Bowdoin College has been educating leaders for America and the world since the dawn of the American republic. Founded in 1794, Bowdoin is a highly selective college of approximately 1,730 students of distinction from across America and around the world.
Bowdoin’s curriculum offers a bold blueprint for liberal education designed to inspire you to become a world citizen and leader with acute sensitivity to the social and natural worlds.
Object Lists
All the items in the collection are grouped according to five general categories. These groups provide a list of items in each category listed alphabetically by the group or person who presented it.
Plaques
Plaques are inscribed tablets commemorating events, legislation and working relationships.
Three-dimensional objects
Trophies, figurines, functional objects, items of clothing, and ceremonial objects.
Certificates
Printed certificates recognize accomplishments or confer a degree or privilege.
Framed works
Prints, drawings, multimedia works, or paintings representing ideas, events, people, places.
Commemorative Items
Include invitations or other mementos of important occasions.