Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The records of President Gray's administration are mostly correspondence on a wide variety of topics, but also contain a report on the death of Bates student Alonzo Brown, a report on the collections for the George M. Chase Memorial Fund, and a copy of a book containing President Chase's citations about Bates honorary degree recipients. The file "Letter to Bates Graduates" contains Gray's letter to alumni about recent activities on campus, and the final file in the collection pertains to the...

Scope and Contents note From the Series:

Contains correspondence and other material pertaining to gifts to the library.

Collection Overview From the Collection:

The collection documents the life of the College from 1875-present, although the bulk of the collection runs from the early 1890's though the early 1950's.

Buildings; athlectics; classroom activities; clubs; dorm life; theatre; and other aspects or activities of the College are strongly documented. There are also photographs that document faculty and staff; honorary degree recipients; commencent; and class reunions.