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Campana, (Richard J.) Papers, 1937-1989, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Born in Everett, Massachusetts, Richard J. Campana (1918-2005) received a BSF from the University of Idaho in 1943. Campana then served as a surgical technician in the U.S. Army, and earned a Bronze Star award during WWII after being held as a prisoner of war (1943-1946). After the war, Campana earned an MS in Forestry from Yale University in 1974 and a Ph.D. in Forest Pathology in 1952. Soon after, Campana began his professional study and observation of Dutch Elm Disease

In 1958, Campana came to the University of Maine as the head of the Department of Botany and Plant …

Call (Bert) Photograph Collection, 1914-1939, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Albert Lincoln "Bert" Call, 1866-1963, was a professional photographer in Dexter, Maine, from 1887 to 1953. He started as an apprentice to A.G. Fassett and shortly thereafter purchased Fassett's studio. Call was a portrait photographer but was also known for his artistic photographs of the northern Maine woods. Call also served as the official photographer for the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's publication, "In the Maine Woods," from 1915 to 1931.

The collection includes 3,376 photographs dating between 1914 and 1939 of outdoor scenes of mountains, lakes, woods and streams in the northern part of Maine. Included are shots from the …

Report On Prisoner Of War Labor : 1944 Potato Harvest, Aroostook County, Maine, 1944, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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A carbon copy of typescript prepared by Fred L. Lamoreau and Raymond Atherton. Provides detailed policies and procedures for utilizing German Prisoners of War in in the 1944 potato harvest in Aroostook County. Prepared jointly by the Aroostook Farm Bureau Labor Association and Emergency Farm Labor Program, Maine Extension Service.

Journals Of Fishing Voyages, 1859-1860, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Volumes dating from 1859 and 1860 kept by various masters of fishing vessels from Jonesport, Addison, Harrington and Milbridge, Maine. The journals were to be produced to the collector of customs for the District of Machias, Maine. Each volume includes information about the weather and sailing conditions as well as a record of the number of fish taken each day. Fishermen's shipping papers are also included for some of the vessels.

Vessels and masters include Hubbard Flagg of the Schooner Sabina, Harrington, Maine; Henry B. Flagg of the Schooner Argo, Harrington, Maine; Robert A. Talbot of the Schooner …

West Peru. Maine Photograph Album, 20th Century, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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A photograph album by an unidentified compiler containing photographs taken in West Peru, Maine. Included are shots of people, businesses, houses, churches, the grist mill, toothpick factory, railroad station, schools, etc. Album is accompanied by a list identifying most photographs. Some photographs appear to be of members of the Woodsum family. Additional family names include Arnold, Kidder Goding, and Curtis.

Taylor (Frank) Photograph Collection, 1930s-1960s, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Frank Taylor Photograph Collection includes primarily bridge constructions sites showing the progress of construction of bridges around Maine in the 1930s. Several photographs include company owners and construction crews, including two of an underwater diver. There are also a few photographs of bridge sites in Canada and New Jersey, and photographs of family, college friends, Maine scenery.

Professor Colbath (James Arnold) Papers, 1907-1994, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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James Arnold Colbath earned a B.S. in 1948 from the University of Maine, a M.A. (1950), M.F.A. (1951), and Ph.D. (1962) from Case Western Reserve University. Colbath's Ph.D. was on Japanese Noh drama. Colbath taught at a number of academic institutions from 1951-1968 before returning to the University of Maine in 1968 as an Associate Professor of Theatre. While at the University of Maine Colbath was also the Area Coordinator of the Theatre Division in the School of Performing Arts and Director of the Maine Masque Theatre (1970-1978). In 1977, Colbath was named a Fellow to the National Endowment for …

Stevens (Susan Macculloch) Papers, 2002-2003, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Susan Stevens was born in Salem, Massachusetts. In 1934 she received her bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut, followed by her master's degree from the University of Massachusetts. Additionally she was working toward a Ph.D. at the University of California. She had a great interest in Indian people and their culture, moving to the Passamaquoddy Indian reservation in Princeton, Maine, in 1969. She was very interested in issues relating to alcoholism and directed the state alcohol research and treatment program in Indian Township, Maine. She also played a major role in gaining federal recognition for Indian tribes and was …

Schooner George Henry Fishing Journal, Circa 1858, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Journal kept aboard the schooner George Henry of Deer Isle, Maine. Includes daily remarks mostly about the weather, as well as the names of fishermen on board and the amount of the daily catch of fish.

Sewall Company Aerial Photographs Collection, Circa 1940-2014, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Founded in 1880, Sewall began offering aerial photography services in the 1940s. The photo archive the company produced captures aerial views of nearly every part of Maine, as well as various locations in New England, Alaska, Canada, and the southern and central U.S. Many regions were photographed multiple times over the course of decades. The collection includes 1 million images.

A small representation of images has been digitized is available to the public through DigitalCommons@UMaine.

Reynolds (Frank W.) Lobster Account Books, 1929-1932, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Account book of a lobsterman from Addison, Maine. The book lists number of lobsters caught, their weight and price per pound, the gallons of gas used and price, and the number of bushels of bait used and price per bushel.

Hatch (Benjamin) Account Book, 1856-1863, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Journal for the Schooner Paragon, a fishing vessel from Holmes Hole, Massachusetts whose master was Benjamin Hatch. The journal contains information about the weather and sailing conditions as well as a record of the number of fish taken each day.

Joseph T. Lawless Family Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the papers of Joseph T. Lawless. Materials span 1863-1963 and include personal and professional correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletter bulletins, and a photograph. Materials mostly pertain to Irish nationalism and Irish Americans affiliated with the Friends of Irish Freedom organization. Correspondence to and from Joseph T. Lawless span 1918-1924 and discuss the push for an Independent Irish Republic and support from within the United States.

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Fish Dealer's Ledger, 1879-1882, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Ledger from an unidentified fish dealer in Vinalhaven, Maine, 1879-1882. Records purchases of mackerel and lobster from ships and individual Fishermen but does not appear to record Fish sales. Family names recorded in the ledger include Arey, Littlefield, Burgess, Brown, Corliss, Ames, Stubbs, and others.

Fish (William) Account Book, 1771-1808, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Listings by date of accounts with various individuals and materials purchased or work done. Goods include bushels of barley or rye, pork, rum, coffee, etc. Work includes plowing, use of horses, mowing, etc. Also records sales of large volumes of salt, presumably used for fish processing.

International Paper Company Photograph Albums, 20th Century, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Albums containing photographs taken at various paper and pulp mills in Maine belonging to the International Paper Co. Included are the Umbagog mill, Riley mill, Rumford Falls mill and Otis mill. Two photographs of the Continental Paper Bag Co. in Rumford Falls, Maine, are also included.