Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series contains the original signature books of matriculants to Bowdoin. The first two volumes are lists of attendees and cover the classes of 1806-1902.Volumes 3 and 4 are matriculation books and contain the signatures of matriculants. This tradition began in 1841 with the class of 1845 but was abandoned in 1852. It resumed in 1872 and continued until 1902. Again abandoned, the custom was revived by President Sills in 1937. It has continued, unbroken, until the present. In...
Dates:
1841-1852 and 1941-1959, Classes of 1845-1856 and 1941-1959