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Dole Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: M047

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Scope and Content

Family correspondence (1815-1848 and undated) between the Doles of Hallowell, Maine, and the Balches of Newburyport, Mass., most of which is addressed to Mrs. Hannah Dole, and also including letters and themes written by Ebenezer, Jr., while attending Bowdoin.

Dates

  • Creation: 1804-1848

Creator

Biographical/Historical Note

Ebenezer Dole, Jr., a philosophical writer and poet, was born ca. 1815 in Hallowell, Maine, to Ebenezer, a merchant, and Hannah Balch Dole. Dole, a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Peucinian Society, was graduated from Bowdoin College in 1835 and served as principal of Hebron Academy from 1835-1836. He studied for the ministry at Bangor Theological Seminary, but after being graduated from there in 1839, he was known to have preached only one sermon before deciding not to pursue the calling any further. Due to ill health, he retired to his father's home in Hallowell, where he died on June 7, 1846.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Family correspondence (1815-1848 and undated) between the Doles of Hallowell, Maine, and the Balches of Newburyport, Mass; also includes Bowdoin College material.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Dole Family Papers
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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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