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William Pierce Frye papers

 Collection
Identifier: M068

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Scope and Content

Frye's speeches, political and commemorative from 1875 to 1895, make up the bulk of the collection, which also contains some letters, clippings, notes, etc.

Dates

  • Creation: 1871-1913 (bulk 1875-1895)
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1875 - 1895

Biographical/Historical Note

A lawyer and legislator, William P. Frye (Bowdoin 1850) was active and influential in state and national Republican Party politics. Frye served in the Maine House of Representatives (1861-62 and 1867), as mayor of Lewiston (1866-67), as Maine attorney general (1867-69), and in the U.S. Congress, in both the House (1871-81) and the Senate (1881-1911). He served on the House Ways and Means Committee and in the Senate chaired the Committee on Commerce.

Frye married Caroline F. Spear, daughter of Capt. A. G. Spear, in Rockland. The couple had three daughters.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Frye's speeches, political and commemorative from 1875 to 1895, make up the bulk of the collection, which also contains some letters, clippings, notes, etc.

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Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the William Pierce Frye 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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Contact:
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Brunswick Maine 04011 USA
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