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Charles Benjamin Merrill diary

Title
Charles Benjamin Merrill diary, 1844-1847.
Author
Merrill, Charles Benjamin.

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Mixed materialRequest in advance MssCol 1972Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Description
.21 linear foot (1 volume)
Summary
Charles Benjamin Merrill kept this diary from April 14, 1844-July 22, 1847 while he was a student at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and during vacations at home in Portland, Maine. Entries refer to lectures and teachers; sermons, often mentioning names of preachers; fraternity activities; social life; part time library work; sports; concerts; weather conditions; trips to Boston, Cambridge, Concord, Hanover, and other locations; commencement exercises; politics, including a mention of President James K. Polk's visit to Portland on July 2, 1847; and other topics.
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Genre/Form
Diaries.
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  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Call Number
MssCol 1972
OCLC
751996977
Author
Merrill, Charles Benjamin.
Title
Charles Benjamin Merrill diary, 1844-1847.
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Research Call Number
MssCol 1972
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