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Maine Statewide News Letter No. 23 (December 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff Dec 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 23 (December 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Statewide News Letter No. 22 (November 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff Nov 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 22 (November 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Octofoil, November/December 1981, Ninth Infantry Division Association Nov 1981

The Octofoil, November/December 1981, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.


Maine Statewide News Letter No. 21 (October 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff Oct 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 21 (October 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Statewide News Letter No. 20 (September 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff Sep 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 20 (September 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Forts Of Maine, 1607-1945: An Archaeological And Historical Survey, Robert L. Bradley Ph.D Sep 1981

The Forts Of Maine, 1607-1945: An Archaeological And Historical Survey, Robert L. Bradley Ph.D

Maine Collection

The Forts of Maine, 1607-1945: An Archaeological and Historical Survey

by Robert L. Bradley, Ph.D. - Maine Historic Preservation Commission

This booklet was co-published in September, 1981 by the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation, with Federal funds provided by the Commission through the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, matched by State funds provided by the Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., State Historic Preservation Officer


The Octofoil, September/October 1981, Ninth Infantry Division Association Sep 1981

The Octofoil, September/October 1981, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.


Maine Statewide News Letter No. 19 (August 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff Aug 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 19 (August 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Pentagon's Exercise, 'Proud Spirit': Little Cause For Pride, John J. Fialka Jul 1981

The Pentagon's Exercise, 'Proud Spirit': Little Cause For Pride, John J. Fialka

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Maine Statewide News Letter No. 18 (July 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff Jul 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 18 (July 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Octofoil, July/August 1981, Ninth Infantry Division Association Jul 1981

The Octofoil, July/August 1981, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.


Maine Statewide News Letter No. 17 (June 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff Jun 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 17 (June 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Ua60/3/3 May Commissioning Exercises Program, Wku Military Science May 1981

Ua60/3/3 May Commissioning Exercises Program, Wku Military Science

WKU Archives Records

Program for ROTC commissioning exercises.


Maine Statewide News Letter No. 16 (May 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff May 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 16 (May 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Octofoil, May/June 1981, Ninth Infantry Division Association May 1981

The Octofoil, May/June 1981, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.


Maine Statewide News Letter No. 15 (April 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff Apr 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 15 (April 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Statewide News Letter No. 14 (March 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff Mar 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 14 (March 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


The Octofoil, March/April 1981, Ninth Infantry Division Association Mar 1981

The Octofoil, March/April 1981, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.


Ua12/2/1 February Magazine, Wku Student Affairs Feb 1981

Ua12/2/1 February Magazine, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Archives Records

Special issue of the College Heights Herald featuring these articles:

  • Kirtley, Marian. No Solace in Change
  • Wheeler, Fred. Guy’s & Dolls – Billiards
  • Pinkston, Janet. An Ordered Life – St. Mark’s Priory
  • Bloss, Lou. Service Experience – Veterans


Maine Statewide News Letter No. 13 (February 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff Feb 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 13 (February 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Maine Statewide News Letter No. 12 (January 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff Jan 1981

Maine Statewide News Letter No. 12 (January 1981), Institute For Nonviolence, Education, Research, And Training Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.


Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project At Dickey, Maine : Final Environmental Statement, Volume 1-4, U. S. Army Engineer Division, New England Jan 1981

Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project At Dickey, Maine : Final Environmental Statement, Volume 1-4, U. S. Army Engineer Division, New England

Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project

The proposed Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project in northern Maine is a multipurpose installation on the St.John River. The combination hydroelectric power and flood control project is located in Aroostook County, Maine, near the Canadian border. The two proposed earth fill dams located at Dickey are 10,200 feet in length with a maximum height of 335 feet. They would impound 7.7 million acre feet of water at a maximum pool elevation 910 feet mean sea level. A second earth filled dam located 11 miles downstream at Lincoln School would serve as a regulatory dam. It would be 2100 feet in lenqth, …


Ua64/25/5/4 Scrapbook, Wku Army Rotc Jan 1981

Ua64/25/5/4 Scrapbook, Wku Army Rotc

Student Organizations

Scrapbook regarding WKU Army ROTC for the school year 1980-1981, includes articles regarding: Fred LaRoque, Iranian hostages, mountaineering, Gary Berger and Tommy Lancaster.


0341: U.S. Adjutant General Records On Microfilm, 1877, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1981

0341: U.S. Adjutant General Records On Microfilm, 1877, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection is composed of eleven reels of microfilm purchased from the National Archives catalogue of microfilmed government records. The reel title is as follows: “Letters Received by the Office of the Adjutant General Main Series, 1871-1880”. The material on the reels was originally taken from the following government record group: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917, Record Group 94. The reels are reel numbers 347-357. This collection consists of microfilm copies of papers, primarily letters and enclosures, reports, and other files, relating to the military operations of U.S. troops in connection with railroad labor disputes in West Virginia, …


0339: U.S. Department Of War Records On Microfilm, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1981

0339: U.S. Department Of War Records On Microfilm, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection is composed of one reel of microfilm purchased from the National Archives catalogue of microfilmed government records. The reel title is as follows: Brief Histories of U.S. Army Commands (Army Posts) and Descriptions of Their Records. The material on the reel was originally taken from the following government record group: Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands, 1821-1920, Record Group 393.


0340: U.S. Department Of War Records On Microfilm, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1981

0340: U.S. Department Of War Records On Microfilm, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection is composed of eight reels of microfilm purchased from the National Archives catalogue of microfilmed government records. The reel title is as follows: “Historical Information Relating To Military Posts And Other Installations Ca. 1700-1900”. The material on the reel was originally taken from the following government record group: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917, Record Group 94. All scope and content information was taken from the stub record on the National Archives microfilm catalog by searching for the M661 publication number here: https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/start.sweSWECmd=Start&SWEHo=eservices.archives.gov

“On the eight rolls of this microfilm publication is reproduced the 27-volume “Outline Index …


0342: U.S. Adjutant General Records On Microfilm, 1875-1877, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1981

0342: U.S. Adjutant General Records On Microfilm, 1875-1877, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection is composed of six reels of microfilm purchased from the National Archives catalogue of microfilmed government records. The reel title is as follows: “Letters Received by the Office of the Adjutant General Main Series, 1871-1880”. The material on the reels was originally taken from the following government record group: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917, Record Group 94. The reels are reel numbers 238, 264, 271, 273, 314, 388. Reel 238 concerns papers relating to military expeditions against the Sioux Indians in the Big Horn, Powder River, and Yellowstone River areas, Nov. 1875 - July 1876. Reel …


0345: John F. Holohan Diary, 1861-1865, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1981

0345: John F. Holohan Diary, 1861-1865, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection is a copy of a manuscript of “Civil War Diary of John Frederic Holahan: April 19, 1861-April 9, 1865” published in 1972 by John Frederic Holahan and Ann Mary Holahan Roach Anderson and Ruth Ann Meadows. This collection contains the transcribed diary alongside notes from the authors as well as transcribed entries from the diary.

The original diary is held in the collection of Shorter College, per the Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections: An Annotated Bibliography by David H. Slay. The stub description they have for the diary is as follows: “This diary, April 19, 1861 – April …


0343: Peaco Family Scrapbook, C. 1880 - 1946, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1981

0343: Peaco Family Scrapbook, C. 1880 - 1946, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection includes one scrapbook that is mostly composed of newspaper clippings about firemen, firefighting, other local events and local history in Huntington, WV. Less represented in the scrapbook are postcards of fire stations and state capitols from around the United States, a cloth reading “U.S. Registered June 5th, 1917” to signify that Lyle Peaco registered for the draft, two unidentified tintypes, photographs of members of the fire department, other photographs of unidentified people, ephemera such as licenses related to Lyle Peaco, business cards, a court document requesting Peaco to attend, a Barnum Club ribbon, a warrant for the arrest …


A History Of The Portland Waterfront Between Southwest Clay And Washington Streets, Its Land Use And Legal Problems, Jeffrey G. Carter Jan 1981

A History Of The Portland Waterfront Between Southwest Clay And Washington Streets, Its Land Use And Legal Problems, Jeffrey G. Carter

Dissertations and Theses

Between 1845 and 1980 the Portland waterfront between southwest Washington and Clay Streets, east of Front Street, metamorphosed from wilderness to trade center, to highway, to inner-city vacant lot. No place in Portland has more graphically illustrated the rapidly changing forces of the modern age in which the city has grown.

For much of its history this stretch of waterfront was mired in law suits. The struggles centered on public versus private ownership. Originally dedicated as public property, but left unimproved by the city, the waterfront was usurped by private investors. Eventually, private owners allowed their property to decay prompting …