus, and to contribute to the enrichment of college life. Initially the Society's emphasis was on hospitality, especially at Commencement but has shifted its focus to providing scholarships, sponsoring lectures, and recognizing academic and athletic excellence.
Full Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Guide to the Society of Bowdoin Women Records
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository
