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Kaliss (Anthony M.) Research Material, 1759-2013, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This research was undertaken in the mid-1970s by Anthony M. (Tony) Kaliss to provide supporting data for use as a part of the land claims suit by the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Tribes. The suit has long been settled and the tribes were federally recognized. Both tribes had been recognized and dealt with continuously since at least the 1700s first by the Massachusetts colony, then by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a state and then the State of Maine when it separated from Massachusetts in 1820. This research focused entirely on financial relations. The purpose was to establish that there was …

Quoddy Regional Project Papers, 1939-1942, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Material related to the Quoddy Regional Project, a National Youth Administration program in the 1930s and 1940s designed to provide training and resources to unemployed youth. Collection includes a scrapbook, training volumes, a folder of library reports and correspondence, and loose photo album pages.

Schoenberger (Walter Smith) Records, 1957-1990, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Walter S. "Bud" Schoenberger was born in 1920 in Pittsburgh, Pa. and died in Orono, Maine in 1998. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and his doctorate from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He was a professor of political science, specializing in international relations at the University of Maine in Orono. He authored the book, Decision of Destiny, a Political Analysis of the Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb. He retired from the University of Maine in 1989 as professor emeritus having taught for 34 years.

The records mainly contain textual …

Orono, Maine Town Records, 1877-2006, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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A collection of town items such as ordinances, photos, and records from organizations in Orono, Maine. Includes historical as well as recent items, covering a broad range of topics.

Canadian-American Research (University Of Maine) Papers, 1966-1984, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Student papers for classes taught by University of Maine history professors Alice R Stewart, Ronald Tallman, McAndrew, and Pease. The record group includes seminar papers written by University of Maine students for History 291, History 308 (Seminar in Canadian history), History 309 (Seminar in New England-Atlantic provinces history), History 347 (Seminar in methodology and historiography), and History 348.

Kaliss (Tony) Student Political Protest Papers, 1968-2016, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The material was gathered by Tony Kaliss during his time as an undergraduate and graduate at the University of Maine where he was an active participant in some of the student protest activities that took place at UMO. The materials are more of a snap shot of student protest activities not a comprehensive record.

The records include material on the subjects of student unions, general left caucus, anti-war marches, protests, and sit-ins, University President Libby's speech on rights, Justice Department visits, labor related activities, California grape boycott, Penobscot Shoe Co. strike, and Doug's shop and save strike.

Hutchings (Jasper) Papers, 1864-1902, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Jasper Hutchings was a lawyer from Brewer, ME. He was born in the Penobscot County area in 1835. Hutchings attended Williams College and began practicing law in Aroostook County, Maine around 1861. He appears to have worked for the Lincoln Pulp and Paper Company from the years 1869 though around 1900.

Collection includes files and correspondence created by and relating to Jasper Hutchings and his work for the Lincoln Pulp and Paper Company. Also included are stockholder lists, financial records, and dockets. Other related files and correspondence pertain to the Chemical Fibre Association, Corwine Law Offices, and related documents about …

Bangor, Maine Collection, 1900-1997, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Descriptive and historical materials about Bangor, Maine compiled by the Norumbega Club. The collection includes a copy of the 1931 city charter, information about revitalization and historic preservation of the downtown area.