Guide to the Bowdoin College Photographs, Memorabilia, and Realia Collection , 1816-
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Bowdoin College related miscellany, realia, and printed material. Includes songs, traditions, trophies, calendars, and newspapers articles and clippings.
This series contains miscellaneous Bowdoin College memorabilia and realia that is not part of other collections in the college archives.
Arranged alphabetically.
No restrictions.
Alexander Prize Speaking posters, 1934
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Centenary Medal: "The President and Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad take pleasure in presenting Bowdoin College the enclosed Centenary Medal issued in Commemoration of the One - Hundredth Anniversary of the Company, [1927] (2 copies)
Bowdoin graduation medal, framed, n.d.
Bowdoin pennant, felt, ca. 1920
Bowdoin pennant, felt, n.d.
Bowdoin pennant, leather, n.d.
Bowdoin Wedgwood china: 3 cups, 4 saucers (1947 stamp on back)
Cigarette banner with Bowdoin seal, 1910
Class cane made of wood with rubber tip, n.d.
Class cane, wooden, with metal band near top, n.d.
Desk blotter with College calendar, athletic schedules, and local advertisements, 1961-1962
Dishes and tableware used at the dinner following the first Commencement at Bowdoin College, 1806 Sep 4
Maine license plate "1794" with 1967 registration tag
Pillow embroidered with Bowdoin seal (sun emblem printed), n.d.
Plaque with Bowdoin seal
Plaque (wood) with Bowdoin seal, n.d.
Poster - "Forty Years of Women, Bowdoin College," 2011
Sash worn by Bowdoin Polar Bear mascot in New York City, 2013 Jan 18, celebrating 100 years of the mascot. Accompanied by a picture showing mascot wearing the sash.
Small picture of Bowdoin athlete in glass frame, n.d.
"Bowdoin Collegii Sigillum 1794" golden medallion with Bowdoin sun
Bowdoin College name badge for Henrietta Brown (shaped like ship), n.d.
Bowdoin College football badge, n.d.
Button with photo of Sargeant Gym, n.d.
Bowdoin medallion, small with cloth strap, n.d.
Arctic Museum "Find a Way or Make One" pin (with photo of Robert Peary), n.d.
Cloth Banner, "1794 Bowdoin College 1889"
Small "Bowdoin Collegii Sigillum 1794" ashtrays
Saucer depicting Walker Art Building
Scott and Graham Club at Bowdoin College, banner, Sept 1, 1850 (very fragile)
T-shirt, Masque & Gown, 1992
Time-management chalkboards, Mon-Sat, 8-2:30
Bowdoin banner, n.d.
Bowdoin banner, felt, n.d.
Bowdoin apron, Class of 1946, Apron from class reunion, year unknown.
Student body, 1936-1939, framed photograph
Material related to Bowdoin College traditions, such as the program for funerals of mathematics textbooks.
Arranged chronologically.
No restrictions.
Programs for funerals of mathematics textbooks, primarily Anna Lytica (analytical geometry) and calculus, 1851-1879, n.d.
Individual Bowdoin songs, song sheets, and booklets of Bowdoin songs, and Bowdoin songs in published songbooks. There is an 1816 manuscript copy of "Ode: The Song of Bowdoin," manuscript song sheet music of Bowdoin songs, and information about Bowdoin songs.
Arranged alphabetically.
No restrictions.
"Bowdoin Beata" correspondence, 1957, 1968
"Bowdoin Creed," 1852, 1855, 1860
Bowdoin songs and songbooks for special occasions, 1875-1899
Bowdoin songs and songbooks for special occasions, 1902-1964
Bowdoin songs and songbooks for special occasions, n.d.
Historical information about Bowdoin songs, 1914, n.d.
Individual songs with titles beginning A-L
Individual songs with titles beginning M-Z
Manuscript sheet music, 1925, n.d.
Manuscript transcription of Bowdoin College medley accompaniment by Arthur Ostrander (Class of 1964)
Miscellaneous material, 1893, 1970, n.d.
Newspaper clippings, 1911, n.d.
"Ode: The Sons of Bowdoin," by William B. Walter, 1816 - manuscript copy
An Old Bowdoin Song Book by George William Kelly, 1912
Bowdoin Songs, published by the Bowdoin Alumnus, 1928 Jun
Bowdoin Songs, published by the Thornton W. Allen Company, 1937
Bowdoin Waltzes, published by L. P. Libby, 1899
Raise Songs to Bowdoin, published by Bowdoin College, 1998
Rise, Sons of Bowdoin, revisions, 1986
Some Songs of Bowdoin, composed by Charles T. Burnett, 1912
Songs of Bowdoin, edited by H. R. Waite, 1868
Song sheets and booklets, n.d.
Verses collected by Grant B. Cole (Class of 1919)
Consisting mostly of wall calendars, that include pictures of campus buildings, athletic teams, and student activities. From 2007, Bowdoin Arts and Culture calendar of events are found in Events Office: Academic Year Programs.
Arranged chronologically.
No restrictions.
1903
1905
1906
1907
1909
1910
1911
1912
1914
1915
1916
1917
1920
1922
1923
1924
1946
1947
1990-1991
1993
1994
2008
Articles and Newspaper clippings featuring Bowdoin College history.
Arranged chronologically.
No restrictions.
1794, Acts and Laws Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts - "to establish a College in Brunswick"
1821, Navels in New England
1902 June 21-26, Lewiston Journal: Special Bowdoin Centennial Edition
1917
1918 January-1922 June
1922 June 4, Portland Sunday Telegram: Bowdoin Supplement
1926 June-December
1928 September-December
1929 January-August
1930 September-1931 February
1952 February, "Telephone Topics"
Miscellaneous Material
Miscellaneous Clippings - Gift of Frank Allen
1963 March 30, Lewiston Journal, "Early Days of Bowdoin College Featured in Journal of 1894"
1989 April 4, Times Record 250th Anniversary of Brunswick, Maine, edition featuring Bowdoin College
Undated, newspaper clipping featuring various Bowdoin College buildings and views
Various Bowdoin College trophies, the bulk for athletic achievements.
Arranged alphabetically.
No restrictions.
Allen M. Lanes Memorial Trophy (awarded to individuals, Classes 1966-1985)
Athletic Department Trophy for participation in varsity athletics "Second" (awarded to fraternities 1949-1966)
Athletic Department Trophy for participation in varsity athletics "Third" (awarded to fraternities 1949-1966)
Baseball Series - presented by the Class of 1899 to the winner (freshmen or sophomore class) 1899-1902
Bowdoin Athletic Association (B.A.A.) 16th annual games - relay race, 1905 Feb 11
Bowdoin Fraternity Meet - 440 Yard Run (individual winners listed 1924-1931) [inscription is very faint]
Bowdoin Navy Champion Cup presented by the Class of 1873
Bowdoin Spring Races, 1880 Jun 4
Bowdoin Spring Regatta, 1881 Jun 3
Bowdoin Tennis Association Singles (winners listed 1893-1897)
Brunswick Basketball Tournament, 1944-1945 (third place)
Championship Cup - first annual indoor meet of Bowdoin College Athletic Association, 1896 Mar 25
Football trophy (no visible inscription)
General Philoon Trophy for Military Achievement (recipients in Classes 1949-1978 listed)
Glass Cup - Bowdoin Interclass Cross Country Race (lists 1913 and 1914 winners)
Indian Clubs, Dumbbells, Broad Swords, and Fencing Foils (winning classes listed 1893-1898)
Interfraternity Winter Sports Trophy won by Sigma Nu, 1927, 1928
James M. Sampson Championship Trophy - soccer (team inscriptions 1985-2002), stored in wooden box
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship Cup (lists years Bowdoin won 1895-1903)
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association (M.I.A.A.) Tennis Trophy, 1936
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association (M.I.A.A.) Tennis Trophy, 1939
Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association (M.I.A.A.) Track and Field Championships, 1942 May 9
Maine Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis Association Doubles Cup (1903-1906 winners listed)
Maine Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis Association Singles Cup (1903-1906 winners listed)
Maine Intercollegiate Tennis Association Doubles (1907-1909 winners listed)
Maine Intercollegiate Tennis Association Singles (1910-1915 winners listed)
Mile run, C. E. Cobb, 1874 Nov 14
Southard Cup - tennis (winners 1892-1896 listed)
Standing Jump, C. E. Cobb, 1874 Nov 14
Stanley Casson, visiting Tallman Foundation professor, inscribed silver mug, 1934
Student Council Scholarship Cup (awarded to fraternities 1931-1935)
Tug O War won by Bowdoin from Colby, 1891 Mar 24
Unidentified trophy - small, engraved designs, no inscription
Year - Name - Points [track?] (1912-1927 names listed)
Women's Maine State Team Tennis Champions, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1993
Doubles Championship 1919 Won by Bowdoin
Annie L.E Dane for Team Play in Women's Athletics
Maine Intercollegiate Tennis Tournament 1934 Champions Won by Bowdoin College
Hockey Championships Division II Champion 1971
Hockey Championships Division II Champion 1975
Hockey Championships Division II Runner-Up 19731973
A variety of clippings and memorabilia from the different anniversaries acknowledged at Bowdoin College, such as the Centennial.
Arranged Alphabetically.
No restrictions.
Armistice Day Observances
Centennial Anniversary of the Incorporation, Clippings, 1894
Centennial Anniversary of the Opening of the College, 1902
Centennial Anniversary of the Opening of the College, Clippings, 1902
Class of 1825: Centennial Celebration and Hawthorne and Longfellow Anniversary
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Centenary of Birth (1807), 1907
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Sesquicentennial Issue: Bowdoin College Bulletin #372, December 1857
Kenneth Charles Morton Sills: 30th Anniversary of His Election as President of the College, 1948
Miscellaneous Anniversaries
Oration and Poem on the Occasion of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Opening of Bowdoin College (Centennial)
Semi-Centennial of Opening of the College, 1852
Sesquicentennial of the Incorporation of the College, 1944
Sesquicentennial (1944): Bowdoin College Bulletin #271, August 1944; Lewiston Journal, June 24, 1944
Sesquicentennial of Opening of the College, 1952
The Torch Bearers
Includes over 12000 photographs and illustrations of Bowdoin College campus, people and events from the early Nineteenth Century to the present.
The bulk of the photographs and illustrations have been digitized and are available online via the Archives Image Gallery