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Senator George J. Mitchell Center For Sustainability Solutions (University Of Maine) Publications, 1966-2007, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The majority of the publications in this record group were created by the University of Maine's Land and Water Resource Center, which is now known as the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions.

The Land and Water Resource Center was established by the Water Resources Research Act of 1964 and was primarily funded by federal funds. The Center served the goals of stimulation and coordination of research, training and educational activities in the water resources disciplines, including soil suitability and land use. In 2000, the Center was renamed the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed …

Blunk, Robert And Katie, Collection, 1890-1930, 1951, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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A collection of magazines from the 1890s and 1900s.

Robert Blunk was born in Salyard, Kansas on December 14, 1923. He attended multiple colleges but received his Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Kansas City Institute of Arts in 1950 and a Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture at the Kansas Teacher’s College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University) in 1952. Robert worked as an art professor at colleges for 40 years and taught at Pittsburg State University from 1962 until his retirement. While teaching, Robert painted and sculpted many works, taking inspiration from landscapes, seascapes, Egyptology and art, and …

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.

Jensen (Robert E.) Records, 1967-1971, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Robert E. Jensen was born in Iowa in 1938. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Denver in 1961 with an M.B.A. in accounting, he received a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1966. He was a Certified Public Accountant and taught at the University of Denver, Stanford University, and Michigan State University. He came to the University of Maine at Orono in 1968 as the Nicolas M. Salgo Professor in the College of Business Administration.

In 1971-1972 Jensen was selected as a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University where he …

Charles Holmes Herty Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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Collection contains notebooks, photographs, and published material concerning Charles Homes Herty's 1901 experiments that resulted in the turpentine (or Herty) cup. The experiments were partly conducted on what later became the Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro campus. Includes typescript of "Charles Holmes Herty in Statesboro," by Maxwell Taylor Courson.

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Glass Plate Slides On Astronomy, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of twenty-six glass plates slides used to teach Astronomy at Georgia Southern Teachers College, probably in the 1930s. They were produced by the Eastern Science Supply Company of Boston.

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Ogeechee Riverkeeper Oral Histories, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of oral history interviews of people who grew up living on the Ogeechee River and its watershed. The interviews were conducted from 2016-2017 for Phase I of the Ogeechee Project, but the topics span a broad range of time - including family lore and artifacts from Native American settlement and the Colonial Period through today. Materials include photographs and written documents with audio recordings making the bulk of the collection. Materials were originally collected by c.a.s.e. Consulting Services for the Ogeechee Riverkeeper organization.

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Julian Cecil Stanley Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library, Special Collections

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This collection consists of the research materials of Johns Hopkins professor of psychology, Julian C. Stanley. Materials range from 1950-2005 and include his published reprints, abstracts, reports, letters, and seminar papers. The collection also includes reviews of research materials and articles by prominent psychologists in similar fields.

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John Russell Bozeman Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of research materials belonging to Georgia Southern College instructor, John Russell Bozeman. Materials span 1948-1994 and include research files on beach erosion, the ecology of the Georgia barrier islands, and general information on Southeastern ecology and topography.

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Clermont H. Lee Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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The collection consists of Clermont H. Lee’s research on the wild south Georgia shrub, Elliottia racemosa and the development of the Charles C. Harrold Nature Preserve in Candler County, Georgia. Materials span 1936 to 1994 and include correspondence, field notes, photographs, and published materials.

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Lewis M. Gould Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the writings and personal papers of Lewis M. Gould. Materials span 1918-1991 and include his writings for Stars and Stripes, poems, and various clippings.

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