Item 13: Bookplate, Bowdoin College Library, 1877;1912
Item — Box: 20, Folder: 13
Dates
- Created: 1877;1912
Creator
- Fisher, William Edgar, 1872-1956 (Person)
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Access:
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Bookplate
Condition Note:
Good, no issues.
Measurements:
4 ⅛ in. x 3 3/16 in.
Title:
Bowdoin College Library, Optimi fortissimiqve seniores atqve sapientiores has de avdacia patientiavqe historias donamvs almae matri
Description:
A bookplate depicting a large bird soaring above Earth, along with the text, “Gift of the Class of 1877.” This bookplate commemorates the discovery of the North Pole by Admiral Peary, Bowdoin Class of 1877. Around the picture, there’s text that reads “Optimi fortissimiqve seniores atqve sapientiores has de avdacia patientiavqe historias donamvs almae matri'' in Latin. In English, the Latin legend reads: "We, of 1877, who once called ourselves bravest and best, now grown older and wiser, give these tales of daring and endurance to our Alma Mater." Bookplate creator William Edgar Fisher was born in Wellsville, N.Y. on October 24, 1872. He attended Phillips, Andover Academy, and Cornell University. He was a well known artist, advertiser, and bookplate designer and was a former president of the American Book Plate Society. He became an art editor of Judge magazine during the early 1920s. Additionally, Fisher was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of Colonial Wars. He was also a member of the Players of New York City. He died at the age of 84 in 1956. To see other bookplates created by William Edgar Fisher, please visit Yale University’s archive and finding aids here.
Location:
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine
Creator
- Fisher, William Edgar, 1872-1956 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
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Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu