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Universities and colleges -- Maine -- Brunswick -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

A. LeRoy Greason: administrative records

 Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.12
Scope and Content This collection contains general office files of A. LeRoy Greason. Contains files on a number of subjects, including the Campaign for Bowdoin, fraternities, WCBB Channel 10 and the President's Commission on the Status of Women. As material in folders may overlap presidential administrations, the researcher may wish to consult the records of former and subsequent presidents for relevant information on a particular subject. For additional A. LeRoy Greason materials, see the A. LeRoy Greason...
Dates: 1956 - 1990
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011

Assistant to the President for Multicultural Programs and Affirmative Action: records

 Record Group
Identifier: A01.28
Scope and Contents

The records contain subject files from the office of the Assistant to the President for Multicultural Programs and Affirmative Action Officer dating from 1988. They contain information on programs, lecture series, budgets, and issues relating to multicultural and minority affairs at Bowdoin. Also included are articles on multicultural affairs and committee reports from the Oversight Committee on Multicultural Affairs.

Dates: 1988 - 1992
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011

Barry Mills: administrative records

 Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.14
Scope and Content

This collection contains inactive office files of President Mills. The majority of the records date from Mills' tenure as president of the college, but some were retained by the office from previous administrations. The subject files series contains the most composite portrait of the daily ongoings of the college.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1985 - 2015
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011

Former faculty and staff: records

 Record Group
Identifier: A01.12
Scope and Content This collection includes files on former faculty and staff, with records created by the President's Office, the Dean for Academic Affairs, and Development Services. The files contain correspondence, including letters specifying employment and salary, offprints, and news clippings. The majority of the files are for faculty members, with occasional files on upper-level administrative staff. The oldest records date from the early 1800's, but the bulk of the records date from the 1920's...
Dates: 1816-
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011

James Stacy Coles: administrative records

 Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.09
Scope and Content The collection contains correspondence, subject files, reports, and speeches. In addition to general administrative records, there are records concerning the Senior Center, the Capital Campaign, the Bowdoin Plan, R.O.T.C., and the College's self-study. Also included are files concerning WCBB, the Maine educational television network, A.C.H.E.S., the Advisory Commission for Higher Education Study, the National Science Foundation, and the National Academy of Science. For related James Stacy...
Dates: 1946 - 1979
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011

Jesse Appleton: administrative records

 Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.02
Scope and Content This collection contains general correspondence concerning College affairs. Included is a document describing the "order of arrangement" at Appleton's inauguration as President, in 1807. Most primary source material concerning the administration of the College in the early years is found in the records of the Board of Trustees or in the ...
Dates: 1807 - 1819
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011

Joseph McKeen: administrative records

 Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.01
Scope and Content This collection contains general correspondence concerning College affairs. Most primary source material concerning the administration of the College in the early years is found in the records of the Board of Trustees or in the ...
Dates: 1802 - 1806
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: administrative records

 Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.06
Scope and Content This collection contains general correspondence concerning College affairs. Most notable are items concerning the "Drill Rebellion" of 1874. Most primary source material concerning the early administration of the College is found in the records of the Board of Trustees and the Records of the Faculty...
Dates: 1871 - 1883
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011

Leonard Woods: administrative records

 Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.04
Scope and Content The papers contain general correspondence concerning College affairs and three series of material on specific issues. One series consists of a group of depositions taken from all the students at the College in 1846 just after the wood yard burned on the night of October 29. One student was eventually dismissed for his alleged involvement in the incident.Another series concerns the Declaration of Denominational Status, also of 1846. This issue revolved around the status of the...
Dates: 1828 - 1866
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011

Robert H. Edwards: administrative records

 Record Group
Identifier: A01.02.13
Scope and Content This collection contains general office files of Robert H. Edwards from 1950; most files date from 1978. Records include material on the operation of the College, the Campaign for Bowdoin, and the Board of Trustees, as well as President Edwards' participation in various national, state and private task forces, foundations and corporations. Since material may overlap presidential administrations, the...
Dates: 1950-2002
Found in: George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011