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Vickery (James B.) Civil War Records, 1861-1865, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This collection contains official records from the 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry (Company E) and the 2nd Maine Volunteer Cavalry. Collection includes muster rolls, orders, quartermaster returns and casualty reports.

Vickery (James B.) Manuscript Collection, Ca. 1711-1997, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Vickery manuscript collection contains a wide range of material related to Maine history, Maine families, Maine towns, and the Civil War, as well as a lot of general Maine material and some general interest material. The most prominent subjects include: Bangor, ME; Joshua L. Chamberlain; Civil War (mostly letters, organized by family name). Types of material include: correspondence; deeds; diaries; Maine families (history, genealogy,and letters); letters; Maine; marriage records; newspapers; scrapbooks; ships, etc.

Portland League For Peace And Freedom Records, 1933-1940, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This collection documents the foundation and activities of the Portland League for Peace and Freedom in the years before World War II. Included are correspondence, pamphlets, newsletters, and clippings concerning the League. Of interest are the publicity scrapbooks that include manuscript material. The collection also includes materials from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Emergency Peace Campaign.

Paul Family Papers, 1771-1917, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains personal papers of various members of the Paul family of Eliot, Maine, as well as a few documents from the Bartlett, Hammond, Leighton and Shapleigh families of Eliot. A folder of papers of Horace Remick is also included.

Ireland (Francis A.) Letters, 1862-1863, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Letters written by Francis A. Ireland to his family between September 1862 and July 1863 while serving in the 22nd Maine Infantry Regiment, Company E. A few letters, 1862-1863, to Francis Ireland from his father and brother are also found in the collection.

Fuller (Francis R.) Papers, 1918-1949, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Papers of Col. Francis R. Fuller, an Army officer and professor of Military Science and Tactics at the University of Maine, Orono. Includes reports, maps, photos and other papers relating to World War I and World War II and the period in between.

Bean (Paul W.) Civil War Papers, 1860-1864, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Civil War correspondence of Frank L. Lemont (Company E, 5th Maine Regiment); letters of Charles Warner (145th New York Volunteers); diaries of John B. Bailey, Ezekiel Ellis, Edwin M. Truell and George Washington Verrill. Also contains record books.

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Mitchell (Frances Robinson) Papers, 1893-2005, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This collection contains both materials reflecting the life, interests, and activities of Frances Robinson Mitchell and materials which document the Robinson family's work in the lumbering and timberlands business in northern Maine. Included are correspondence, business records, photographs, newspaper clippings, deeds, leases, reports, tax documents, and plans.

United States Army, Maine Infantry Regiment, 8th, Company E Records, 1861-1865, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The 8th Maine Infantry Regiment was mustered in on Sept. 7, 1861. Company E was organized at New Portland, Maine, and was under the command of Capt. Thomas Hutchins with Charles B. Knapp becoming captain in July 1863. The regiment landed in Hilton Head, S.C., in November 1861 and was employed there and in Jacksonville, Fla. until the spring of 1864. It then saw service in the Petersburg and Appomattox campaigns and was mustered out on Jan. 18, 1866.

Collection is comprised of records of the company including accounts and inventories kept by the captain of company clothing, equipment and …

Towner (Wayland Dean) Papers, 1910-1971, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Collection contains 19 volumes compiled by Wayland Towner documenting his life history from his years as a student at the University of Maine until his retirement in 1961 from a long career in public relations and fund raising. It includes letters, photographs, publications and other documents with Towner's candid narrative of events represented. Of particular interest are Towner's letters to his parents while he was serving in Scotland and France during World War I.

Merrill (Adelbert Howard) Papers, 1872-1972, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains papers of Adelbert Merrill of Portland, Maine, reflecting his military career and subsequent retirement. This small collection includes notes from a course in anti-aircraft artillery, forms, correspondence, copies of special orders, etc. Much of the material concerns his efforts to obtain a pension and medical benefits after his retirement. It also contains his records while seeking civilian employment both in federal and state agencies. Also included is a manuscript volume from Merrill's library containing general orders from Camp Sykes, Dakota Territory, 1872. This fort was established in 1872 to protect construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Bradford (Peleg) Letters, 1862-1865, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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These papers consist of Peleg Bradford's letters to friends and family during his time as a soldier in the Civil War. Collection also includes typewritten copies of the original letters.

Turner Family Papers, 1835-1963, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Collection contains personal papers of the Turner family of Isle au Haut, Maine. Included is correspondence among family members, primarily letters to John Turner, 1852-1889, from his son Asa and others; and letters to Lucretia Turner, 1850-1889, from daughters Elcy and Mary Abigail, son Asa, and other family members. Also found in the collection are letters to Asa, 1860-1869, including those from friends serving in the Civil War. The collection also contains a photograph album of scenes of Isle au Haut, 1886-1963, many taken by John C. Turner, depicting buildings, people, the harbor, vessels, etc. Postcards of island scenes are …

Murdock, Eliab W. Papers, 1841-1877, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Letters written by Eliab Murdock to his wife Sarah Murdock while serving with Company F of the 17th Maine Infantry Regiment and the Veteran Reserve Corps during the Civil War. Also includes letters written by Sarah Murdock to her husband as well as a few written to Murdock by his daughter Pauline and his brother James; letters of recommendation and reference, 1841-1844, for Murdock; and his military discharge papers and military pension documents.