Bowdoin Stories

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"COVID-19 Portfolio" by Meg Janes (Class of 2020)

Date: 2020-01-01

Creator: Meg Janes

Access: Open access

Portfolio entries about exercising, online shopping, advertisements, and social media, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The author is class of 2022. GSWS 2261 / CINE 2261


Reflections questionnaire response by Anonymous on March 24, 2021

Date: 2021-01-01

Creator: Anonymous

Access: Open access

This is a response to the Documenting Bowdoin & COVID-19 Reflections Questionnaire. The questionnaire was created in March 2021 by staff of Bowdoin's George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives. Author is class of 2022.


Reflections questionnaire response by Anonymous on April 1, 2021

Date: 2021-01-01

Creator: Anonymous

Access: Open access

This is a response to the Documenting Bowdoin & COVID-19 Reflections Questionnaire. The questionnaire was created in March 2021 by staff of Bowdoin's George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives. Author is class of 2024.


"Unexpected Gifts: Life With MS During a Pandemic" by Nora Pierson (Class of 2000)

Date: 2020-01-01

Creator: Nora Pierson

Access: Open access

How having Multiple Sclerosis has prepared me for life in the time of Covid-19. The author is an alumna from the class of 2000.


Poem by Mac Brower (Class of 2018)

Date: 2020-01-01

Creator: Mac Brower

Access: Open access

This is a poem I composed while stay-at-home orders were being issued nationwide. I wrote it shortly after leaving my home in Washington, DC to live with my parents in North Carolina. The author is an alumnus from the class of 2018.


Reflections questionnaire response by Anonymous on March 23, 2021

Date: 2021-01-01

Creator: Anonymous

Access: Open access

This is a response to the Documenting Bowdoin & COVID-19 Reflections Questionnaire. The questionnaire was created in March 2021 by staff of Bowdoin's George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives. The author is a member of Bowdoin's faculty.


Interview with Susan Graham by Caroline Moseley.

Date: 2020-01-01

Creator: Susan Graham

Access: Open access

Susan Graham, a Bowdoin College housekeeper for 14 years, shares her experiences cleaning for the Environmental Services team of Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine during the Covid19 crisis. Susan was hired by the hospital after she offered assistance during her hiatus from Bowdoin, when the campus was closed to all but essential personnel in the weeks following March 18th, 2020. Susan also reflects on the impact of the crisis on her home life and her work at Bowdoin. Interviewed by Bowdoin Archivist, Caroline Moseley.


Molly Kennedy '19 Interviews Jenna Scott '19

Date: 2015-01-01

Creator: Jenna Scott

Access: Open access



"Chinese Final Project" by Caroline Glaser (Class of 2023)

Date: 2020-01-01

Creator: Caroline Glaser

Access: Open access

For the final project, all students in Chinese 1104 created a short video about how COVID-19 impacted our lives. Author is class of 2023.


Reflections questionnaire response by Anonymous on March 22, 2021

Date: 2021-01-01

Creator: Anonymous

Access: Open access

This is a response to the Documenting Bowdoin & COVID-19 Reflections Questionnaire. The questionnaire was created in March 2021 by staff of Bowdoin's George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives. The author is a member of Bowdoin's staff.