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Personal correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms

Found in 65 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph T. Brown Letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: M194 .B7695 folio
Scope and Contents

Bound copies of outgoing correspondence of a Topsham, Maine, ship captain

Dates: 1846 - 1859

Joseph Williamson papers

 Collection
Identifier: M188
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1818-1902 ; Majority of material found within 1828 - 1902

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain collection

 Collection
Identifier: M027
Abstract

The collection contains letters, articles, addresses, documents, Civil War related manuscripts, family manuscripts, and biographical essays.

Dates: 1817 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1855 - 1914

Kate Douglas Wiggin collection

 Collection
Identifier: M187
Abstract

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."

Dates: 1867 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1891 - 1917

Kenneth C.M. and Edith Sills collection

 Collection
Identifier: M166
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1816-2014, undated; Majority of material found within 1874 - 1978

LaCasce Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: M258
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1890-2007, undated

Letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: M194 .L684
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1819-1822

MacMillan-Snyder letters

 Collection
Identifier: M289
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1931-1953, undated

Mary Sophia and Harriet Sarah Walker papers

 Collection
Identifier: M184
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1850-1904, undated

McArthur Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: M116
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1780 - 1949; Majority of material found within 1790 - 1890