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Aa Ms 11 Lee Forest Figurines Finding Aid, Christina E. Walker
Aa Ms 11 Lee Forest Figurines Finding Aid, Christina E. Walker
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Description:
Lee Forest, Director of Environmental Services at the University of Southern Maine, donated the figurines in 2002. In the early years of the twentieth century the commoditization of Aunt Jemima expanded beyond commercial flour mix to include a diverse array of products such as rag dolls, dish towels, cookie jars and salt-and-pepper shakers. Eventually, a husband was added, Uncle Mose, and two children, Diana and Wade. Household notions depicting the family continued to be produced into the 1960s, when the civil rights and black consciousness movements encouraged an examination of the symbolism behind representations of African Americans. The collection …
Jud Ms 01 Annetta Kornetsky Girl Scout Collection Finding Aid, Karin A. France
Jud Ms 01 Annetta Kornetsky Girl Scout Collection Finding Aid, Karin A. France
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Annetta Kornetsky was the Scout leader of Girl Scout Troops 109 and 177, sponsored by the Portland Jewish Community Center, between 1956 and 1958. The Collection contains records of Troops 109 and 177, including meeting agendas, finances, handbook pages, and minutes from November 1956 to March 1958.
Date Range:
1956-1958
Size of Collection:
0.08 ft.
Gen Ms 20 Jane And Robert Pickett Papers Finding Aid, Daniel Draper
Gen Ms 20 Jane And Robert Pickett Papers Finding Aid, Daniel Draper
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Description:
Robert Stanley Pickett and Jane Niles Pickett attended Gorham State Teacher's College from 1949 to 1953. The Papers contain materials concerning academic, athletic and student social activities at Gorham State Teacher's College in the early 1950s, including a scrapbook and newspaper clippings.
Date Range:
1949-1953
Size of Collection:
0.5 ft.