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Records, Committee of the Benevolent Society, 1816-1827

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Identifier: A04.08.02
Series Description: From the Series: The Benevolent Society was formed in 1814 by twenty-nine members who met in the chapel and adopted a constitution for the purpose of assisting "indigent young men of promising talents and of good moral character in procuring an education at this college." The society was to receive donations in books, furniture and money. A committee of the society, including members of the junior and senior classes, made awards to deserving students with the consent of the executive government of the...
Dates: 1806-
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 / Student Groups and Organizations: records / Benevolent Society, 1814-1831, undated

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