Deeds (Wakefield and Whipple families, Franklin Company), 1855-1856, 1880

File — Box: OS-1

Identifier: CA0202/01

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Contains correspondence, memoranda, brochures, and reports. This series covers a variety of financial and campus matters. Many of the folders contain material on fundraising, scholarships and foundations, and the college's financial assets. Included in this group are the 'General Education Board' folder, which covers that groups financial appropriations to Bates, and the 'Marts and Lundy Report,' a study of the college's financial status and fundraising prospects. The 'Million Dollar Fund' folder also contains copies of the "Million Dollar News" newsletter.

The several files on Commencement, Class Day, and Ivy Day, consist mostly of reports from students and faculty about activities and outings during those events.

Dates

1855-1856, 1880

Access Restrictions

Permission to view the Wills and Gifts series must be received from Archives staff prior to using them. Records in the Trustees series and Departmental/Faculty Correspondence series are closed for 75 years from date of creation.