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Aa Ms 29 African American Oral History Collection, Jill Piekut Roy, Lex Lecrone
Aa Ms 29 African American Oral History Collection, Jill Piekut Roy, Lex Lecrone
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Description
The Center for the Study of Lives was established in 1988 by Robert Atkinson, professor emeritus of human development, multicultural studies, and religious studies at University of Southern Maine. Collection includes recordings and documents related to oral histories conducted by Jill Cournoyer and other students of Joseph Conforti. Interviewees are Eugene Cummings, Rev. Margaret Lawson, Ronald S. Lynch, Leola Marshall, Dana Richardson, and Gerald E. Talbot. Also includes a speech by Eugene Jackson. Interviewees speak about their lives and histories as African Americans in the United States, particularly in Portland, Maine.
Date Range:
1985-1996
Size of Collection:
0.25 Linear …
Gen Ms 31 Thomas Carper Papers Finding Aid, Megan Hendrix
Gen Ms 31 Thomas Carper Papers Finding Aid, Megan Hendrix
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Description:
This collection contains poems, writing logs and published works of poet Thomas Carper. Originally from Cornish, Maine, Carper is a Professor Emeritus who taught poetry and creative writing at USM from 1967 to 1997 and currently divides his time between Maine and France. The Papers include multiple drafts showing revisions of the poem along with the final version.
Date Range:
1982-2007
Size of Collection:
2 ft
Gen Ms 30 Thurston/Corthell Collection Finding Aid, Megan Hendrix
Gen Ms 30 Thurston/Corthell Collection Finding Aid, Megan Hendrix
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Description:
W.J. Corthell was the first principal of the Western State Normal School in Gorham, founded in 1878. The other collector may have been Marjorie Thurston, class of 1907. The Memorabilia consists of artifacts and photographs found in Special Collections.
Date Range:
1870s-1907
Size of Collection:
1 ft.
Lg Ms 029 Margaret Cruikshank Papers Finding Aid, Christina E. Walker, Anthony Marvullo
Lg Ms 029 Margaret Cruikshank Papers Finding Aid, Christina E. Walker, Anthony Marvullo
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Margaret Cruikshank (b. 1940) has not only led a distinguished career in academia but is also the author of numerous works. Cruikshank’s earliest writings include reviews, essays and articles that have appeared in a variety of periodicals. Other publications include The Lesbian Path (1980), The Gay and Lesbian Liberation Movement (1992), and Learning to Be Old: Gender, Culture, and Aging (2003). After earning her Ph.D., Cruikshank began teaching English at colleges and universities throughout the Midwest. In 1975, Cruikshank moved to Minnesota where she continued to teach university level English and also helped establish Mankato State University’s first women’s …
Lg Ms 006 Cruikshank Feminist-Lesbian Publications Collection Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan
Lg Ms 006 Cruikshank Feminist-Lesbian Publications Collection Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan
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Description:
Margaret Cruikshank was an early scholar in the field of Lesbian studies and taught a women’s studies course at the University of Southern Maine. She also teaches lesbian studies at the University of Maine in Orono. The Collection contains almost a full run of The Furies, an important 1970s publication in the field, as well as other scattered issues of feminist-lesbian publications from the 1970s.
Date Range:
1970s
Size of Collection:
0.5 ft.
Lg Ms 004 Christopher O’Connor Collection Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan
Lg Ms 004 Christopher O’Connor Collection Finding Aid, Siobain C. Monahan
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Christopher O’Connor was resident director of USM’s Portland Hall dormitory in the fall of 1999 when there was an incident involving anti-gay graffiti in the dormitory. The Collection includes newspaper clippings regarding the incident, brochures, and a letter to the USM community from O'Connor.
Date Range:
1999
Size of Collection:
0.25 ft.
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1998, University Of Southern Maine
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1998, University Of Southern Maine
Commencement Programs
University of Southern Maine commencement program, 1998
Saturday May 16th, 1998 at 9:00am
Address by William J. Ryan, Banking Executive
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1997, University Of Southern Maine
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1997, University Of Southern Maine
Commencement Programs
University of Southern Maine commencement program, 1997
Saturday, May 10th, 1997 9:00am
Address by H. Draper Hunt, Professor Emeritus History and author.
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1996, University Of Southern Maine
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1996, University Of Southern Maine
Commencement Programs
University of Southern Maine commencement program, 1996
Saturday, May 11th, 1996 at 9:00am
Address by Terrence MacTaggert, Chancellor University of Maine System
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1995, University Of Southern Maine
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1995, University Of Southern Maine
Commencement Programs
University of Southern Maine commencement program, 1995
Saturday, May 13th, 1995 at 9:00am
Address by Angus S. King, Governor of Maine and U.S. Senator.
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1994, University Of Southern Maine
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1994, University Of Southern Maine
Commencement Programs
University of Southern Maine commencement program, 1994.
Saturday, May 14th, 1994 at 9:00am
Address by Kate C. Chappell, artist and co-founder of Tom's of Maine. (see also: Kate Cheney Chappell 83 Center for Book Arts)
Usm 1994, University Of Southern Maine
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1993, University Of Southern Maine
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1993, University Of Southern Maine
Commencement Programs
University of Southern Maine commencement program, 1993
Saturday May 15, 1993 at 9am
Address by Patricia Locke, educator.
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1992, University Of Southern Maine
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1992, University Of Southern Maine
Commencement Programs
University of Southern Maine commencement program, 1992.
Saturday May 9th, 1992 at 9:30am
Address by Edmund S. Muskie, former Secretary of State.
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program 1991, University Of Southern Maine
University Of Southern Maine Commencement Program 1991, University Of Southern Maine
Commencement Programs
University of Southern Maine Commencement Program, 1991
"Saturday, May the Eleventh Nineteen Hundred and Ninety One At Nine-thirty in the Forenoon"
Address given by Robert B. Binswanger, educator.
Reflection 1983, University Of Southern Maine
Reflection 1982, University Of Southern Maine
Reflection 1981, University Of Southern Maine
Reflection 1980, University Of Southern Maine
Reflection 1979, University Of Southern Maine
Reflection 1978, University Of Maine Portland Gorham
Reflection 1976 & 1977, University Of Southern Maine
Reflection 1975, University Of Maine, Portland-Gorham
Reflection 1974, University Of Maine, Portland-Gorham
Reflection 1973, University Of Maine, Portland-Gorham
Umpire 1972, University Of Maine, Portland-Gorham
University Of Maine Portland- Gorham Commencement Program 1971, University Of Maine Portland - Gorham
University Of Maine Portland- Gorham Commencement Program 1971, University Of Maine Portland - Gorham
Commencement Programs
The Gorham State College of the University of Maine program for the Ninetieth-second Annual Commencement. Held in Gorham, Maine June 6, 1971. Address given by Dr. Robert M. York.
University Of Maine Portland- Gorham And University Of Maine School Of Law Commencement Program 1971, University Of Maine In Portland
University Of Maine Portland- Gorham And University Of Maine School Of Law Commencement Program 1971, University Of Maine In Portland
Commencement Programs
University of Maine in Portland and University of Maine School of Law Commencement Program for the Tenth Commencement. Held in Portland, Maine June 5, 1971. Address given by Carl T. Rowan. Honorary Degree conferred upon Carlton D. Reed Jr., Trustee of the University.
The Log 1971, University Of Maine, Portland-Gorham
Hillcrest 1971, University Of Maine, Portland-Gorham