Bowles Hall Residential College: University of California Berkeley

The chronological history of Bowles Hall Residential College is presented through a compilation of documents images and texts. It is a story of family generosity and philanthropy that begins with vision of Mary A. McNear Bowles to honor her deceased husband Philip E. Bowles by a gift to the University of California Berkeley to construct the first residential college in North America. Chronicled are the activities events and experiences that illustrate the character and changes of Bowles Hall Residential College through the decades since 1927. The content also details the efforts and challenges faced by the Bowles Hall Alumni Association (BHAA) Bowles Hall Foundation (BHF) regional friends and supportive Berkeley campus administrators to restore Bowles Hall to its former greatness.