Bowdoin College
Dates
- Existence: 1794
Biography
Abstract:
Bowdoin College chartered 1794 by the General Court of Massachusetts, meeting in the Old State House in Boston, the District of Maine still being part of the Commonwealth. Governor Samuel Adams signs the bill.
Functions
Places
- Brunswick (Me.) (Residence)
- Massachusetts (Other)
Languages Used
- English
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Carol A. Wilson architecture collection
James Gower papers
Legal documents, correspondence, financial papers, and various writs, deeds, and agreements of James Gower, his family, and related to his various positions in local government. Included are several documents related to Bowdoin College land sales for which Gower played a role as agent, as well as versions of his own will and testament with details regarding his estate.
Jonas and Seth C. Burnham papers
The collection consists of poems, essays, speeches, and themes by the two Burnhams. Most of the material was composed while the creators were students at Bowdoin College. Many pieces are heavily edited and a couple bear comments by a professor.
Pierce family collection
Family documents and papers dating from early eighteenth century Colonial America to the twentieth century. The correspondence is predominantly between family members, although other significant national figures and personal friends are represented. Documents also include legal papers regarding wills and estates, property and the homestead in Baldwin, Me., personal journals and diaries, and other records of local and state history.
See also notes within each series.
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- Letters 3
- Deeds 2
- Abbot (Me.) 1
- Accounts 1
- Agreements 1
- Architalx design lecture series 1
- Architects -- Maine 1
- Architectural drawing 1
- Architecture, Domestic -- Designs and plans 1
- Architecture, Domestic -- Maine 1
- Architecture, Domestic -- United States 1
- Architecture, Modern -- 20th century 1
- Baldwin (Me.) -- Biography 1
- Baldwin (Me.) -- Genealogy 1
- Baldwin (Me.) -- History 1
- Bowdoin College -- Faculty 1
- Business records 1
- Diaries 1
- Essays 1
- Family papers 1
- Financial records 1
- House One 1
- Housing -- Designs and plans 1
- Justices of the peace -- Maine -- Abbot 1
- Land ownership -- Maine 1
- Legal documents 1
- Newspapers 1
- Passports 1
- Photograph collections 1
- Poetry 1
- Real property -- Maine -- Baldwin 1
- Sermons 1
- Slides (Photography) 1
- Speeches, addresses, etc. 1
- Storefront for Architecture Maine 1
- Wallets 1
- Wills 1
- Women architects -- Maine 1
- Writs 1 + ∧ less