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Bussell Family Papers, 1856-1912, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Papers and business records of the Bussell family of Argyle and Old Town, Maine. Alfred Bussell's papers include a small amount of incoming correspondence; deeds; receipts for food, payments on notes, taxes, etc.; plus tax receipts and documents, 1862-1878.

Halls Mills Lumber Company Records, 1855-1975, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Business records of Halls Mills Lumber Company located near Whiting, Maine, along with information about the history of the mill, area homesteads, and the logging industry in Washington County, Maine.

Goss (John L.) And Torrey (Fred A.) Papers, 1893-1955, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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In 1887, John L. Goss acquired Crotch Island, located off Stonington, Maine, and with his father, Job Goss, started a granite quarrying business. Goss died in 1936, but the company carried on with Max L. Button becoming president; Fred Torrey remained as treasurer and local manager, with William McKenzie serving as general superintendent. In 1953 the Deer Isle Granite Corporation purchased the Goss property on Crotch Island.

The collection is arranged in two series: Series I: Records of John L. Goss Corporation and Series II: Papers of Fred A Torrey. Series I is further divided into the following sub-series: 1. …

Great Northern Paper Company Records, 1889-1992, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Great Northern Paper Company began with construction of a mill in Millinocket, Maine, in 1899, followed by the acquisition of an existing mill at Madison, Maine, and the construction of a third mill in East Millinocket in 1906. Great Northern filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2002. The mills in Millinocket and East Millinocket were purchased by Brascan Corp. in 2003 and the company was renamed Katahdin Paper Co.

Collection includes correspondence, subject files, publications, contracts for material and labor, maps and plans, photographs and production records.

Ames Family Papers, 1849-1961, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Ames family papers consist primarily of the business and personal papers of John K. Ames and his sons, Frank S. and Alfred K. Ames. Also included are records of S.W. Pope and Co. and the Machias Lumber Company; John K. Ames worked for and then owned S.W. Pope and Co. and he and his sons founded and ran the Machias Lumber Company.

Mayo (Gideon) Papers, 1827-1920, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection is arranged in three series: papers of Gideon Mayo, papers of Charles W. Mayo, Gideon Mayo's son, and papers of George H. Hamlin. The Gideon Mayo series is arranged in five sub-series: correspondence, legal records, financial records, company records, and personal and miscellaneous material.

Baldwin (Henry Ives) Papers, 1900-1950, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Contains correspondence, documents, research project reports, articles and radio scripts relating to conservation, forestry, wood utilization and Baldwin's career as research forester for the New Hampshire Forestry and Recreation Commission and president of the Northern Wood Utilization Council.

C. A. Donnell Company Records, 1846-1896, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The C.A. Donnell Company, Portland, Maine, was a brass manufacturer founded ca. 1837 by Charles A. Donnell and catering to the shipping trade. In late 1886 the company became Knight Bros., brass founders, plumbers and coppersmiths, owned by Algernon and William Knight of Falmouth, Maine.

Collection contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1861-1896, and receipts for company purchases, 1846-1896.

Day (John Franklin) Papers, 1908-1974, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The John Franklin Day papers contain personal correspondence from the 1920s through the 1960s reflecting Day's literary interests, efforts to publish his work and his activities in various social organizations. Also includes scrapbooks, diaries, photographs, postcards and artifacts, especially those relating to the Day family, the East Maine Conference Seminary and Wesleyan University as well as files about Day's writing and manuscripts of poems and essays. Client files from his career in insurance are also found in the collection.

Coe Family Papers, 1836-1943, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Coe family papers consist primarily of business records of the brothers Eben S. Coe and Thomas Upham Coe, with a few papers of Thomas's wife, Sada L. Coe. The materials reflect the involvement of the Coes in land acquisition and management and the lumber industry in the northern part of Maine, as well as Eben Coe's partnership in the S.R. Bearce and R.C. Pingree companies in Lewiston, Maine. Much information is also included about the administration of the very sizeable estate left by Thomas Upham Coe at his death in 1920.

Campbell Book Store Records, 1935-1970, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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A collection of the business records of a retail book store owned and operated by Charles E. Campbell in Portland, Maine. Includes ledgers, account books, inventories, and auditors' reports.

Henry And Davis Family Papers, 1839-1942, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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William Henry's business correspondence includes regular updates sent to him in Calais from several employees in Cooper, including his son, W.W. Henry, concerned with whether equipment is in working order and hiring an engineer and crew. Frank N. Davis' business letters are primarily from those working at other gas light companies in the United States and Canada, including the National Electric Light Association and Northern Light Company (both in New York,) the Canadian Electrical Association in Toronto, the Fredericton Gas Light Company in New Brunswick, and St. Croix Electric Light Co. in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.

Wakefield Family Papers, 1868-1962, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Wakefield family papers contain primarily the business records of O.H. Wakefield and his son, Ralph J. Wakefield, and reflect their involvement in the lumber business in Lowell, Maine.

The papers are arranged in two series: Papers of O.H. Wakefield and Papers of Ralph J. Wakefield. There are no sub-series.

The papers of O.H. Wakefield consist mainly of financial records, especially daybooks, 1884-1917, of activities in the general store and the lumber business. Ledgers, 1878-1890; a lumber book, 1879-1899, of lumber cut and sawed; and a memo book of spool bar accounts reflect Wakefield's primary occupation.

The papers of Ralph …

Tracy (Herbert E.) Boat Shop Records, 1896-1916, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains financial records of a boat shop and dock owned by Herbert E. Tracy in Winter Harbor, Maine. The collection contains five volumes of records. Tracy records expenses for services he provided to boats in his yard, including repairs, refittings, berth rentals, towing charges, wharf accounts, and sales of all kinds of nautical supplies. One of the volumes, listed as a memo book, contains town financial records for Winter Harbor for 1896, as well as a list of names and addresses of yacht and ship owners who used Tracy's services.

Onawa House (Onawa, Me.) Records, 1897-1904, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains three volumes of guest registers, 1897-1904, for the hotel. Volumes two and three have printed blotter sheets advertising various businesses in Maine. They also contain printed guides listing hotels for each state, their rates, etc. Book plates in the registers identify them as belonging to the library of Inez and Webb Noyes, Pinawa II, Onawa, Maine. Pinawa II was the Noyes family camp built in 1937 to replace Pinawa I, built in 1901 or 1902. This camp had been given to Webb and Inez Noyes as a wedding gift in 1927 and burned in the 1930's.

Hamlin Family Papers, 1802-1975, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Hamlin Family Papers came to the Special Collections Department, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine in two major gifts: papers of Hannibal Hamlin, Ellen Hamlin and their descendants were given by Louise Hamlin in 1963-1965; papers of Elijah L. Hamlin and Augustus C. Hamlin were given by Mrs. Elinor Hamlin Waid in 1965. Additional items have been acquired by gift or purchase.

Lubec Sardine Industry Business Records, 1896-1991, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains records of five companies involved in the sardine industry in Lubec, Maine. Records of the Columbian Packing Company date from 1896-1926 and include petty cash account books, daybooks, ledgers, bank account ledgers and check registers as well as a sales book from 1916-1919. Records of the Columbian Canning Company, 1907-1930, include copies of incoming telegrams, ledgers, daily cash and charge records, a fish account book, a sales book, and payroll records. Records of the American Can Company include payroll records from 1905-1909. Also found in the collection is a check register dated 1924 for the Johnson's Bay …

Mcchesney (Earl M.) Papers, 1930-1995, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection is arranged in two series: I. Forestry study files and II. Business records. Series II is further sub-divided into seven sub-series: 1. General office files; 2. Land survey account records; 3. Survey field books; 4. Forester client files; 5. Land survey client files; 6. General information files; and 7. Maps and plans.

The final sub-series contains maps and plans generated by McChesney for his clients as well as those copied from other sources, primarily registries of deeds and town offices. These maps are arranged alphabetically by place and then by client name. General maps of a community follow …

Stuart Family Shipping And Banking Records, 1844-1884, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The papers of a ship-owning family, Stephen W. Stuart, William H. Stuart and John B. Stuart. The papers primarily pertain to the ships: J.J. Hathorn, Grotto, and the Bazaar, but a number of other ships are represented. Some papers relate to the Richmond National Bank (1878-1884), mostly receipts. Also includes correspondence, financial records, and cargo lists.

Railroad Survey Books And Profiles Collection, 1871-1892, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection also contains various items which document efforts to develop railroads in Castine, Maine. Included are minutes of meetings held by citizens of Castine in 1871 "to consider and promote such measures as will make Castine the western terminus of the proposed railroad from the St. Croix to the waters of the Penobscot." Later records include preliminary surveys done for the Castine and Bangor Railroad in 1887 and 1888. There is no indication that this line was ever built.

Kippewa For Girls Records, 1961-2004, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains primarily financial records and a large number of photographs of camp activities.

The financial records include check registers and invoices, 1967-1974, for goods and services used by the camp each summer. The photographs include copy sheets used in preparing the camp's yearbook, Driftwood, as well as copies of the yearbooks themselves, 1963-2002. Most of the extensive photograph collection is undated and shows unidentified campers and staff engaging in a variety of outdoor activities. The collection also contains a few administrative records of the camp office, including correspondence, camp brochures and drafts, and a staff manual.

Grindle (Roger L.) Records Of Ships And Cargoes, 1840-1939, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This collection consists largely of research note cards concerning a variety of subjects including: schooners, the lime industry, and the granite industry.

Chandler Family Papers, 1750-1956, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains the personal and business papers of several generations of the Chandler family of New Gloucester, Maine. It centers primarily on materials of Peleg, Philip, Solomon Hewett (both elder and younger), Charles Parsons, Charles Peleg, and Andrew Campbell Chandler, as well as business records of Bearce and Chandler, a grocery business of Dexter Bearce and Solomon Chandler.

Diamond Match Company, Berst-Forster-Dixfield Division, Timber Unit Records, 1938-1955, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains records of the manager of the Timber Unit and is primarily concerned with the activities and administration of that office. The collection had been re-foldered by Library staff at an earlier time; the folder headings used in that project have been retained.

The collection opens with files of correspondence, 1939-1955, much of it to and from Gordon M. Blakely, manager of the unit during most of this time. Office reference files form the next group of records; they primarily concern analyses of wage rates and job tasks.

The collection also includes production records maintained in the manager's …

Eastern Corporation Records, 1891-2001, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains administrative files, architectural and mechanical drawings, patent agreements and trademark registration documents, company publications, paper samples, etc. Also included is the company's collection of approximately 3000 plans and drawings of its property, buildings and machinery for its sites in Lincoln, Orono and Brewer. Records of the Madagascal Dam Company, a subsidiary of the Eastern Corporation chartered in 1871 to maintain dams and control water flow on Madagascal Stream in an area adjoining some Eastern Company property, are also contained in the collection.

Johnson, Marc A. Collection, 1890-1994, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Maps, plans, aerial photographs and other materials collected by Johnson to document forest land use and logging in Maine, especially in areas near the Kennebec River and Moosehead Lake. Included are maps and records from Great Northern Paper Company, Hollingsworth & Whitney Company, Scott Paper Company and the Kennebec Log Driving Company as well as maps and plans from a wide variety of other sources.

Secord, Eric M. Papers, 1917-1946, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Personal papers and business records of Eric M. Secord. Many of the business records document Secord's work as a salesman, 1938-1944, with the Flintkote Company. A folder of papers, 1917-1920, belonging to Frederick A. Secord and concerning his work at Westbrook Clay Products is also included.

Baycrest Hotel Records, 1912-1967, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains records from the Baycrest Hotel in Harborside, Cape Rosier, Maine. This small collection contains primarily financial records of the hotel. Included are journals of expenses incurred in running the hotel, 1939-1953, and registers from 1928-1965 of total charges for each guest for rooms, meals, the garage, etc. Also included are three volumes of daily guest registers, 1912-1967, listing the name and home address of each guest.

Giddings (Moses) Papers, 1846-1938, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This small collection contains both business and personal papers of Moses Giddings which reflect his interests in philanthropy, education, and religion, as well as his involvement in the lumber and shipping businesses. The collection is arranged in two series: Personal Papers and Business Records. There are no sub-series.

Androscoggin And Kennebec Railroad Company Records, 1847-1870, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection consists primarily of records of the treasurer's office of the railroad. Especially represented are records of Isaac Redington, treasurer in the early 1850's, and S. Stark, treasurer in 1854 and 1855.

The collection contains legal documents, 1850-1858, mostly writs of attachment and a few deeds. A small group of Maine Central Railroad writs, 1866-1870, is also included. These are followed by folders with information about company stocks, notes, and other financial dealings, 1849-1856. The largest section of the collection is made up of bills and receipts, 1849-1856, paid by the company's treasurer. These include payment for time spent …