Guide to the Charles Matthew Abbott Collection, 1879-1949, undated
Charles Matthew Abbott Collection, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine
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Charles Matthew Abbott (1879-1956) was the son of John Edward Abbott (1845-1915) and Alice Greeley Cochrane (1855-1930), and the grandson of John Stevens Abbott (1807-1881; Bowdoin Class of 1827). John Stevens Abbott was a descendant of George Abbot of Andover, Massachusetts. (See the Abbott Memorial Collection (M1) for material concerning other descendants of George Abbot, the Abbott brothers John Stevens Cabot, Jacob, and Gorham). Charles Matthew Abbott grew up in Watertown, Massachusetts, with three sisters: Mabel Louise, Harriette Frances, and Eleanor Alice. In 1913 he married Frances Tucker, and they had four sons: John Tucker Abbott, Matthew Cochrane Abbott, Robert Tucker Abbott, and Charles Whitney "Pete" Abbott.
Chiefly portraits of the extended Abbott family. The bulk of the photographs are of Charles Matthew Abbott's sisters and sons. Also included are postcards addressed to Harriette F. Abbott and Mabel L. Abbott, Charles Abbott's military instruction camp certificates, his mother's (Alice Greeley) household ledger, a genealogy compiled by John Tucker Abbott, and miscellaneous material from the extended Abbott family.
Abbott family genealogy compiled by John T. Abbott, n.d.
Letter to Carl Zeiss, Inc. from John T. Abbott, n.d.
Letter to Charles M. Abbott from William S. Youngman, Boston, 1928 Sep 20
Postcards addressed to Harriette F. Abbott, 1905-1909, n.d.
Postcards addressed to Mabel L. Abbott, 1912-1916, n.d.
Postcards - various, 1913, 1922, n.d.
Images: Abbott, Charles Frederick, n.d.
Images: Abbott, Charles Matthew, 1879, 1919, n.d.
Images: Abbott, Eleanor, n.d.
Images: Abbott, Frances Tucker, n.d.
Images: Abbott, Harriette Frances, 1899
Images: Abbott, Harriette Frances, n.d.
Images: Abbott, Harriette Frances, n.d.
Images: [Abbott], John and Matthew, 1918
Images: Abbott, John Cope, 1946
Images: Abbott, John Edward, n.d.
Images: Abbott, John Edward, Alice G., Charles Matthew, Mabel Louise, Harriette Frances, Eleanor Alice, n.d.
Images: Abbott, John Stevens, n.d.
Images: Abbott, John Tucker, Matthew Cochrane, Robert Tucker, Charles Whitney, sons of Charles Matthew Abbott and Frances (Tucker) Abbott, 1922
Images: Abbott, John Tucker, in Olympic competition, 1936
Images: Abbott, John Tucker, Springfield College, portrait views, ca. 1938
Images: Abbott, John Tucker, Springfield College, group pictures, ca. 1938
Images: Abbott, John Tucker, n.d.
Images: Abbott, John, Matthew, Tucker, Charles (Peter), sons of Charles Matthew Abbott and Frances (Tucker) Abbott, n.d.
Images: Abbott, Mabel, 1898, 1901
Images: Abbott, Mary Alan, n.d.
Images: Abbott, Molly (Mrs. Allan Abbott), n.d.
Images: Cochrane, Mathew, n.d.
Images: "Hillhurst," Compton, Quebec - residence of Mathew Cochrane, n.d.
Images: Miscellaneous images, 1910, n.d.
Images: Photograph album - Allan Abbott family pictures, n.d.
Images: Pike, Richard Abbott, 1891, 1896
Book review and essay by John T. Abbott, 1937 Jun 7
Certificate, John Tucker Abbott, secretary, Young Men's Christian Association, 1940 Dec 10
Household ledger - Alice G. Abbott, 1914-1921
Military Instruction Camp certificates - Charles M. Abbott, 1915, 1916
Military Training Camps roster, 1916
Montreal hobby show program, including John T. Abbott's entry form, 1933
Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Sunday School, given to Alice Abbott by John S. Abbott, 1881
Testimonial program for Charles M. Abbott, 1927 Sep 27
Uncles, by Charles G. Abbott, 1949