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William Whitney Rice orations

 Collection
Identifier: M299

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Scope and Content

Seven holograph orations by William Whitney Rice, the bulk delivered in Maine and several delivered while a student at Bowdoin College, including an address for the 40th anniversary of the Peucinian Society in 1846.

Dates

  • Creation: 1843-1850, undated

Creator

Biographical/Historical Note

William Whitney Rice, son of the Reverend Benjamin and Lucy (Whitney) Rice, was born March 7, 1826, at Deerfield, Massachusetts. He prepared for college at Gorham Academy, Maine, and was graduated from Bowdoin College in 1846. At Bowdoin he was a member of the Peucinian Society, Psi Upsilon, and Phi Beta Kappa. After graduating he taught at Leicester Academy for four years, then studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1854. A public life followed as a judge in Worcester, Massachusetts, mayor of Worcester, and Massachusetts district attorney and congressman. Rice served as a Bowdoin overseer from 1870-1896 and received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Bowdoin in 1886. He died on March 1, 1896, in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Seven holograph orations by William Whitney Rice, the bulk delivered in Maine and several delivered while a student at Bowdoin College.

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Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the William Whitney Rice Orations
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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