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Samuel Harris, Administrative Records, 1867-1871.
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linear feet.
Catalog Number:
1.2.5
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Agency History /
Biographical Note:
Samuel Harris (1814-1899), former professor of theology at Bangor
Seminary, was elected fifth President of Bowdoin College at the
suggestion of his predecessor President Leonard
Woods. Harris, a graduate of the class of 1833, was the first
alumnus to occupy the presidency. Said to have been uncomfortable
with his roles as fund raiser and disciplinarian, he resigned in
1871 and went on to teach at Yale University.
Scope and Content:
General correspondence concerning College affairs. Included are letters
from the spring of 1867 between Nehemiah Cleaveland, Samuel Backus, and
William Smyth concerning Memorial Hall. Most primary source
material regarding the early administration of the College
is found in the records of the Board of Trustees
or in the Records of the Faculty which
includes the records of the Executive Government.
Cite as: Samuel Harris, Administrative Records. George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives. Bowdoin College Library.
Access Restrictions:
None.
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