Personal correspondence
Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Williamson papers
Correspondence, with the bulk consisting of letters from Williamson to George T. Little, Bowdoin College professor and librarian; newspaper clippings about Williamson; a list of launches in the ports of Belfast and Bangor; drafts and corrected versions of Williamson's books; and material related to Bowdoin College, including a diary kept while Williamson was a student.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain collection
The collection contains letters, articles, addresses, documents, Civil War related manuscripts, family manuscripts, and biographical essays.
Kate Douglas Wiggin collection
The collection contains correspondence, journals, book and story manuscripts, commonplace books, notebooks and notes related to Wiggin's writing; also includes lectures on kindergarten subjects, clippings, photographs and material concerning her Irish "literary pilgrimage."
Kenneth C.M. and Edith Sills collection
More than 20,000 manuscript items relating to Bowdoin's eighth president and his wife Edith, including correspondence, addresses, citations, and other materials relating to Sills's presidency of the College.
LaCasce Family papers
There are research files relating to Steward LaCasce's "Mr." and "Mrs." of Fryeburg Academy, including a "scholar's copy," typed manuscript, of "Mr." and "Mrs." of Fryeburg Academy.
Letterbook
Bound copies of outgoing correspondence of a Topsham, Maine, ship captain
Letterbook
Letterbook copies of incoming and outgoing correspondence between Dr. Joseph Lovell as surgeon general, U.S. Army, and army officers posted in New England and New York
MacMillan-Snyder letters
Letters written by Donald B. and Miriam L. MacMillan to Emma and William H. Snyder, with occasional newspaper clippings, photographs, and other printed material included.
Mary Sophia and Harriet Sarah Walker papers
The collection contains correspondence (1850-1904, n.d.), primarily relating to the Walker sisters' gift to Bowdoin College and their interest in the design and construction of the Walker Art Building; lists of Mary Sophia and Harriet Sarah Walkers' art collection; and a printed and annotated copy of the will of Mary Sophia Walker.
McArthur Family papers
Correspondence, including Civil War letters from Arthur, Jr., and William; family documents and diaries; Civil War military records, mostly containing the muster rolls, payrolls, courts martial adjutant reports and other material relating to the 8th Maine, and student records of Malcolm during his time at West Point.