Books about Bowdoin

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A Small College in Maine

Date: 1993-01-01

Creator: Charles C Calhoun

Access: Open access

A Small College in Maine (1993), by Charles Calhoun and published in conjunction with Bowdoin’s bicentenary, provides a readable, illustrated history of the College. Calhoun cites numerous primary resources that are helpful for further historical inquiry.


The Architecture of Bowdoin College

Date: 1988-01-01

Creator: Patricia McGraw Anderson

Access: Open access

The Architecture of Bowdoin College (1988), by Patricia McGraw Anderson, is the best single resource for the architectural history of Bowdoin’s campus buildings, gates, and memorials.


The History of Bowdoin College

Date: 1927-01-01

Creator: Louis Clinton Hatch

Access: Open access

The History of Bowdoin College (1927), by Louis Clinton Hatch, is the most detailed history of the College for the period from the College’s founding in 1794 until 1927. It is especially useful in documenting College traditions and curricular developments, and tangentially in recording social life in Brunswick.