George Bain Papers 2012.013 1969-1998 - Union College

George Bain Papers 1969-1998

2012.013

Quantity: 1 half letterbox Access: Open to Research Acquisition: Gift; George Bain, May 2011 Processed by: Abigail Stambach, June 2012 Biographic Note: George Bain was a member of the class of 1973. Since graduating from Union, Bain has been an active member in the Union Alumni community. In the late 1990s, he served as the chairman of the Friends of the Library. He also has been involved in several fundraising campaigns including the Campaign for Schaffer Library, which raised money for the library’s 1998 renovation. Scope and Content Note: The George Bain papers contains research papers written by Bain while attending Union College and materials related to his work as chairman of the Friends of Union College Library. The majority of the collection is research papers. They were written between 1969 and 1972 for various history courses. All of the papers relate to American History, particularly the Revolutionary War era. There are two folders of material related to the Friends of the Library. This includes the organization’s newsletters from 1994 and 1996 as well as materials from the Campaign for Shaffer Library. Box and Folder Listing: Box Number 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Folder Contents Control Folder “National Character, 1630-1775,” History 10, November 21, 1969 “Economic Abundance and Colonial America,” History 20, April 23, 1970 “Yale College and the Revolutionary War,” History 20, June 2, 1970 “British Failures and Loss of the War with America,” History 11, January 28, 1971 “Presidency, Political, parties and the Practice of Government,” History 11, March 9, 1971 “The Lower Middle Class in America,” American Studies 61, March 12, 1971 “The Time Element in Jacksonian America,” History 12, December 6, 1971 “Hoover and the Bonus Army,” History 15, April 24, 1972 Friends of the Union College Library, Newsletters, 1994-1996 Schaffer Library – Renovation and Expansion Campaign, 1996-1998

George Bain Papers

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