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Wlbz Radio Station Records, 1926-2015, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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WLBZ radio evolved from the passion of Thompson Guernsey, an amateur radio buff from Dover-Foxcroft who began experimenting with radio at the age of thirteen. As noted in a piece written by Fred Thompson in The History of Broadcasting in Maine: the First Fifty Years, Guernsey, considered by some to be an eccentric genius, began with homemade receivers and transmitters and an amateur license granted in 1921. After graduating from the University of Maine in 1926, Guernsey began operating WLBZ as a commercial broadcast station from Dover-Foxcroft.

In 1928, he moved his studio to the back of the Andrews …

Mf024 Maine Public Broadcasting Network, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Collection of various recordings by Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Copyright belongs to original broadcaster. For reference and educational use only. May not be copied.

NA1346 Esther Wood, interviewed by Virgil Bisset, Maine Public Broadcasting Network, 1980, Blue Hill, Maine. 29 pp. Tape: 2 hrs. w/ cat. Two radio interviews with Wood, Prof. Emeritus, Gorham State Teachers College, about her memories of rural life; Maine schools; spring house cleaning; spring signs; Memorial Day.

NA2132 Susan Tibbets, hosts concert with 20 singer and songwriters, featuring Kendall Morse, Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, Lisa Null, and Slim Clark, deposited by Maine Public Broadcasting Network, …

Mf018 Folksong Student Papers, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This collection contains a series of student projects on folksongs in America.

Gardner (Edith) And Family Papers, 1852-1981, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Edith Gardner and Family Papers is a collection of diaries, correspondence, photographs, and financial records that follow the Gardner family of Dennsyville, Maine from 1852-1981. Within the collection are business records for the A.L.R. Gardner Co. and the sheet music from the Dennysville Brass Band.

Bates (Samuel P.) Collection On Rudy Vallée, 1914-1990, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Rudy Vallée was one of the most popular vocalists of the pre-swing era. With his megaphone and nasal voice, he will forever be remembered as the archetypal image of the early crooners. Born in Island Pond, Vermont, in 1901, Hubert Prior Vallée grew up in Westbrook, Maine, and earned the nickname 'Rudy' in college for his love of saxophone player, Rudy Wiedeoft.

Samuel P. Bates and his wife Shirlee were friends with Rudy Vallée and his wife Eleanor. While it's unknown how the couples came to know each other, it is possible Sam and Rudy met at 3M while Rudy …

Packard (William) Papers, 1965-Mid-1970s, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Collection, 1965-mid-1970s, consists of a variety of materials originating from William Packard. Includes a portrait, an adaptation of a play from the Japanese, a number of letters, several manuscripts, publicity, and teaching course material, copies of Packard's poetry in several formats and poetry by Michael Harlow.

Communication & Journalism Department (University Of Maine) Records, 1949-1991, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Speech courses have been taught at the University of Maine since 1868 under Merritt Caldwell Fernald. The Department of Speech offered programs in public speaking, theater, play production, and stage direction culminating in stage productions held at the University of Maine that would provide students with the experience of putting on a production. The Department was also instrumental in establishing and overseeing radio and television stations at the University of Maine. The Department sponsored high school debating tournaments and theater workshops and competitions at the University of Maine.

The records contain textual information created and curated by the University of …

School Of Performing Arts (University Of Maine), 1930-1998, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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In September 1975, the Board of Trustees of the University of Maine approved the creation of a School of Performing Arts in the College of Arts and Sciences. The purpose for such a school was to amalgamate the various performing arts units on the Orono campus into one administrative body within the College of Arts and Sciences.

The School offers degrees in music, theatre, and dance and organizes various events on campus in the Minsky Recital Hall, Hauck Auditorium, and Collins Center; in the community; and beyond. The records mainly contain event programs; also correspondence regarding the School of Music's …

Bardwell (Thomas C.) Collection, 1870s-1960s, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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A collection of materials related to Maine band leader and composer, R. B. Hall. Collection includes correspondence of Thomas C. Bardwell and items of and about R.B. Hall. Scores and sheet music of Hall's compositions comprise much of the collection.

Packard (William) Papers, 1966-1985, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Papers of William Packard, a screenwriter, poet, playwright, and editor of The New York Quarterly, a poetry magazine. The papers contain worksheets for plays, novels, films, poetry, and trade books by William Packard. Included also are editorial drafts, interviews, documents, and correspondence for The New York Quarterly.

Forbes-Robertson (Diana) Collection On Maxine Elliott, 1846-1940, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Letters, diaries, notes, articles, photos, clippings, and theater memorabilia surrounding the life of actress, Maxine Elliot by author, Diana Forbes-Robertson, Elliot's niece and biographer.

Maxine Elliott was born Jessie Dermot, in 1868 in Rockland, Maine. She was an actress who appeared in her first play in 1890 and her last in 1920. She owned and played in the Maxine Elliott Theater, in New York which opened in 1908. She died in 1940.

Bricker (Herschel L.) Theater Collection, 1900-1973, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Personal and professional correspondence of Dr. Herschel L. Bricker, professor of speech and drama and director of the Maine Masque Theater from 1928-1970.
Collection includes pamphlets, programs, photos, clippings, magazines, plays, reviews, playbills about the Maine Masque Theater, and theater in Maine.

Maine Stein Song Collection, 1927-1990, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains copies of scores of the Maine Stein Song, correspondence of university presidents and the alumni association, and articles and clippings about the song and its history. The correspondence includes letters written in 1930 from various temperance organizations voicing objections to the song's associations with drinking as well as two letters written by Rudy Vallée, one of which gives a history of the song and Vallée's involvement with it.

Kellogg, (Juliet Spangler) Theater Programs Collection, 1950-1969, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Playbills, concert programs and programs for arts events in the Bangor, Maine, area as well as at the University of Maine collected by Juliet Spangler Kellogg. Most notable are those for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and the Lakewood Theater in Skowhegan, Maine.

Vallee (Rudy) Papers And Memorabilia, 1917-1984, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The papers of a popular vocalist in the U.S. during the 20th century. Included are correspondence from 1917 to 1984, newspaper clippings, scores, photographs, scrapbooks, phonograph records, megaphone, and other memorabilia.

Cazden (Norman) Collection, Undated, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Norman Cazden, composer, performer, teacher, theorist, folklorist, and prolific writer, was born in 1914 and died in 1980. Raised in New York City he studied at several colleges, Julliard School of Music, New York City College, and Harvard University. Collection includes original manuscripts, notes used for class teaching, recordings of all his works, obituary, tribute to him by Stephen Erdely, interview on tape with Dr. Sandy Ives about Cazden.

York (Erskine Clifton) Papers, 1839-1955, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Collection relating to the circus career of "Yorkie the Clown", and restaurant owner from Camden, Maine. Includes correspondence, clippings, and memorabilia.

D'Arcy (Belle) Papers, 1894-1940, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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American actress, Belle D'Arcy born Leah Belle Van Inwegen; diary kept while on tour across the U.S. and in Canada, programs, playbills, autograph album, and clippings.