457:
451:
230:
Colvin is the namesake of Colvin Hall, a facility used by the
University of Maine Honors College. Opened in 1930, Colvin Hall was initially an all-women's dormitory before being converted to co-educational housing in the 1980s. Since 1999, Colvin Hall has been designated the Honors Building, housing
180:
Colvin was named the chair of
University of Maine's Department of History and Government in 1906, making her one of the first women in the US to lead a major university department. This was groundbreaking for the time: 80% of students and faculty were men, making women a minority in academia. She
231:
the
Thomson Honors Center and residence facilities for Honors students. Campus legend alleges that since the 1980s, male students in Colvin Hall have seen and heard a female ghost in the building, suspected to be Colvin herself.
383:
550:
346:
312:
496:
374:
489:
193:
482:
304:
338:
404:
515:
282:
426:
525:
177:
programs. In 1902, Colvin became the first female faculty member at the university, serving as a professor of history.
540:
122:(October 8, 1863–November 6, 1953) was an American academic. She served as chair of the History Department at the
535:
520:
126:
from 1906 to 1932, making her one of the first women in the nation to head a major university department.
146:
106:
234:
In 1976, the
University of Maine created the Caroline Colvin scholarship for women studying history.
251:
181:
became the
University of Maine's first dean of women in 1923 and held the position until 1927.
545:
530:
206:
degree in 1927. She retired from her position as department chair in 1932 and was granted
8:
470:
158:
123:
80:
189:
162:
142:
101:
219:
185:
60:
456:
412:
135:
42:
466:
375:"She was a pioneer for female academics — and her ghost may still haunt UMaine"
145:
for her undergraduate studies. She later received a doctorate degree from the
509:
196:
465:
This biography of an
American academic administrator born in 1860–1869 is a
450:
203:
166:
345:. Vol. 35, no. 4. University of Maine. January 1954. p. 5.
174:
170:
96:
207:
252:"Collection: In Memento Mori: Doctor Caroline Colvin Scrapbook"
311:. Vol. 12, no. 1. University of Maine. p. 4.
551:
American academic administrator, 19th-century birth stubs
289:. 1953-11-09. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
433:. 1976-11-22. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
373:
192:. She was the first ever honorary member of the
507:
283:"Caroline Colvin, Former Maine Dean, Succumbs"
490:
184:As dean of women, Colvin advocated increased
256:Library Archives at the University of Maine
497:
483:
419:
302:
333:
331:
329:
303:Chadbourne, Ava Harriet (October 1930).
298:
296:
149:, which was rare for women at the time.
371:
367:
365:
363:
213:
508:
277:
275:
273:
271:
326:
293:
188:, and was a supporter of the Women's
444:
360:
218:Colvin died on November 6, 1953, in
427:"Dr. Colvin scholarship set at UMO"
409:Honors College: University of Maine
397:
268:
165:institute status—was expanding its
13:
152:
14:
562:
79:First woman department leader at
455:
449:
386:from the original on 2022-11-28
349:from the original on 2022-05-15
315:from the original on 2022-05-17
202:Colvin was awarded an honorary
244:
1:
372:Burnham, Emily (2019-03-26).
305:"Dr. Caroline Colvin Honored"
237:
129:
469:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
516:University of Maine faculty
10:
567:
443:
339:"Dr. Caroline Colvin Dies"
169:programs to accompany its
147:University of Pennsylvania
107:University of Pennsylvania
526:American women historians
225:
113:
95:
90:
86:
75:
67:
49:
28:
21:
541:People from Orono, Maine
157:In the early 1900s, the
16:American woman historian
431:The Bangor Daily News
380:The Bangor Daily News
287:The Bangor Daily News
214:Later life and death
71:University professor
536:People from Indiana
521:Historians of Maine
159:University of Maine
134:Colvin was born in
124:University of Maine
91:Academic background
81:University of Maine
190:Student Government
161:—bolstered by its
143:Indiana University
102:Indiana University
478:
477:
220:Richmond, Indiana
117:
116:
61:Richmond, Indiana
558:
499:
492:
485:
461:
460:
459:
453:
445:
435:
434:
423:
417:
416:
411:. Archived from
401:
395:
394:
392:
391:
377:
369:
358:
357:
355:
354:
335:
324:
323:
321:
320:
300:
291:
290:
279:
266:
265:
263:
262:
248:
141:Colvin attended
136:Webster, Indiana
56:
53:November 6, 1953
43:Webster, Indiana
38:
36:
19:
18:
566:
565:
561:
560:
559:
557:
556:
555:
506:
505:
504:
503:
454:
448:
441:
439:
438:
425:
424:
420:
403:
402:
398:
389:
387:
370:
361:
352:
350:
337:
336:
327:
318:
316:
301:
294:
281:
280:
269:
260:
258:
250:
249:
245:
240:
228:
216:
194:All Maine Women
155:
153:Academic career
132:
120:Caroline Colvin
105:
104:(undergraduate)
63:
58:
54:
45:
40:
39:October 8, 1863
34:
32:
24:
23:Caroline Colvin
17:
12:
11:
5:
564:
554:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
502:
501:
494:
487:
479:
476:
475:
462:
437:
436:
418:
415:on 2004-01-21.
396:
359:
325:
292:
267:
242:
241:
239:
236:
227:
224:
215:
212:
204:Doctor of Laws
186:women's sports
154:
151:
131:
128:
115:
114:
111:
110:
99:
93:
92:
88:
87:
84:
83:
77:
76:Known for
73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
59:
57:(aged 90)
51:
47:
46:
41:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
563:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
513:
511:
500:
495:
493:
488:
486:
481:
480:
474:
472:
468:
463:
458:
452:
447:
446:
442:
432:
428:
422:
414:
410:
406:
405:"Colvin Hall"
400:
385:
381:
376:
368:
366:
364:
348:
344:
343:Maine Alumnus
340:
334:
332:
330:
314:
310:
309:Maine Alumnus
306:
299:
297:
288:
284:
278:
276:
274:
272:
257:
253:
247:
243:
235:
232:
223:
221:
211:
209:
205:
200:
198:
197:honor society
195:
191:
187:
182:
178:
176:
172:
168:
164:
160:
150:
148:
144:
139:
137:
127:
125:
121:
112:
108:
103:
100:
98:
94:
89:
85:
82:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
52:
48:
44:
31:
27:
20:
471:expanding it
464:
440:
430:
421:
413:the original
408:
399:
388:. Retrieved
379:
351:. Retrieved
342:
317:. Retrieved
308:
286:
259:. Retrieved
255:
246:
233:
229:
217:
201:
183:
179:
175:agricultural
167:liberal arts
156:
140:
133:
119:
118:
55:(1953-11-06)
546:1953 deaths
531:1863 births
171:engineering
109:(doctorate)
510:Categories
390:2023-06-09
353:2023-06-10
319:2023-06-09
261:2023-06-09
238:References
163:land grant
130:Early life
97:Alma mater
68:Occupation
35:1863-10-08
138:in 1863.
384:Archived
347:Archived
313:Archived
210:status.
208:emeritus
226:Legacy
467:stub
173:and
50:Died
29:Born
512::
429:.
407:.
382:.
378:.
362:^
341:.
328:^
307:.
295:^
285:.
270:^
254:.
222:.
199:.
498:e
491:t
484:v
473:.
393:.
356:.
322:.
264:.
37:)
33:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.