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Clarence Ramey, A B.A. And Former Umo Janitor, Was Fired Because He 'Tried To Initiate Change', Fred Rogers

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Clarence Ramey is black, college educated and former UMO janitor. But Ramey was fired last May, not because he was black but because the tried to initiate changes in a system where change may seem impossible.

Was Dracula A Gay Ghoul?, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Count Dracula and his gory acts of sadism are the topics of the Halloween, (Oct. 31) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS). At 8 p.m., a free lecture and film will delve into the mystery and fact of the Transylvanian terrorist.

The Maine Voter Vol. Xx, No. 2 (Oct-Nov1972), Maine League Of Women Voters Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

This article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine History.

News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

This article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.

The Campaign Of 1834 And The Bank Question, Philip A. Grant Jr.

Maine History

This article discusses the impact of the political campaign of 1834 and the attendant Bank Question on the State of Maine.

Book Reviews, Hilda M. Fife, Edmund E. Lynch, Elizabeth Ring, Dorris A. Isaacson

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Uncollected Short Stories of Sarah Orne Jewett edited by Richard Cary; The Care of Historical Collections: A Conservation Handbook for the Non-Specialist by Per E. Guldbeck; Cushing’s Island: Two Memoirs by Robert and Agnes Hale; The History of Fort Halifax by Carleton E. Fisher

Maine Alumnus, Volume 54, Number 2, Fall 1972, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Special Collections: Old Collections Have New Home --- Homecoming 1972 --- Carl Sprinchorn - Maine Artist and "King of the Woods." Short announcements also highlight the beginning of Paideuma, a journal published by the English Department, and planned relocation for the dairy farm complex

Thompson Document 04: Letter From Jack Belden To Henrietta Thompson, Jack Belden

Henrietta Thompson Papers

This is the first letter Jack Belden wrote to Henrietta Thompson. Responding to Thompson's letter proposing that they meet to discuss the Walkout, Belden describes himself as “sympathetic to but not overly excited or approving of your [Thompson’s] project.” Nevertheless, Belden writes that he will be at his address "most of the time," and that Thompson may visit him there. The letter is undated, Thompson notes that she received it on October 3, 1971.

Abenaki Experimental College, Course Catalog, Autumn, 1972, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

A document that provides a brief update on the progress of a University of Maine student-organized effort known as the Abenaki experimental college. Students and members of the surrounding community were invited to teach courses on a volunteer basis in a program with no tuition costs. This catalog provides descriptions for courses offered in the fall of 1972.

Thompson Document 26: Letter From Henrietta Thompson To Tun Shein, Henrietta Thompson

Henrietta Thompson Papers

A letter from Henrietta Thompson to Tun Shein, which is evidently in response to a letter Tun Shein had sent her. Thompson mentions some of their mutual acquaintances and asks whether either Tun Shein or his wife Lulu recognize any of the names on a list of Walkout participants who were then presumably still living in Burma, but whom she had been unable to meet during her brief visit.

Interview With Louise Levelson (Feminist Art Journal, Fall 1972), Cindy Nemser

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Interview With Louise Levelson (Feminist Art Journal, Fall 1972), Cindy Nemser

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Maine Alumnus, Volume 54, Number 1, September-October 1972, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Fundraising campaign for 1972 --- Outlook for 1973 --- History of the College of Business Administration --- Musical program given by honorary degree recipients at Commencement

Dawnbreaker Vol 21 No 1 (Fall 1972), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Who's Afraid Of The Information Wolf? : Caveats Of A University Administrator, Donald R. Mcneil

General University of Maine Publications

A scanned version of the transcript of a speech given by then University of Maine Chancellor Donald R. McNeil at the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems National Assembly in Denver, Colorado, September, 1972. McNeil was chairman of an Information Exchange Procedures Steering Committee for the Information Exchange Procedures Task Force.

The introduction printed within the transcript noted, "As the chief executive officer of the University of Maine, Dr. Donald R. McNeil must be concerned not only with academia as it relates to some 23,000 students but also with the administration of eight campuses and some 4,000 managerial, faculty, …

Maritime Enterprises Of A Kennebunk Shipowner: William Lord, 1820-1860, Bonita A. Coro

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A study was made of the William Lord Collection of business papers in the Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk, Maine, relating to the activities of William Lord as a merchant and as a shipowner between 1820 and 1860. Lord ran a country store from 1820 to 1828 and from 1830 through 1840. He commenced to invest in ships in the early 1830's.

As a merchant, Lord sold goods shipped from Boston and returned some local produce for sale in Boston or for re shipment to southern ports. The Kennebunk offerings were mainly hay and lumber. Products purchased and sold were carried …

The Maine Voter Vol. Xx, No. 1 (July-Aug1972), Maine League Of Women Voters Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Thompson Document 25: Letter From Henrietta Thompson To Tun Shein And Lulu, Henrietta Thompson

Henrietta Thompson Papers

A letter from Henrietta Thompson to Tun Shein and Lulu. Thompson thanks Tun Shein and Lulu for their hospitality and refers to a few details of her trip to Burma

End Matter Vol. 12, No. 1b, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Advertisers and benefactors of the issue

A Letter From Thomas Gorges’ Letterbook, Robert E. Moody

Maine History

The article provides an introduction to and a transcription of a letter from Thomas Gorges to Henry Gorges, July 19, 1640.

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine history.

News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.

The Franco-Americans Of Maine, Gerard J. Brault

Maine History

This article is a synopsis of the immigration, cultural habits, demographics and language of French-Canadian immigrant to New England and particularly to Maine.

Remarks Of The President: Annual Meeting June 24, 1972, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Remarks of the President of the Maine Historical Society at the Annual Meeting held in 1972.

Book Reviews, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

This article contains information on the following books: History of Portland by William Willis; Forest Life and Forest Trees by John S. Springer; Woods and Lakes of Maine by Lucius L. Hubbard, Carter’s Coast of New England by Robert Carter; A Bibliography of the White Mountains by Allen H. Bent; A Check List of New Hampshire Local History by Otis G. Hammond; A History of Lumbering in Maine, 1861-1960 by David C. Smith; A History of Lumbering in Maine, 1820-1861 by Richard G. Wood; Sibley’s Harvard Graduates, 1764-1767, Volume 16 by Clifford K. Shipton; The Indians of Maine: A …

Thompson Document 24: Letter From Henrietta Thompson To Tun Shein, Henrietta Thompson

Henrietta Thompson Papers

A letter from Henrietta Thompson to Tun Shein, in which Thompson discusses her upcoming visit to Burma. She mentions a number of Walkout participants in Burma whom she hopes to meet, and asks Tun Shein to help her by writing to them.

Maine Alumnus, Volume 53, Number 5, June-July 1972, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Washington Is Their Classroom --- Still a Warm and Friendly Place --- Vote 'Yes' for the Bond Issue --- Distinguished Maine Professor Constance H. Carlson --- Environmental Studies Center Receives Ford Foundation Grant --- William C. Wells Commons --- Dr. Carlson Appointed UMB Dean --- WMEB-FM 'Off and Running'

Social Pressures Ease As Coeducational Living Finds Home, Jan Messier, Tom Bassols

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

"To stay in or get in the coed dorm, I would go through hell or pay an extra $100 per semester." This remark was made by a 21-year-old student who moved to York Hall last fall especially to meet women. Most residents in the seven coed dorms on campus feel that living in a coed hall is socially beneficial, enjoyable and educational.

Administration Refuses To Support Abenaki College, Phil Mace

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The financial hatchet scalped Abenaki Experimental College Tuesday. "You can pretty much assume we are closing," Abenaki Chief Roy Krantz said after learning that UMO will not assume funding for the two-year-old "free university."