Guide to the Bugle, 1858-2012
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Bugle, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine
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The Bugle is the college yearbook. In 1858 a group of four students published the first Bugle, a small pamphlet providing official information and editorials about the college. The Bugle has gone through many changes since its first publication. During the 1880s photographs were introduced and complimented the primarily text-based documentary of the school year. In the early 1920s the introduction of candid photographs gradually led to the replacement of a primarily textual record with a visual record of the year's events. Until the 1940s and the beginning of WWII, the Bugle was published by the junior class for the senior class. After a short lapse in publication, the senior class took over the responsibility of producing their own yearbook. The Bugle is created and published by students. As of 2013 the Bugle ceased print publication.
This collection contains the complete run of the Bugle from 1858. Two special issues were published in 1944, one of which is a wartime issue. Also included is an account book for 1915-19. The Bugle contains information about class, fraternity, and society memberships, athletic teams, student organizations, and faculty. Later Bugles provide photos of students and activities, athletic teams, and special events, eg. commencement. The format varies greatly from year to year.
July 1858 (11 copies)
November 1858 (8 copies)
November 1858 (9 copies)
July 1859 (5 copies)
November 1859 (5 copies)
November 1859 (5 copies)
June 1860 (10 copies)
November 1860 (11 copies)
June 1861 (4 copies).
July 1861 (5 copies).
November 1861 (2 copies)
July 1862 (10 copies)
July 1862 (10 copies)
November 1862 (1 copy)
June 1863 (4 copies)
June 1863 (4 copies)
November 1863 (5 copies)
June 1864 (7 copies)
November 1864 (6 copies)
June 1865 (3 copies)
June 1865 (4 copies)
November 1865 (6 copies)
June 1866 (7 copies)
November 1866 (6 copies)
June 1867 (two copies)
November 1867 (two copies)
June 1868 (two copies)
November 1868 (two copies)
June 1869 (two copies)
June 1870 (two copies)
June 1870 (one copy)
November 1870 (two copies)
November 1871 (two copies)
November 1872 (two copies)
November 1873 (two copies)
December 1874 (two copies)
December 1875 (two copies)
December 1876 (two copies)
1877 (two copies)
1878 (one copy)
1879 (one copy)
1880 (one copy)
1881 (two copies)
1882 (one copy)
1884(one copy)
1885 (one copy)
1886 (one copy)
1887 (one copy)
1888 (one copy)
Miscellaneous Materials
Accounts of the Bowdoin Bugle [1915-1919]
1858-1866
1878
1878-1879
1886
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
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1911
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1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
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1936
1937
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1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
The Bugle of Bowdoin in 1944
A War Time Bowdoin Bugle
1947
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2012