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Articles 1 - 9 of 9
Full-Text Articles in History
Publicity And Tourism: The Maine State Government's Response To The Great Depression, Jennifer Munson
Publicity And Tourism: The Maine State Government's Response To The Great Depression, Jennifer Munson
Maine History
During the Great Depression, Maine joined the rest of the nation in economic crisis. While the Depression affected the entire state in some way, the tourism industry took a harsh blow. The deteriorating economy led the Maine State Government to attempt counteracting the ramifications of the Depression. In response to the Depression, the Maine State Government increased advertising and publicity to promote tourism. This response included several publications that today give readers a glimpse into the history of the tourism industry during a difficult time.
“I’Ve Got A Million Of These Stories”: Workers’ Perspectives At The Eastern Fine Paper Corporation, 1960-2004, Amy Stevens
“I’Ve Got A Million Of These Stories”: Workers’ Perspectives At The Eastern Fine Paper Corporation, 1960-2004, Amy Stevens
Maine History
Maine’s modern history is punctuated by factory closings — the textile mills in the 1950's, the shoe factories in the 1980's and 1990's, and most recently the paper mills in various corners of the state. Although numerous studies document the economic impact of these unfortunate events, we have little recourse to understanding the human impact — the stories of the men and women whose lives were so closely entwined with the mills and the communities they so often founded and supported. In this article, Amy Stevens weaves together the documents and the stories that provide a multifaceted picture of the …
“Hard Work To Make Ends Meet”: Voices Of Maine’S Working-Class Women In The Late Nineteenth Century, Carol Toner
“Hard Work To Make Ends Meet”: Voices Of Maine’S Working-Class Women In The Late Nineteenth Century, Carol Toner
Maine History
In 1887 the Maine legislature responded to pressures from the Knights of Labor and an increasingly agitated industrial labor force by instituting the Bureau of Industrial and Labor Statistics. The bureau’s job was to examine the state's workplaces and provide information to guide the legislature in making labor law. Reflecting the ideals of the popular Knights of Labor, the bureau initially focused its investigations on female as well as male workers. When the bureau requested that workers fill out questionnaires about their work, hundreds of women responded, leaving a rare first-hand account of women’s attitudes toward their working and living …
Technology Across The Border, New England And The Southern New Brunswick Cotton Industry, 1880-1884, Judith Rygiel
Technology Across The Border, New England And The Southern New Brunswick Cotton Industry, 1880-1884, Judith Rygiel
Maine History
New England textile entrepreneurs, mill architects, and consultants had a direct influence on cotton textile production in southern New Brunswick in the early 1880s. In an advisory capacity, they offered advice on capitalization, equipment, labor models, product, and management strategies, vastly affecting the community landscape in Maritime textile towns. This paper examines the distinct influences of New England's textile entrepreneurs on three southern New Brunswick cotton mills built in the early 1880s. Judith Rygiel is a doctoral student in history at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She grew up in Moncton, New Brunswick, near a cotton mill. Her 1998 M.A. …
Nearly All In The Family: Nathan Winslow And His Family Network, Joyce Bibber
Nearly All In The Family: Nathan Winslow And His Family Network, Joyce Bibber
Maine History
This article traces the business activities of Nathan Winslow and discusses how his inter-relationships of family and fellow-Quakers advanced his interests.
Craft Unions Vs. Industrial Unions: The 1917 Strike At The Maine Central Railroad Shops In Waterville, Maine, George H. Merriam
Craft Unions Vs. Industrial Unions: The 1917 Strike At The Maine Central Railroad Shops In Waterville, Maine, George H. Merriam
Maine History
The article discusses The 1917 strike of the Waterville, Thomson's Point, and Brunswick maintenance of way shops of Maine Central with an emphasis on the rising Industrial Unions and opposition to the Craft Unions.
Living In Two Worlds: Rural Maine In 1930, Richard H. Condon
Living In Two Worlds: Rural Maine In 1930, Richard H. Condon
Maine History
This article discusses the situation in the State of Maine in the early 1930. Highlighted are the quickening pace and modernization that came into the agrarian society and the challenge to residents of fast transportation and forced specialized farm production.
Timber Down The St. John: A Study In Maine-New Brunswick Relations, Richard W. Judd
Timber Down The St. John: A Study In Maine-New Brunswick Relations, Richard W. Judd
Maine History
This article is an expanded version of a paper read at a meeting of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations - Forest History Group in Portland, Oregon, October 18-19, 1983. The meeting was sponsored by the Forest History Society, Santa Cruz, California, which published the proceedings of the meeting under the editorship of Harold K. Steen.
The Rise And Fall Of Portland's Waterfront, 1850-1920, Robert H. Babcock
The Rise And Fall Of Portland's Waterfront, 1850-1920, Robert H. Babcock
Maine History
The article outlines the history of Portland’s seafront harbor given it’s geographic proximity to North Atlantic trades routes, competition from Canadian harbors and the cities decision to promote tourism rather than trade.