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  • Colby College at Mayflower Hill 1939 by Frederick J. Kinch and Marion Johnson Kinch

    Colby College at Mayflower Hill 1939

    Frederick J. Kinch and Marion Johnson Kinch

    8mm film footage, color, shot between ca. November 1939 - April 1940.

    The opening montage shows a winter scene, but the first length of footage was shot in the Fall. It opens with a very brief glimpse of Colby College's Mayflower Hill campus women’s dorms under construction, then pans to the Chapel, which is virtually complete (it was the first building finished on the Mayflower Hill Campus).

    The film also shows the Miller library building under construction, encased in scaffolding, its tower only framed in. (A flag visible at the ... Read More

  • Colby College: Mayflower Hill Move: Cleanup After Construction (undated, circa 1942 - 1952) by Colby College

    Colby College: Mayflower Hill Move: Cleanup After Construction (undated, circa 1942 - 1952)

    Colby College

    Color, no sound. Running time: 2 minutes, 51 seconds.
    Students perform outdoor tasks at Colby College’s Mayflower Hill Campus, break for lunch, plant a tree, and engage in outdoor recreation. College president Franklin Winslow Johnson is shown.

    From “The Colby College Collection,” a set of 12 VHS video tapes. Originally issued as short films ca. 1936-1965. Transferred from 16mm film to VHS by Northeast Historic Film, Maine, 1993-1994. Digitized by Colby College Libraries, 2019.

    Colby Call No.: Video 1816 v.8
    File ID: VHS_Video_1816v8b
    Colby College Library catalog record: cbbcat.net/record=b1258801~S3

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  • Colby College Performing Arts Scenes (undated, likely before 1940) by Colby College

    Colby College Performing Arts Scenes (undated, likely before 1940)

    Colby College

    Black and white, no sound. Running time: 51 seconds.
    Portions of stage performance(s) at Colby College’s downtown Waterville campus.

    From “The Colby College Collection,” a set of 12 VHS video tapes. Originally issued as short films ca. 1936-1965. Transferred from 16mm film to VHS by Northeast Historic Film, Maine, 1993-1994. Digitized by Colby College Libraries, 2019.

    Colby Call No.: Video 1816 v.8
    File ID: VHS_Video_1816v8c
    Colby College Library catalog record: cbbcat.net/record=b1258801~S3

    ... Read More
  • Colby College Winter Carnival (undated, circa late 1940s - early 1960s) by Colby College

    Colby College Winter Carnival (undated, circa late 1940s - early 1960s)

    Colby College

    Color, no sound. Running time: 2 minutes, 14 seconds.
    Students create snow sculptures on the Mayflower Hill campus of Colby College.

    From “The Colby College Collection,” a set of 12 VHS video tapes. Originally issued as short films ca. 1936-1965. Transferred from 16mm film to VHS by Northeast Historic Film, Maine, 1993-1994. Digitized by Colby College Libraries, 2019.

    Colby Call No.: Video 1816 v.12
    File ID: VHS_Video_1816v12
    Colby College Library catalog record: cbbcat.net/record=b1258801~S3

    ... Read More
  • In Their Footsteps: A History of Colby College (Multimedia Website and Documentary Video) by Colby College

    In Their Footsteps: A History of Colby College (Multimedia Website and Documentary Video)

    Colby College

    Colby College, founded in 1813 and the 12th-oldest liberal arts school in America, explored 200 years of history as it celebrated its bicentennial in the 2012-2013 academic year.

    The website at http://colby.edu/colbyhistory/ presents a multimedia, interactive timeline of Colby history as well as selected audio, video, and events of to the bicentennial celebration year.

    A companion documentary video, In Their Footsteps: A History of Colby College, can be viewed via YouTube (above).

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  • Three Presidents: Colby College Roundtable Discussion by Julius Seelye Bixler, Robert E. L. Strider II, William R. Cotter, and Peter S. Vogt

    Three Presidents: Colby College Roundtable Discussion

    Julius Seelye Bixler, Robert E. L. Strider II, William R. Cotter, and Peter S. Vogt

    "Some 400 alumni and other friends of Colby gathered in Dedham, Mass., in November [1981] and were enlightened by the insights of the three men who have served as president of the college over the past 40 years. J. Seelye Bixler, Robert E. L. Strider II, and William R. Cotter each provided the audience with his thoughtful view of Colby and its role in the liberal arts. The unusual event was organized and sponsored by the Greater Boston Colby Alumni Club, presided over by Ann Miller '71. Peter Vogt '63 ... Read More

 
 
 

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