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2016 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, University Of Maine Student Life Oct 2015

2016 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration, University Of Maine Student Life

Cultural Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series

Alison Beyea is the Executive Director of the ACLU of Maine, where she oversees the organization's legal, legislative, public education and development activities. With 3,000 members, the ACLU of Maine is the state's oldest and largest civil liberties organization.

The state of the union from the Citizen's Perspective delivered by Alison Beyea will be the focus of a keynote address at the 20th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast on Jan. 18, 2016 sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area NAACP and the University of Maine. Keynote Speaker Alison Beyea will speak on current national affairs and trends, education, …


Downeast Fisheries Trail / Sentier Downeast Fisheries Trail, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park Mar 2015

Downeast Fisheries Trail / Sentier Downeast Fisheries Trail, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park

Maine Sea Grant Publications

From Penobscot Bay to Passamaquoddy Bay, the Downeast Fisheries Trail connects sites, such as museums and community resource centers, that illustrate the region’s maritime heritage past and present. Also included are places where the stories of people and the sea are intertwined, such as fishing harbors, clam flats, herring weirs, fish hatcheries, aquaculture facilities, and seafood processing plants.


Nations Connected By Fisheries Past And Present / Des Peuples Unis Par Leur Patrimoine Halieutique, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park Mar 2015

Nations Connected By Fisheries Past And Present / Des Peuples Unis Par Leur Patrimoine Halieutique, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park

Maine Sea Grant Publications

Brief history of Campobello’s fishermen and women as they harvest lobster, scallops, sea urchins and clams, catching herring, and raising Atlantic salmon in circular pens.


The Last Lightkeeper / Le Dernier Gardien De Phare, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park Jan 2015

The Last Lightkeeper / Le Dernier Gardien De Phare, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park

Maine Sea Grant Publications

Brief biography of Angus Newman, a native of Campobello Island and last lighthouse keeper for the Mulholland Point Lighthouse.


Friar's Bay Beach / Plage De La Baie Friar’S, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park Jan 2014

Friar's Bay Beach / Plage De La Baie Friar’S, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park

Maine Sea Grant Publications

Photo collage of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's time at Campobello Island.


Research And Learning Opportunities, Downeast Fisheries, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park Jan 2014

Research And Learning Opportunities, Downeast Fisheries, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park

Maine Sea Grant Publications

Opportunities abound for residents and visitors to get involved in researching and learning about the marine environment of Campobello Island and the Passamaquoddy Bay region.


Passamaquoddy People / Les Passamaquoddys / Peskotomuhkatiyik, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park Jan 2014

Passamaquoddy People / Les Passamaquoddys / Peskotomuhkatiyik, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park

Maine Sea Grant Publications

Passamaquoddy people trace their ancestry to time immemorial. The oldest archaeological site dates back to more than 13,000 years ago, when people moved into the region as the glaciers melted at the end of the last Ice Age.


Visionary Science Of The “Harvard Barbarians”, Catherine Schmitt Jan 2014

Visionary Science Of The “Harvard Barbarians”, Catherine Schmitt

Maine Sea Grant Publications

For over two months during the summer of 1880, eight young members of the Champlain Society made daily excursions, on foot and by boat, around Mount Desert Island. They collected plants and birds, and dredged small animals from the mud of Somes Sound. They stared at the rocks along shore and took photographs. Under the leadership of “Captain” Charles Eliot, son of Harvard President Charles William Eliot, the students were on the Island for the summer to “do some work in some branch of natural history or science.”


History, Status And Future Trends Of Working Waterfronts, Urban Harbors Institute, University Of Massachusetts, Boston Mar 2013

History, Status And Future Trends Of Working Waterfronts, Urban Harbors Institute, University Of Massachusetts, Boston

Maine Sea Grant Publications

Working waterfronts have been important to the U.S. economy and culture from the earliest days of this country’s founding. The origin of many coastal communities is strongly linked to the advantages afforded by their shoreside locations. This report provides a brief history of working waterfronts, describes their major industries, and identifies significant drivers of past changes and future trends.

Despite their long histories, many working waterfronts have been, and continue to be in various states of transition. Changes in technologies, national interests, economies, and environmental conditions impact the way people use and value these places. While the exact future of …


Downeast Fisheries Trail: Celebrating The Fisheries Heritage Of Downeast Maine, Then And Now, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park, Natalie Springuel, Catherine Schmitt, J. Canniff Jan 2012

Downeast Fisheries Trail: Celebrating The Fisheries Heritage Of Downeast Maine, Then And Now, Downeast Fisheries Trail, Roosevelt-Campobello International Park, Natalie Springuel, Catherine Schmitt, J. Canniff

Maine Sea Grant Publications

Road map of the Downeast Fisheries Trail from Penobscot to Passamaquoddy Bay, connecting historic and active fisheries sites that illustrate the region’s maritime heritage. Marine resources sustain the culture and economy of Downeast Maine. The Downeast Fisheries Trail builds on these local resources to strengthen community life and the experience of visitors. Map includes brief descriptions of 45 businesses, wharves, museums, and parks located along the trail.


Explorations, Vol. 3, No. 2, Maryann Jerkofsky, David H. Clark, David Ebitz, Alan Davenport, David C. Smith, Erodgan Kiran Jan 1987

Explorations, Vol. 3, No. 2, Maryann Jerkofsky, David H. Clark, David Ebitz, Alan Davenport, David C. Smith, Erodgan Kiran

Explorations — A Journal of Research

Cover: Edmund G. Schildknecht, Seated Figure, 1929, oil on canvas, 30” x 25”, acc. no. 85.6.31, bequest of Edmund G. Schildknecht

Articles include:
"Reyes Syndrome Under Attack at UMaine," by MaryAnn Jerkofsky

"Maine Service Abroad: Using Labor Market Results for Planning Education and Training in Developing Countries," by David H. Clark

"Feeling and Form: Four American Paintings in the University of Maine Art Collection," by David Ebitz

"We Stand Corrected," Volume 3, Number 1, of EXPLORATIONS

"Confessions of a Comet Huckster," by Alan Davenport

"H.G. Wells: Socialist, Feminist, Polymath, Educator and Hero," by David C. Smith

"Supercritical Fluids and …


Explorations, Vol. 2, No. 3, Burton Hatlen, H. Y. Forsythe Jr., Howard B. Schonberger, Richard Cook, Robert Anderegg, Dennis A. Watkins, Julia M. Watkins, Robert A. Strong Apr 1986

Explorations, Vol. 2, No. 3, Burton Hatlen, H. Y. Forsythe Jr., Howard B. Schonberger, Richard Cook, Robert Anderegg, Dennis A. Watkins, Julia M. Watkins, Robert A. Strong

Explorations — A Journal of Research

Cover image: Ezra Pound

Dedication: With affection and respect, this issue of EXPLORATIONS is dedicated to Carroll Terrell, Professor Emeritus of English.

Articles include:
"Carroll Terrell and the Great American Poetry Wars," by Burton Hatlen

"Adventures in China," by H.Y. Forsythe, Jr.

"Harry Kern and the Making of the New Japan," by Howard B. Schonberger

"From the Dispatch Case: update on malnutrition in Maine," by Richard Cook

"Changing Approaches to Protein Structure Determination," by Robert Anderegg

"The Search of Effective Policy: Meeting the Challenge of an Aging Society," by Dennis A. Watkins and Julia M. Watkins

"Citizen Survey of the …


The Man Who Plucked The Gorbey: A Maine Woods Legend, Edward D. Ives Jan 1961

The Man Who Plucked The Gorbey: A Maine Woods Legend, Edward D. Ives

Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers

The Canada Jay labors under the official name of Perisoreus canadensis canadensis but it is more commonly called gorbey, moose-bird, meat-bird, greasebird, Whiskey Jack, Whiskey John, Hudson Bay bird, caribou bird, venison hawk, grey jay, woodsman's friend, or camp robber. Maine woodsmen usually call it either gorbey or moose-bird. It is a native of the northern coniferous forests, which means that it is found all through Canada but only in the northernmost areas of the northernmost states of the Union. In the Northeast, it is found in northern Maine and over most of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Ernest Thompson …


Folksongs Of Maine Sung By Sandy Ives Liner Notes, Edward D. Ives Jan 1959

Folksongs Of Maine Sung By Sandy Ives Liner Notes, Edward D. Ives

Dr. Edward D. Ives Papers

Liner notes authored by Sandy Ives to accompany his 1959 album of Maine folksongs. Includes a brief biograph of Ives and the lyrics and background of each song on the album.


Records Of The State Of Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries, Clam Management, 1955, Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries Jan 1955

Records Of The State Of Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries, Clam Management, 1955, Maine Department Of Sea And Shore Fisheries

History of Maine Fisheries

Statement on the Proposed Shellfish Management Program appropriation for the State of Maine Department of Sea and Shore Fisheries concerning clam production in maine by pounds and dollar value and better management of decreasing stocks, 1955.


The Pine Needle, Vol 5, No 3 (Aka Scare), Pine Needle Publications, George Liakakos, Ted Gross, Ann Dutille, Martha Barron, Doug Kneeland, Sally Brackley, Ted Lawson, Stan Ferguson, Robert Philips, Martha Barron May 1951

The Pine Needle, Vol 5, No 3 (Aka Scare), Pine Needle Publications, George Liakakos, Ted Gross, Ann Dutille, Martha Barron, Doug Kneeland, Sally Brackley, Ted Lawson, Stan Ferguson, Robert Philips, Martha Barron

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs returning to campus.

Unlike past UMaine student publications, The Needle celebrated the sexualization of co-eds and the use …


The Pine Needle, Vol 5, No 4, Pine Needle Publications, Ted Gross, Jim Barrows, Barbara Mason, Lois Welton, Phyllis Webster, Kinley Roby, Mase Johnsfield May 1951

The Pine Needle, Vol 5, No 4, Pine Needle Publications, Ted Gross, Jim Barrows, Barbara Mason, Lois Welton, Phyllis Webster, Kinley Roby, Mase Johnsfield

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs returning to campus.

Unlike past UMaine student publications, The Needle celebrated the sexualization of co-eds and the use of …


The Pine Needle, Vol 5, No 2, Pine Needle Publications, Douglass Kneeland, Rupert Amann Jan 1951

The Pine Needle, Vol 5, No 2, Pine Needle Publications, Douglass Kneeland, Rupert Amann

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GI's returning to campus.

Unlike past UMaine student publications, The Needle celebrated the sexualization of co-eds and the use …


The Pine Needle, Vol 5, No 1, Pine Needle Publications, Charles Lewis, Al Mersky, Sid Folsom, Nat Tarr, Joyce Mcgouldrick, Doug Kneeland Nov 1950

The Pine Needle, Vol 5, No 1, Pine Needle Publications, Charles Lewis, Al Mersky, Sid Folsom, Nat Tarr, Joyce Mcgouldrick, Doug Kneeland

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GI's returning to campus.

Unlike past UMaine student publications, The Needle celebrated the sexualization of co-eds and the use …


The Pine Needle, Vol. 4, No. 4, Pine Needle Publications, Steve Hopkinson, Sid Folsom, Joyce Mcgouldrick, Nat Tarr, Jim Barrows May 1950

The Pine Needle, Vol. 4, No. 4, Pine Needle Publications, Steve Hopkinson, Sid Folsom, Joyce Mcgouldrick, Nat Tarr, Jim Barrows

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GI's returning to campus.

Unlike past UMaine student publications, The Needle celebrated the sexualization of co-eds and the use …


The Pine Needle, Vol. 4, No. 3, Pine Needle Publications, Katie Snow, Fred Gross, Ginny Stickney, Nat Tarr, Stan Winslow, Dick Sprague Mar 1950

The Pine Needle, Vol. 4, No. 3, Pine Needle Publications, Katie Snow, Fred Gross, Ginny Stickney, Nat Tarr, Stan Winslow, Dick Sprague

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GI's return to campus.

Unlike past UMaine student publications, The Needle celebrated the sexualization of co-eds and the use …


The Pine Needle, Vol. 4, No. 2, Pine Needle Publications, Al Mersky, Ginny Stickney, Woody Bigelow, Bill Loubier, Steve Riley, Joe Zabriskie, Jim Barrows Jan 1950

The Pine Needle, Vol. 4, No. 2, Pine Needle Publications, Al Mersky, Ginny Stickney, Woody Bigelow, Bill Loubier, Steve Riley, Joe Zabriskie, Jim Barrows

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GI's return to campus.

Unlike past UMaine student publications, The Needle celebrated the sexualization of co-eds and the use …


The Pine Needle, November 1949, Pine Needle Publications, John Bache-Wiig, Joe Zabriskie, Steve Riley, Kinley E. Roby Nov 1949

The Pine Needle, November 1949, Pine Needle Publications, John Bache-Wiig, Joe Zabriskie, Steve Riley, Kinley E. Roby

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student-produced periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs returning to campus.

The Needle reflected an edginess and rebellion not found in previous UMaine student publications. While …


The Pine Needle, Spring 1949, Pine Needle Publications, Bob Lord, Sash Weight May 1949

The Pine Needle, Spring 1949, Pine Needle Publications, Bob Lord, Sash Weight

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student-produced periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs return to campus.

The Needle reflected an edginess and rebellion not found in previous UMaine student publications. While …


The Pine Needle, Easter 1949, Pine Needle Publications, Priscilla Nason, Vera Edfors Apr 1949

The Pine Needle, Easter 1949, Pine Needle Publications, Priscilla Nason, Vera Edfors

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student-produced periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs return to campus.

The Needle reflected an edginess and rebellion not found in previous UMaine student publications. While …


The Pine Needle, Fall 1948, Pine Needle Publications, Clair Chamberlain, Sid Folsom, Carroll Page, Bill Brennan, Larry Pinkham, Bob Slosser, Kenneth Zwicker, Russ Meade, Jarry Tabor, Ray Cudahy Nov 1948

The Pine Needle, Fall 1948, Pine Needle Publications, Clair Chamberlain, Sid Folsom, Carroll Page, Bill Brennan, Larry Pinkham, Bob Slosser, Kenneth Zwicker, Russ Meade, Jarry Tabor, Ray Cudahy

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student-produced periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs returning to campus.

The Needle reflected an edginess and rebellion not found in previous UMaine student publications. While …


The Pine Needle, Vol. 2, No. 4, Pine Needle Publications, Rip Haskell, Clair Chamberlain, Kay Bennett, Jane Libby, Frank O. Stephens, Oscar Davis, Dick Sprague, Russ Meade May 1948

The Pine Needle, Vol. 2, No. 4, Pine Needle Publications, Rip Haskell, Clair Chamberlain, Kay Bennett, Jane Libby, Frank O. Stephens, Oscar Davis, Dick Sprague, Russ Meade

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs return to campus.

By the late 1940s, The Needle continued emphasizing alcohol and tobacco use as well as …


The Pine Needle, Vol. 2, No. 3, Pine Needle Publications, Ray Cudahy, Tad Wieman, Lloyd Shapleigh, Fisher Flint, Rip Haskell, Judy Coffin Mar 1948

The Pine Needle, Vol. 2, No. 3, Pine Needle Publications, Ray Cudahy, Tad Wieman, Lloyd Shapleigh, Fisher Flint, Rip Haskell, Judy Coffin

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student-produced periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs returning to campus.

In the late 1940s, The Needle continued emphasizing alcohol and tobacco use as well as …


The Pine Needle, Winter 1948, Pine Needle Publications, Biff Shalek, Jane Libby, Kay Bennett, Clair H. Chamberlain, Sid Folsom Feb 1948

The Pine Needle, Winter 1948, Pine Needle Publications, Biff Shalek, Jane Libby, Kay Bennett, Clair H. Chamberlain, Sid Folsom

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student-produced periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs returning to campus.

The Needle reflected an edginess and rebellion not found in previous UMaine student publications. While …


The Pine Needle, December 1947, Pine Needle Publications, Ted Gridley, Frank O. Stevens, Oscar Davis, Monty Higgins, D. S. Thomas, Rip Haskell, Clair Chamberlain, Pat Woodward Dec 1947

The Pine Needle, December 1947, Pine Needle Publications, Ted Gridley, Frank O. Stevens, Oscar Davis, Monty Higgins, D. S. Thomas, Rip Haskell, Clair Chamberlain, Pat Woodward

General University of Maine Publications

Libraries and archives collect materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. As a result, materials such as those presented here may reflect sexist, misogynistic, abusive, racist, or discriminatory attitudes or actions that some may find disturbing, harmful, or difficult to view.

Both a humor and literary magazine, The Pine Needle was a University of Maine student-produced periodical that began publication in the fall of 1946, the first post-World War II semester that saw GIs return to campus.

The Needle reflected an edginess and rebellion not found in previous UMaine student publications. While …