Leonard Woods, Administrative Records, [1828]-1866, n.d.
Catalog Number: 1.2.4.1
| Box | 1 | ||
| Folder | 1 | 1839, Presidential inauguration of Leonard Woods | |
| 2 | [ca. 1839 - 1866] Partial draft re: President Leonard Woods and Phi Beta Kappa of Bowdoin | ||
| 3 | 1839 May 15, Joseph McKeen's letter re: burning of the President's house | ||
| 4 | 1839 Aug 28, John Howorth's letter re: restoration of paintings in gallery | ||
| 5 | 1839 Sep 2, Lists and certificates re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 6 | [1840 Sep], Student petition for improvement of College grounds | ||
| 7 | 1840 Sep, Lists and certificates re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 8 | [ca. 1840 Sep 2], Draft of letter from Board of Overseers to President Woods re: his leave of absence | ||
| 9 | 1840 Sep 2, Report of excuses from commencement parts | ||
| 10 | 1840 Sep 2, Committee meeting on President Wood's leave of absence | ||
| 11 | 1840 Oct 24, Phi Beta Kappa correspondence, 1840 - 1843 | ||
| 12 | 1841 Sep 1, Lists and certificates re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 13 | [1841?] Oct 29, Remarks re: separation of the College from the State of Maine under the Act of Separation | ||
| 14 | 1841 Dec 11, Letter of praise for Mr. Homan, artist | ||
| 15 | 1842 April, Reply to George Evans on the methods of discipline at the College | ||
| 16 | 1842 April 21, Letter concerning riotous acts of students | ||
| 17 | 1842 May 4, Vote of the committee to expel Endicott King | ||
| 18 | 1842 Sep 7, Lists and certificates re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 19 | 1843 Jul 10, Letter from Benjamin W. Norris to William B. Snell concerning entrance to Bowdoin from Waterville College | ||
| 20 | 1843 Aug 15, Draft of recommendation that Massachusetts Legislature give assent to Act of Separation | ||
| 21 | 1843 [Sep ?], List re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 22 | 1843 Oct 30, Petition concerning off campus rooming facilities | ||
| 23 | ca. 1843, Student petitions | ||
| 24 | 1844, Letter from Samuel J. Anderson to the faculty concerning his drinking misdemeanor | ||
| 25 | [1844] Letter from Samuel M[artin] Weston to [Leonard Woods] re: Weston's role in the drinking misdemeanor of Samuel Jameson Anderson | ||
| 26 | 1844 Feb -Dec, Phi Beta Kappa correspondence | ||
| 27 | [ca. 1844 Apr 26] Petition of students re: "Yaggers" and explanation of petition | ||
| 28 | [ca. 1844 June 17] Letter from Samuel H. Taylor et al. re: admission standards of New England colleges | ||
| 29 | 1844 Aug 8, Letter to the College from the ladies of Brunswick discussing student patriotism | ||
| 30 | 1844 Aug 26, Portland - awarding of literary prizes | ||
| 31 | 1844 Sep 4, List re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 32 | 1844 Sep 28, Letter from William Anderson concerning the behavior of his son and ward | ||
| 33 | 1845 Jul 2, Letter from C.S. Daveis to President Woods concerning the laying of the Chapel cornerstone | ||
| 34 | 1845 Sep 2, Librarian's certificate | ||
| 35 | 1845 Sep 3, List re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 36 | 1846 Sep 2, List re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 37 | 1847 Aug, Report of studies | ||
| 38 | 1840's/1850's, Concerning the Collins Professorship of Theology | ||
| 39 | 1847 Jan 1, Subscription of Bowdoin College | ||
| 40 | 1847 Nov 15, Correspondence re: debt of the Peucinian Society | ||
| 41-42 | 1848 Jul 18, Statements and affidavits re: damage to the Chapel and bell on July [7?] 1848 | ||
| 43 | 1848 Aug 19, Letters concerning the formation of secret societies | ||
| 44 | 1848 Sep, Lists and certificates re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 45 | 1848 Sep 4, Letter from Mr. Ellingwood discussing the installment of a theology professor | ||
| 46 | 1849 Mar, accounts of rabble rousing | ||
| 47 | 1849 Aug, Report of the examining committee | ||
| 48 | 1849 Sep 5, List re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 49 | Pre 1850, National political opinion- unity of the New England states | ||
| 50 | Pre 1850, Copy of letter re: professorship of Calvin E. Stowe | ||
| 51 | 1850's, Department of Rhetoric material | ||
| 52 | 1850 Jan 30, Correspondence concerning the establishment of a law school at Bowdoin | ||
| 53 | 1850 Jun 14, Correspondence considering the establishment of a law school at Bowdoin | ||
| 54 | 1850 Aug 9, Correspondence re: establishment of a law school at Bowdoin | ||
| 55 | 1850 Sep, Material re: Theology department and Collins professorship | ||
| 56 | 1851 Feb 4, Correspondence re: establishment of a law school at Bowdoin | ||
| 57 | 1851 Sep 3, Committee report on the establishment of a law department | ||
| 58 | [ca. 1852] Letter from Charles S. Daveis re: his resignation as Phi Beta Kappa president | ||
| 59 | 1852 Mar, Material re: celebration of Semi-centennial of Bowdoin College | ||
| 60 | 1852 Jun 7, Recommendation for Roswell D. Hitchcock as Professor of Religion | ||
| 61 | 1852 Jun 10, Letters from Roswell D. Hitchcock re: position of Professor of Theology at Bowdoin College | ||
| 62 | 1852 Jul 1, Letter from C. E. Stowe concerning the Collins Professorship of Theology | ||
| 63 | 1852 Aug, Lists re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 64 | 1853 Feb 1, Letters re: the will and estate of Mark H. Newman | ||
| 65 | [post 1853] Manuscript re: history of Phi Beta Kappa of Bowdoin College | ||
| 66 | [ca. 1854 Mar 17] Appointment of Professor Hitchcock to the Professorship of Theology | ||
| 67 | 1854 Jun, Photocopy of expense account re: committee on their passage to Bath (Original in Hubbard Papers: John B. Hubbard, Miscellaneous Bowdoin documents) | ||
| 68 | [ca. 1854 Jul 6], Report of Conversation with Professor Upham (plus draft) | ||
| 69 | 1854 Jul 27, List re: the graduating senior class | ||
| 70 | 1855 Jul 27, Egbert C. Smyth/ Jonathan Clement correspondence re: Collins professorship | ||
| 71 | 1857 Mar 31, Senior petition for President Woods to deliver a sermon before commencement | ||
| 72 | 1857 Aug 28, Letter from Dr. Tappan concerning the Collins Professorship of Theology | ||
| 73 | [n.d.], Concerning the status of the College without Professor Cleaveland and a wish to remove President Woods | ||
| 74 | 1857, Correspondence of Nathan Weston re: Allen v. McKeen | ||
| 75 | 1857?, R.H. Gardiner's[?] statement concerning the status of the boards | ||
| 76 | 1858 Jul 2, Account of the origins of the Thorndike Oak | ||
| 77 | 1859 Mar 29, Bangor, Considerations of the establishment of the law school | ||
| 78 | 1859 Jul 12 and 20, Correspondence of David Pulsifer and J. Thornton | ||
| 79 | 1852 Mar 23, Petition of the sophomore class to not recite a certain rhetoric lesson | ||
| 80 | 1858, Collins Professorship of Theology | ||
| 81 | 1859 Jul 30, Report of visiting committee members- Abbott and Woodhull- to C. S. Daveis | ||
| 82 | 1860 Feb 3, Cleaveland estate: The Cleaveland cabinet | ||
| 83 | 1860 Mar 12, Settlement of Parker Cleaveland's will: The Cleaveland cabinet | ||
| 84-87 | 1861, Correspondence on the establishment of a law school at Bowdoin and to have Judge Redfield as first professor | ||
| 88 | 1862 Oct 16, regarding Professor Smyth (recommendation) | ||
| 89 | 1863 Jul 31, Resignation of Egbert C. Smyth from the professorship of religion | ||
| 90 | 1864 Report of the Visiting Committee | ||
| 91 | 1864 Aug 2, Statement of Henry H. Boody's gift to the college (2 copies) | ||
| 92 | 1865, Correspondence concerning Boody's donation | ||
| 93 | 1866 Nov 13, Evans on Boody's subscription |
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Papers concerning the Burning of the Wood Yard, 1846-1849, n.d.
Catalog Number: 1.2.4.2
| Box | 2 | ||
| Folder | 1 | 1846, Statements concerning the bonfire | |
| 2 | 1846, Questions concerning the burning of the woodpile | ||
| 3 | 1846 ?, Letter from President Woods to Clifford's father, Nathan Clifford | ||
| 4 | 1846 Oct 29-30, Evidence and inquiry about the burning of the woodpile | ||
| 5 | 1846 Nov, Accounts of the burning of the woodshed | ||
| 6 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- freshmen: Abbot, John P. - Bulfinch John J. (not included: Abbot, John P.) | ||
| 7 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- freshmen: Burr, Samuel C. - Chamberlain, Henry L. | ||
| 8 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- freshmen: Everett, Charles C. - Harding, Henry F. (not included: Goodwin, George) | ||
| 9 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- freshmen: Hodgeman, Samuel L. - Kelly, Edward A. (not included: Ingraham, Daniel) | ||
| 10 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- freshmen: McArthur, Arthur - Vose, George H. (not included: McArthur, Arthur; Morrill, Abner; Perley, Peleg; Perry, Trueman; Vose, George) | ||
| 11 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodpile: affidavits- sophomores: Adams, Zabdiel B. - Greene, Charles F.H. (not included: Adams, Zabdiel; Burbank, Augustus; Clifford, Charles; Cothren, Nathaniel) | ||
| 12 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodpile: affidavits- sophomores: Hinkley, Eugene - Jackson, George E.B. (not included: Hinkley, Eugene) | ||
| 13 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodpile: affidavits- sophomores: Jennings, Orville - Paine, John St. Clare (not included: Mitchell, Ammi) | ||
| 14 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- sophomores: Palmer, Edward S. - Robinson, George O. | ||
| 15 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- sophomores: St. Clair, William H. - Wakefield, George H. (not included: Thompson, Robert R.) | ||
| 16 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits - sophomores: Wasson, David A. - Williamson, Joseph Jr. (not included: Williamson, Joseph Jr.) | ||
| 17 | 1846 Nov, Wasson's account of the burning of the woodshed to the President | ||
| 18 | 1846 Nov, Questions and answers for Wasson discussing the burning of the woodshed | ||
| 19 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- juniors: Allen, Augustus O. - Anderson Edward W. | ||
| 20 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- juniors: Bartlett, Edwin W.- Fairfield, George A. (not included: Burbank, Adino; Dinsmore, John) | ||
| 21 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- juniors: Fales, David - Hallett, Julius L. (not included: Fitch, Andrew; Fox, William) | ||
| 22 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- juniors: Hawkins, Dexter A. - Merrick, Charles F. (not included: Hayes, Edmund; Marshall, Thomas) | ||
| 23 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- juniors: Morton, Edward W. - Pond, William C. (not included: Packard, Eliphalet; Page, Alpheus; Perkins, Thatcher) | ||
| 24 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- juniors: Rich, Thomas H. - Stanton, Benjamin | ||
| 25 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- juniors: Stevens, Oliver - Williams, Hezekiah (not included: Stevens, Oliver; Thornton, Albert; Washburn, Charles; Williams, Hezebekiah) | ||
| 26 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- seniors: Alden, Walter B. - Leonard, Edwin (not included: Baker, William; Barrett, Charles; Boody, Alvin; Eveleth, Samuel; Fossett, Henry; Hatch, Samuel; Kilby, John) | ||
| 27 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- seniors: McDougall, Charles E. - Merrill, Samuel N. (not included: Merrill, Samuel) | ||
| 28 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- seniors: Metcalf, Isaac S. - Richardson, George N. (not included: Metcalf, Isaac; Nason, Joseph; Pike, Samuel; Rice, Richard) | ||
| 29 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- seniors: Smith, John C. - Williams, Albert N. (not included: Stanchfield, Anson; Vose, Frank; Wells, Howard; Wheeler, Crosby; Williams, Albert) | ||
| 30 | 1846 Nov, Burning of the woodshed: affidavits- unknown authors | ||
| 31 | 1846 Nov, Clifford's statements concerning the burning of the woodshed | ||
| 32 | 1846 Nov 5, Letter discussing the case of the burning of the woodshed | ||
| 33 | [ca. 1846 Nov 7], Student affidavits concerning a fire explosion | ||
| 34 | 1846 Nov 12, 14, Accounts of the burning of the woodshed by Ten Broeck and [Jennings?] | ||
| 35 | 1846 Nov 14, 18, Letters from Wasson, Jennings, and Ten Broeck asking Clifford to confess | ||
| 36 | 1846 Nov 18, 23, 25, Letters from Clifford to Wasson, Jennings, and Ten Broeck pleading his innocence | ||
| 37 | 1846 Nov 20, Ten Broeck's response to Clifford's plea of innocence | ||
| 38 | 1849 Mar 12, Affidavits on the burning of the woodyard | ||
| 39 | n.d., Regarding dismissal from Bowdoin |
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Papers concerning the Declaration of Denominational Status, 1840-1866, n.d.
Catalog Number: 1.2.4.3
| Box | 3 | ||
| Folder | 1 | 1840 Nov 14, Typewritten correspondence - the Declaration of Denominational Status | |
| 2 | 1846 Aug, Letter from President Woods to Mr. Gardiner re: denominational status of Bowdoin College | ||
| 3 | 1846 Aug 1, Letters concerning denominational status opinions | ||
| 4 | 1846 Aug 1, Letter from Professor Upham to President Woods: financial considerations of the denominational declaration | ||
| 5 | 1846 Sept 2, Original Declaration of Denominational Status, plus two manuscript copies | ||
| 6 | 1846 Sep 26 and 1847 Mar 13, Letters from C. S. Daveis to Leonard Woods re: Declaration of Denominational Status | ||
| 7 | 1846 Sep 27, Concerning the declaration of denominational character for the College | ||
| 8 | 1846 Nov, Copies of letters by Professor Upham concerning denominational position | ||
| 9 | [ca. 1846 Nov 3], Mr. Ellingwood's statement concerning the Declaration of Denominational Status | ||
| 10 | 1846 Nov 8, Original and manuscript copy of Amos D. Wheeler letter re: denominational status | ||
| 11 | 1846 Nov 14, Correspondence of Robert H. Gardiner and Leonard Woods re: Declaration of Denominational Status | ||
| 12 | 1846 Nov 16, Correspondence of George Evans re: Declaration of Denominational Status | ||
| 13 | 1846 Nov 24, Mr. Gardiner's letter on his view of denominational status | ||
| 14 | [1846, post Nov 24], Re: R.H. Gardiner's objections to the Declaration of Denominational Status | ||
| 15 | 1846 Nov 28, Letter from Professor Upham to Gardiner for the signing of the denominational declaration | ||
| 16 | 1846 Nov 29, Copy of Leonard Woods letter to R.H. Gardiner re: Declaration of Denominational Status; and Gardiner's reply | ||
| 17 | 1846 Dec 5, Daniel Goodenow letter re: his signing the Declaration of Denominational Status | ||
| 18 | 1846 Dec 29, R. H. Gardiner letter re: his opinions of the Declaration of Denominational Status | ||
| 19 | 1847 Jan 10, Letters from C. S. Daveis to Gardiner discussing the College's denominational status with a response from Gardiner | ||
| 20 | 1847 March 15, Letters concerning viewpoints toward other denominations other than Orthodox Congregationalist | ||
| 21 | 1847 Aug 30, Report of Mr. Ellington on the schedule of College needs in connection with the denominational declaration | ||
| 22 | 1847 Oct 19, Henry Gassett to Leonard Woods re: Gassett's concern about the connection of the Freemasons with Bowdoin College | ||
| 23 | 1847 Nov 8, Leonard Woods: summary of events re: Declaration of Denominational Status | ||
| 24 | 1848 Sep 4, Statement against the Declaration of Denominational Status | ||
| 25 | 1852 June 14, Letter from Asa Cummings re: opposition to the Declaration of Denominational Status | ||
| 26 | 1856 Aug 9, Abstract of correspondence concerning denominational position | ||
| 27 | 1857, Account of denominational status proceedings | ||
| 28 | 1857, Correspondence re: the Declaration | ||
| 29 | 1857 (before commencement), Effects of the Declaration | ||
| 30 | 1857 Sept 24, Summary of the Declaration, views and outcomes | ||
| 31-34 | 1857 Nov, Opinions and statements concerning the denominational declaration | ||
| 35 | 1857 Dec 3, Professor Smyth to R. H. Gardiner - Declaration | ||
| 36 | 1858 Jan 11, Views of denominational declaration | ||
| 37 | 1858 [?] May, Statement to the Boards about denominational declaration (rough drafts also included) | ||
| 38 | 1858 Jul 3, John S. C. Abbott's statement of Congregational control of the College | ||
| 39 | 1858 Nov, Clippings concerning the Congregational denomination | ||
| 40 | 1860 Aug 2, Commencement address concerning the denominational declaration | ||
| 41 | 1864 Aug 25, New York- Henry H. Boody's statement re: the denominational declaration | ||
| 42 | 1866 Oct 20, Letter concerning the denominational status | ||
| 43-44 | n.d., Concerning the denominational status | ||
| 45 | n.d., Accounts of the denominational declaration proceedings (rough draft included) | ||
| 46 | n.d., Account of the proceedings over denominational status | ||
| 47 | n.d., Mr. Tenney's statement on the controversy of the Declaration of Denominational Status |
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Chapel Papers, [1828]-1862, n.d.
Catalog Number: 1.2.4.4
| Box | 4 | ||
| Correspondence: | |||
| Folder | 1 | Alphabetical and chronological list of correspondents | |
| 2 | [1828]-1839 | ||
| 3 | [1828]-1839, typescripts | ||
| 4 | 1842-1845 | ||
| 5 | 1842-1845, typescripts | ||
| 6 | 1846-1847 Jul | ||
| 7 | 1846-1847 Jul, typescripts | ||
| 8 | 1847 Aug - 1847 Dec | ||
| 9 | 1847 Aug - 1847 Dec, typescripts | ||
| 10 | 1848 Jan - 1848 May | ||
| 11 | 1848 Jan - 1848 May, typescripts | ||
| 12 | 1848 May - 1848 Oct | ||
| 13 | 1848 May - 1848 Oct, typescripts | ||
| 14 | 1850-1851 | ||
| 15 | 1850-1851, typescripts | ||
| 16 | 1852 Jan - 1852 May | ||
| 17 | 1852 Jan - 1852 May, typescripts | ||
| 18 | 1852 Jun - 1852 Aug | ||
| 19 | 1852 Jun - 1852 Aug, typescripts | ||
| 20 | 1853-1862 | ||
| 21 | 1853-1862, typescripts | ||
| 22 | undated | ||
| 23 | undated, typescripts | ||
| Financial material: | |||
| 24 | 1839-1855 | ||
| 25 | 1839-1855, typescripts | ||
| 26 | undated | ||
| 27 | undated, typescripts | ||
| Miscellaneous: | |||
| 28 | Various handwritten material, 1839, 1847, n.d. | ||
| Newspaper clippings: | |||
| 29 | Regarding the dedication of the Chapel, 1855 | ||
| Richard Upjohn correspondence - New York Public Library: | |||
| 30 | Photocopies of Upjohn correspondence, 1846, 1847, 1853 in the New York Public Library [No photocopying permitted from this folder] | ||
| 31 | Transcripts of Upjohn correspondence, 1844-1852 in the New York Public Library [No photocopying permitted from this folder] |
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