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Author/Creator:Frost family.
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Title:Frost family papers, 1710-1923 (inclusive).
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Physical Description:2.5 linear ft. (6 boxes, 1 folio)
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Links:View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid
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Notes:Purchased in 1941.
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Organization:Arranged in two series: I. Correspondence, 1710-1923. II. Account Books, 1844-1860.
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Access and use:The collection is open for research. Copyright status for collection materials is unknown, though much of the material in this collection is likely in the public domain. Additional information is provided in the finding aid.
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Biographical / Historical note:Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was born on September 8, 1828. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1852 and married Frances Caroline Adams in 1855. He served as professor of rhetoric (1856-1862), and instructor (1857-1861) and professor (1857-1861) of modern languages at Bowdoin College. Chamberlain attained the rank of colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War and participated in several major battles. He served as governor of Maine (1866-1871) and president of Bowdoin College (1871-1873). Chamberlain held teaching positions and engaged in public service and personal business ventures until his death on February 24, 1914.
William Frost was born on November 15, 1754. He served as a deacon in the Congregational Church and as an officer in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He also served as treasurer of York County, in the Maine Territory. Frost lived in Andover, Massachusetts, where he married Sarah Holt in 1777. He died on September 18, 1836.
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Summary:The papers contain correspondence, account books, and other material documenting the personal lives and professional careers of members of the Frost family. Correspondence of William Frost details his political activity in the Maine Territory, Jeffersonian politics in Massachusetts, and the Embargo Act. Material relating to Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's Civil War duties is scarce. His years as Bowdoin College president and his role in the election riot of 1880 are documented more fully. Other material details Chamberlain's business interests.
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Indexes/Finding aids:Finding aid is available in the repository and on the Internet.
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Cite as:Frost Family Papers (MS 226). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
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Subjects:Allen, Stephen M. (Stephen Merrill), 1819-1894.
Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867.
Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886.
Barnes, Arthur J., 1842-1914.
Barrett, Joseph.
Bates, James.
Belmont, August, 1813-1890.
Blaine, James Gillespie, 1830-1893.
Brown, Warren, 1836-
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919.
Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914.
Cooks, Orchard.
Corry, Samuel.
Cutts, Richard, 1771-1845.
Frost, William, 1754-1836.
Gallaudet, Edward Miner, 1837-1917.
Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814.
Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918.
Gould, Emily Bliss, 1822-1875.
Grange, Gidem, 1767-1822.
Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909.
Hawkins, Dexter A. (Dexter Arnoll), 1825-1886.
Hay, John, 1838-1905.
Kimball, David T. (David Tenney), 1782-1860.
Lyman, Isaac, 1759-1827.
Mellen, Prentiss, 1764-1840.
Merrian, Henry Clay, 1837-1912.
Morrill, Lot M. (Lot Myrick), 1812-1883.
Otis, Harrison Gray, 1765-1848.
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884.
Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901.
Rice, A. J.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937.
Savage, Charles.
Schaff, Morris, b. 1840.
Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906.
Sewall, J. B.
Smedley, Matilda.
Smith, Asa D. (Asa Dodge), 1804-1877.
Von Daur, Henri.
White, Daniel.
Frost family.
Salter family.
Bowdoin College.
Business.
Families.
Maine--History.
Massachusetts--History.
New England.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States--Politics and government.
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Occupation:College presidents.
Legislators.
Politicans.
Public officers.
Soldiers.
Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/967578