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Charles Everett Ranlett papers

 Collection
Identifier: M270

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Scope and Content

Copies of thirty items, mostly letters from Professor Paul Chadbourne (sent while he was a visiting professor at Bowdoin College) to Captain Charles Everett Ranlett. The correspondence concerns arrangements for the Williams College Lyceum of Natural History expedition to Greenland in 1860. Expedition members included seventeen college students (eleven from Williams College, three from Bowdoin College, two from Harvard College and one from Columbia College). The collection also includes rosters of expedition members and letters from Admiral McClintock to Captain Ranlett in 1896-1897. See also the 1860 entries in Reminiscences by Simeon A. Evans (Bowdoin Class of 1860).

Dates

  • Creation: 1860-1897 undated

Creator

Access Restrictions.

For permission to reproduce or publish materials, contact Williams College Archives and Special Collections.

Biographical/Historical Note

Captain Charles Everett Ranlett (1816-1917) was a master mariner of Thomaston, Maine. He built and owned the schooner, Nautilus, that was chartered in 1860 by Professor Paul Chadbourne of Williams College for a scientific expedition to Greenland.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Copies of thirty items, mostly letters from Professor Paul Chadbourne (sent while he was a visiting professor at Bowdoin College) to Captain Charles Everett Ranlett. The correspondence concerns arrangements for the Williams College Lyceum of Natural History expedition to Greenland in 1860.

Existence and Location of Originals Note

Originals located: Williams College Archives and Special Collections; Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 01267.

General note

Photocopies of original materials in Williams College Archives and Special Collections.

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Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Charles Everett Ranlett Papers
Date
2011
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

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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