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Manuscripts

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of Alfred Eliab Buck Materials

 Collection
Identifier: CAMS BUCK-1
Abstract

The collection comprises correspondence, scrapbooks, printed materials, photographs, and clippings by and about Alfred Eliab Buck, a Civil War soldier, politician, businessman, and diplomatic Minister to Japan, born in Foxcroft, Maine.

Dates: 1857 - 1905

Collection of Benjamin Franklin Butler Materials

 Collection
Identifier: CAMS BUTLER-1
Abstract

Materials by or about Butler.

Dates: 1835 - 2004

Collection of Charles Henry Smith Materials

 Collection
Identifier: CAMS SMITH-1
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, personal documents, manuscripts, artifacts, and clippings on Charles Henry Smith, Colby class of 1856, Colonel of the 1st Maine Cavalry during the Civil War, who was active in campaigns in Virginia and at Gettysburg. He served in the Army until his retirement in 1891, and was also a lawyer and a Maine State Senator (1866).

Dates: 1856 - 1960

Collection of Booth Tarkington Materials

 Collection
Identifier: TARKINGTON-1
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and other materials relating to the life and work of Booth Tarkington, a writer from Indiana who was well known for his novels of life in the midwest, and who later lived in Kennebunkport, Maine.

Dates: 1910 - 1949

Collection of Celia Thaxter Materials

 Collection
Identifier: THAXTER-1
Abstract

Celia Laighton Thaxter, 1835-1894, was an American poet and prose writer. The collection contains Thaxter's letters, poems, prose fragments, an unfinished novel, scrapbooks, and first appearances in print.

Dates: 1851 - 1984

Collection of Elizabeth Akers Allen Materials

 Collection
Identifier: ALLEN-1
Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, and first publications of Maine writer, Elizabeth Akers Allen. The bulk of the collection consists of manuscripts and published writings written by Allen between 1846 and 1906. The collection also contains correspondence, an Autograph book, clippings, and a few photographic prints.

Dates: 1845 - 1911

Collection of James Brendan Connolly Materials

 Collection
Identifier: CONNOLLY-1
Abstract

The Connolly Collection contains the writings and personal library of James Brendan Connolly (1868-1957), an Irish-American author, athlete, politician, and correspondent.

Dates: 1891 - 1957

Collection of Philip Bourke Marston Materials

 Collection
Identifier: MARSTON-1
Abstract

The collection contains correspondence from the 1880s and one undated manuscript.

Dates: 1880 - 1885

Collection of Francis Snow Hesseltine Materials

 Collection
Identifier: CAMS HESSELTINE-1
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, personal documents, manuscripts, and clippings on Francis Snow Hesseltine, Colby class of 1863, a Lieutenant Colonel of the 13th Maine Infantry during the Civil War who received the Congressional Medal of Honor, and who was later an attorney in Georgia, Massachusetts, and Maine.

Dates: 1861-1865; 1861 - 1865

Collection of James Carpenter Materials

 Collection
Identifier: CAMS CARPENTER-1
Scope and Contents

This collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, and first publications of James Carpenter. The bulk of the collection consits of notes about art, correspondence, and rough drafts of his manuscripts. The collection also contains a few photogrpahs and a few personal items of James Carpenter.

Dates: 1951-1991, undated

Collection of Louise Helen Coburn Materials

 Collection
Identifier: CAMS COBURN-1
Abstract

The collection contains materials by and about Louise Helen Coburn, including correspondence regarding the coeducation debate at Colby College, and original poetry written by Coburn.

Dates: 1878-1989; some materials undated.

Perry Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CAMS PERRY-4
Abstract

The collection comprises correspondence, scrapbooks, printed materials, photographs, written essays and schoolwork, and clippings by and about the Perry Family, of which three members, James Gleason, George W., and Wilder Washington are Colby alumni.

Dates: 1867 - 1968

Wesley McNair Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MCNAIR-1
Dates: 1941 - present

Special Collections & Archives (SC&A), located in Miller Library, is the college’s repository for historically and culturally -significant materials, including the college archives. Our fabulous materials range in date from the 12th to the 21st centuries and represent a wide range of formats. We fully support Colby’s academic program and innovative pedagogies through aspirational collection development, faculty and student engagement, teaching and exhibition.