Biographies

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Notebook kept by a Bowdoin College student, class of 1904, containing biographical notes about and quotations by prominent American and British authors, with test questions at end

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This collection contains records concerning alumni and scrapbooks created by alumni from 1806. Alumni files primarily consist of biographical records and obituaries for students in classes through 1934. Scrapbooks contain photos, records, and memorabilia collected and compiled by alumni. Material regarding prospective donors who are deceased is also included.

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Duplicated typescript memoir of the granddaughter of Oliver Otis Howard, centering on the author's mother (a daughter of O.O. Howard) and her growing up in a military family stationed in the American West

Scope and Contents Bound holograph memoir of Simeon Adams Evans (Bowdoin 1860) recounting student days at Bowdoin College, mention of classmate Thomas Brackett Reed, and the Bowdoin and Williams colleges' Greenland expedition under the direction of Prof. Paul Chadbourne (1860), Civil War medical service in the 13th and 14th Maine regiments, especially in the Port Hudson (La.) and Petersburg (Va.) campaigns, and, briefly, post-war civilian life in New Hampshire. Occasional correspondence, newspaper clippings,...

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Bound holograph draft of an autobiography of a Maine congressman, subsequently published posthumously in 1972 as: Reminiscences of my early life

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Bound electrostatic copies of typescripts, newspaper clippings, general orders, and other resources documenting the life of Sarah Sampson, particularly her role as a nurse with the Maine 3rd Regt. Vols., and including typed transcriptions of correspondence with Oliver Otis Howard

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Typescript (copy) biographical sketch, including a descriptive inventory of Whitman's works in stained glass

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Biographical scrapbook of Burleigh Rodick (Bowdoin College class of 1912), a native of Freeport, Maine, and a college history professor

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Scrapbook of newspaper clippings from the Daily eastern Argus (Portland, Me.) published 1911-1913 comprising articles written by the Rev. Henry O. Thayer about Sir Phips and about Maine historical miscellanea

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Collection of materials gathered by Robert Griffin while researching and writing his book Affectionately, Wallace (about the artist William Wallace Gilchrist, Jr.) including correspondence, family materials, information concerning Gilchrist's paintings, Griffin's research materials, and images.