The dawning light
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Scope and Contents
Ledger used to record a manuscript newspaper issued by an unidentified women's society in Steep Falls, Maine, containing editorials, literary compositions, brief essays, commentary on local and national issues of the time, and minutes of society meetings. Topics include women's issues, the abolition of slavery, and anti-Catholicism. The contributions, submitted by members of the society and signed by given name only, presumably were submitted to the editor, who then composed a single fair copy for each issue and passed the ledger along to society members for their edification. Volume 1, issued in 4 numbers, appears in a single hand on bound-in pages; vol. 2, no. 2, is laid in on unbound, unruled violet sheets with text written in another hand. Aside from the newspaper entries, the ledger is blank.
Dates
- Creation: 1854-1855
Language of Materials
Material is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
If not in the public domain, copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 volume ;26 cm)
General
Title from newspaper header.
Table of Contents
vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 25, 1854) -- vol. 1, no. 2 (Dec. 7, 1854) -- vol. 1, no. 3 (Feb. 6, 1855) [incomplete] -- vol. 1, no. 4 (Apr. 20, 1855) -- vol. 2, no. 2 (Oct. 24, [1855]).
Note
Forms part of the Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection in the Bowdoin College Library, Special Collections & Archives.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Steep Falls (Me.) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century -- Newspapers.
- Steep Falls (Me.) -- Newspapers.
- Steep Falls (Me.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Newspapers.
Topical
- Anti-Catholicism -- Maine -- Steep Falls -- Newspapers.
- Authorship -- Collaboration.
- Slavery -- United States -- Newspapers.
- Women -- Intellectual life -- 19th century -- Newspapers.
- Women -- Maine -- Steep Falls -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Newspapers.
- Women -- Maine -- Steep Falls -- Societies and clubs -- Newspapers.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the The dawning light :newspaper,1854-1855
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit.
- Description rules
- Rda
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository