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Interview With Moses M. Coleman, Jr, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History collection

Moses M. Coleman, Jr, interviewed by Esther Mallard, March 3, 1993. Find this collection in the University Libraries' catalog!

To The Land Of Unlimited Opportunities: Finkbeiner And Gaiser Stories, Carol Finkbeiner Steinhauer

Works by Local Authors

To the Land of Unlimited Opportunities tell the storiies of the Finkbeiner and Gaiser families from the late 1700's until today.

To the Land of Unlimited Opportunities, ends with the deaths of John and Lydia Finkbeiner. This hardly ends our story. Their seven sons and daughters-in-law gave them thirty-two grandchildren, all but two reached adulthood. Sadly, their only daughter Esther passed away as a young adult in 1926. Five of the seven sons of John and Lydia became ministers of the gospel while two remained on the land and increased the size of the farm over the years. For many …

Dorothy Moser Medlin Papers - Accession 1049, Dorothy Moser Medlin

Manuscript Collection

(The Dorothy Moser Medlin Papers are currently in processing.)

This collection contains most of the records of Dorothy Medlin’s work and correspondence and also includes reference materials, notes, microfilm, photographic negatives related both to her professional and personal life. Additions include a FLES Handbook, co-authored by Dorothy Medlin and a decorative mirror belonging to Dorothy Medlin.

Major series in this collection include: some original 18th century writings and ephemera and primary source material of André Morellet, extensive collection of secondary material on André Morellet's writings and translations, Winthrop related files, literary manuscripts and notes by Dorothy Medlin (1966-2011), copies …

Bland And Keown Family Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library, Special Collections

Finding Aids

Spanning 1864-2007, this collection contains the personal photos of the Bland and Keown families and their lives in Statesboro, Georgia, as well as abroad in France and Germany. Included are personal documents belonging to the families such as, receipts, obituaries, personal correspondence, published articles, maps, and documents belonging to Oscar Devoy Keown.

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Events In Lewiston, 1991 (Scrapbook #15), Franco-American Collection

Scrapbooks

Collection of news clippings with photographs of events in Lewiston, Maine...genealogy, wedding anniversary, community accomplishments, school news etc.

Events In Lewiston, 1991 (Scrapbook #14), Franco-American Collection

Scrapbooks

An interesting collection of newspaper clippings with photographs of newsworthy events in our Franco community...schools, churches, businesses, societies, awards, musicals, politics, genealogy etc.

Ida Crawford Stewart Papers - Accession 487, Ida Crawford Stewart, Estee Lauder, Crawford Family, Stewart Family, Nilson Family, Wade Family, Winthrop University, Winthrop Training School

Manuscript Collection

This collection consists of personal, professional, genealogical and reference files of art-educator, beautician and business woman Ida Crawford Stewart (1922-2023). The collection contains correspondence, newspaper articles, citations, photographs, and church bulletins. Also included are family business papers from the time of Ida’s Irish immigrant great-great-grandfather, John Crawford (1750-1826) to the time of her father James Roy Crawford (1891-1980). The papers and correspondence which includes original deeds, wills, and other primary documents that reference the sale of slaves, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction of the South. There are many records that genealogists interested in the Crawford Family, Stewart Family, Nilson …

Mary Oni Holler Papers - Accession 111, Mary Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler

Manuscript Collection

The Mary Oni Holler Papers consist of genealogical material concerning the Holler family and correspondence related to Mary “May” Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler (1871-1951). The genealogy material are photocopied pages from an unknown publication and include information related to the following surnames: Cornwell (Cornwall); Walker; Holler; Eisenhower; Whiteaker; Maukert; Darby; Hobbs; Rice; Sigmon; Jeffords; Goebel; Wiggins; Wilson. Also included in the genealogical material is a biography of Mary Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler, Dr. William Jesse Williams Cornwell (1841-1910), Adlai Ellwood Holler (1871-1961), and Adley D. Holler (1840-1919), as well as sections titled: “Cornwall (Cornwell) Family Notes;” “Personal Account of A. …

The House On College Avenue: The Comptons At Wooster, 1891-1913

Compton Family

Published in 1968 by M.I.T. Press, this book was written by James R. Blackwood. This book focuses on 22 years of the Compton family, while they were living on College Avenue in Wooster, Ohio. The book describes the story of the Compton family through their early life.

Tales Of An Eccentric Character Of Old Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania, David M. Quickel

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed submission to Alfred L. Shoemaker entitled, "Tales of an Eccentric Character of Old Dover Township, York County, Pa.", by David M. Quickel, dating from circa 1950. Within, Quickel recounts humorous sayings and tales surrounding the eccentric character he calls "Mr. Bull".

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 4, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 4, 1949. Within, Gruber inquires about a potential interest in some Pennsylvania Dutch verses he composed regarding his childhood.

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 2, 1948, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 2, 1948. Within, Gruber describes childhood rhymes in Pennsylvania German and the ball-games he used to play, as well as a Pow-wow story and other folklore.

History Of Winthrop, Maine, With Genealogical Notes, Everett S. Stackpole

Maine Collection

History of Winthrop, Maine, With Genealogical Notes

by Everett S. Stackpole

"Published by Vote of the Town", Press of Merrill & Webber Company, Auburn, Maine (circa 1925).

Contents: Name and Incorporation / Scott, the Pioneer / Settlers and Estates / Roads / Cemeteries / Churches / Military History / Division Into Two Towns / Fight for a Fishway / Agriculture / Manufactures / Banks / Schools / Mails and Postmasters / Talleyrand in Winthrop / Winthrop as a Summer Resort / Growth of the Town / Town Officers / Genealogical Notes / Unclassified Marriages / Index of Subjects and Places …

Vital Records Of Lebanon, Maine, To The Year 1892 - Volume Iii - Deaths, George Walter Chamberlain M.S.

Maine Collection

Vital Records of Lebanon, Maine, To the Year 1892 - Volume III - Deaths

George Walter Chamberlain, M.S., Editor; William Davis Patterson & Alfred Johnson, Committee on Publication.

Published Under Authority of the Maine Historical Society, 1923.

T.R. Marvin & Son, Printers, 152 Purchase Street, Boston, Mass.

"Lebanon Deaths To the Year 1892."

Vital Records Of Lebanon, Maine, To The Year 1892 - Volume Ii - Marriages, George Walter Chamberlain M.S.

Maine Collection

Vital Records of Lebanon, Maine, To the Year 1892 - Volume II - Marriages

George Walter Chamberlain, M.S., Editor; William Davis Patterson & Alfred Johnson, Committee on Publication.

Published Under Authority of the Maine Historical Society, 1922.

T.R. Marvin & Son, Printers, 152 Purchase Street, Boston, Mass.

"Lebanon Marriages To the Year 1892."

Vital Records Of Lebanon, Maine, To The Year 1892 - Volume I - Births, George Walter Chamberlain M.S.

Maine Collection

Records of Lebanon, Maine, To the Year 1892 - Volume I - Births

George Walter Chamberlain, M.S., Editor; William Davis Patterson & Alfred Johnson, Committee on Publication.

Published Under Authority of the Maine Historical Society, 1922.

Wright & Potter Printing Company, 32 Derne Street, Boston, Mass.

"Lebanon Births To the Year 1892."

A Check List Of Maine Local Histories, Almer J. Huston

Maine Collection

A Check List of Maine Local Histories. Compiled by Almer J. Houston.

Listing of Town Histories, Regimental Histories, County Histories, County Atlases, State Histories, State Atlases, Historical Societies, Collections of Historical and Genealogical Magazines, Ecclesiastical Histories and Statutes and Session Laws.

A.J. Huston, 92 Exchange Street, Portland, Me., 1915.

The History Of The Town Of Bowdoinham, 1762-1912, Silas Adams

Maine Collection

The History of the Town of Bowdoinham, 1762-1912

by Silas Adams

Fairfield Publishing Company, Fairfield, Maine, 1912.

Contents: Ch.I - The Early Settlement - Land Disputes between Rival Co.'s - Fort Richmond / Ch. II - Building of Mills in Town - Organization of Town - First Town Meetings - Attempt to Set Off Cathance Point from Bowdoinham - Town Furnish Preachers / Ch. III - Organization and Names of the Different Churches in Town / Ch. IV - Voting Places Previous to 1800 - Laying out and Building Roads - Legal Documents and Transfers about 1810 - Specimen Account …

History Of Industry, Maine : From The First Settlement In 1791, William Allen

Maine Collection

History of Industry, Maine : From the First Settlement in 1791

by William Allen

Smith & Emery, Printers, Skowhegan, Maine, 1869

Contents: Boundaries and Extent / Land Titles / Plymouth Patent Opposition / Commissioners / New Vineyard, Anson and New Sharon / The Vineyard Gore Lines / First Settlers / Organization of a Military Company / State and County Taxes / Incorporation of the Town / Mills, Roads, Etc. / Face of the Country, Soil and Productions / Schools / Religious Meetings / Census and Statistics / State Valuation and State Taxes / Taxes / County Commissioners / Senators / …