Guide to the Charles P. Stetson letters, 1851-1857, undated
Charles P. Stetson Letters, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine
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Charles P. Stetson, originally from Bangor, Maine, was a member of the Class of 1855 at Yale University. His friend, Franklin A. Wilson, also a native of Bangor, was in the Class of 1854 at Bowdoin College where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Peucinian Society, and Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
Incoming letters to Charles P. Stetson, the bulk received while he was a student at Yale University. The correspondence is chiefly from his parents, sisters Emily, Anna, Fanny, and Caroline, and from friends, particularly Franklin A. Wilson.
Letters to Charles P. Stetson from his friend Franklin A. Wilson, the bulk received while Stetson was attending Yale University and Wilson was attending Bowdoin College. Wilson primarily writes about the activities of their mutual friends and acquaintances, but also tells of college life at Bowdoin including a prank pulled by medical students with a cadaver, fraternities, and classes.
Arranged chronologically.
1851
1852
1853
1854
1855, 1857
n.d.
Primarily Charles P. Stetson's correspondence from his parents, and sisters Emily, Anna, Fanny, and Caroline. The letters describe their daily life and the activities of extended family and mutual friends. Also included are miscellaneous notes, translations, and ephemera of Charles P. Stetson.
Arranged chronologically.
1851 Feb-May
1851 Sep
1851 Oct
1851 Nov
1852 Jan
1852 Feb
1852 Mar
1852 Apr
1852 May-Jul
1852 Sep-Oct
1852 Nov-Dec
1853 Jan-Feb
1853 Mar
1853 Apr-May
1853 Jun-Oct
1853 (no month)
1854 Jan-Jun
1854 Jul-Oct
1854 Nov
1854 Dec
1855 Jan
1855 Feb
1855 Mar-Apr
1855 May-Jun
1855 Jul-Dec
1856
1857 Feb
1857 Mar-Apr
1857 Jun- Aug
1857 (no month)
(no year) Feb-Apr
n.d.
n.d., Miscellaneous material