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Letter From Dr Thomas Aceto To Gerry Herlihy And Jim Harmon On Recruitment Of Black Students To The University Of Maine, Thomas D. Aceto

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

A letter from Dr Thomas Aceto, Vice President of Student Affairs at the University of Maine, to University of Maine faculty Gerry Herlihy and Jim Harmon, on December 19, 1979 on the recruitment of Black students amongst Maine communities. Recruitment was focused on athletics and networked through Reverend Charles Burt.

Letter From Dr Thomas Aceto To Gerry Herlihy And Jim Harmon On Recruitment Of Black Students To The University Of Maine, Thomas D. Aceto

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A letter from Dr Thomas Aceto, Vice President of Student Affairs at the University of Maine, to University of Maine faculty Gerry Herlihy and Jim Harmon, on December 19, 1979 on the recruitment of Black students amongst Maine communities. Recruitment was focused on athletics and networked through Reverend Charles Burt.

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 17, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

FOLKLORIST, to initiate and carry out folklife survey of the State of Maine, working in conjunction with the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History. Duties will include extensive field work collecting and documenting the folklore and folklife of Maine; overseeing the activities of another fieldworker and any other staff that may be assigned to the project; keeping the public informed of the survey's progress; keeping up with the requisite paperwork; preparing a Maine Folklife Dictionary, a slide/tape show on Maine folklife, and a brochure describing both...Salary $14,000 for twelve months.

Maine Alumnus, Volume 61, Number 1, Winter 1979, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Homecoming '79 Salutes 100 Years of Greek Life --- Finding the Keys to Cancer --- Engineering: A New Spirit --- Profile: Stephen King '70 The Nation's Leading Horror Novelist Talks About His Writing and His Life

The Maine Voter Vol. 27, No. 1 (Oct - Nov 1979), Maine League Of Women Voters Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Swimming, University Of Maine Orono, 1979-1980, University Of Maine

General University of Maine Publications

High scorers Jim Smoragiewicz, Lance Graham, and Don Winant have graduated from last year's varsity team which swam for the first time in the Eastern Seaboard Championship Meet. The returning members are very excited aboutthe coming season. They alone should do much toward recapturing some of the points lost through the graduation losses.

News Of Other Societies And Institutions, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

A report of the charter meeting of the Maine Society for the History of Medicine was held on November 3, 1979 at Penobscot Bay Medical C enter in Rockland, Maine.

New Ireland: Men In Pursuit Of A Forlorn Hope, 1779-1784, Robert W. Sloan

Maine History

The article discusses the unsuccessful efforts put forth to establish a British military base in Penobscot Bay near Castine. This was to aid the British efforts to put down the revolution as well as to make a place of haven for refugee American Loyalists.

Penobscot, 1779: The Eye Of A Hurricane, John D. Faibisy

Maine History

The article discusses the 1779 Penobscot campaign between the British and American armies. The Americans attempted to bring the British-held province of Nova Scotia into the American union.

Book Reviews, Edwin A. Churchill, Roger B. Ray

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Maine, Charles II and Massachusetts: Governmental Relationships in Early Northern New England by John G. Reid; The New England Indians by Keith C. Wilbur

Black Bear Sideliner, Vol. 2, No. 2, University Of Maine Athletics Department, B. L. Efring, George Newton

Black Bear Sideliner

Black Bear Sideliner biannual newsletter produced by UMaine Athletics.

Maine Alumnus, Volume 60, Number 4, Fall 1979, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Graduation '79 --- Reunion '79 --- Jack Johnson '30: Alaskan Radio Pioneer --- Exercise Testing for Top Athletic Performance --- 1978-79 Annual Alumni Fund Report

Dawnbreaker Vol 28 No 1 (Fall 1979), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

1979-1980 Maine Hockey Guide, University Of Maine Department Of Public Information And Central Services

General University of Maine Publications

A new and exciting challenge faces the Black Bears as they head into the 1979-80 season . After two very successful years in Division Two, the Bears join the ranks of Division One.

Head coach Jack Semler moves into his third season at the helm of the Bears, after compiling a 40-20-1 his first two campaigns. He and his staff are keenly aware of what it will take to do well in Division One. "The exciting aspect is the question of how we will fare in Division One. I feel the players, coaches, and fans feel a sense of excitement …

The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The report of the 157th Annual Meeting of the Maine Historical Society held on June 16, 1979 at the Maine Maritime Academy

Book Reviews, Edwin Schriver, Roger F. Snow, Madeleine Giguere, Robert Jordan Dingley

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: The Bonds of Womanhood: "Woman's Sphere" in New England, 1780-1835 by Nancy F. Cott; Wildfire Loose: The Week Maine Burned by Joyce Butler; The Peoples Lewiston-Auburn Maine, 1875-1975 by John A. Rand; Big Dreams and Little Wheels by Ruth Crosby Wiggin

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

Listing of selected books regarding Maine history

Penobscot Waterways Canals And Waterway Improvements On The Penobscot River, 1816-1921, Hayden L.V. Anderson

Maine History

This article describes the development of the Penobscot River waterway in the period 1816-1921. It discusses the ways in which theses improvements facilitated the movement of logs through the eastern wilderness and allowed for steamboat travel from Old Town to Mattawamkeag prior to the beginning of rail service.

The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The report of the 156th annual meeting of the Maine Historical Society held on 6/17/1979

Maine Alumnus, Volume 60, Number 3, Summer 1979, General Alumni Association, University Of Maine

UMaine Alumni Magazines - All

Contents:

Finding a Career that Fits --- Foreign Study --- On the Canterbury Trail --- Self-discovery in Spain --- Profile: Olympia Snow '69, Congresswoman --- Looking Back on Six Good Years - an Interview with Pres. Howard Neville

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 16, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

Professor Norman Cazden of the Univ. of Maine at Orono has collected a practical, very singable assortment of folk music and ballads from the Catskill Mountain bards who used to sing at Camp Woodland in Phoenicia. His choice of material has been guided by what has proven useful and enjoyable. Many of the songs have served for dramatization, dance and other group treatments in schools, in outdoor camping, for stage projects and for just plain singing. Originally included as part of Prof. Cazden's ABELARD FOLKSONG BOOK (long out of print), A CATSKILL SONGBOOK had been republished by Purple Mountain Press …

Rape: The Myths And The Realities, Jeff Harper

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The first months at UMO had gone well for Mary, a freshman. She met Robert one night while drinking at a fraternity party. They talked for a few hours and Robert asked her if she wanted a pizza. He was an attractive, pleasant upperclassman and Mary was flattered. They went for pizza and Mary enjoyed herself. On the the way back to the dormitories, Robert drove to a secluded spot off the road. He kissed Mary, which was about as far as she wanted to go. He had no intentions of stopping there. After just a kiss he proceeded to …

A Gay Scare, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The "Red Scare" of the fifties, when Communists were supposedly infiltrating every facet of life in the U.S., has been replaced by the "Gay Scare" of the seventies. An the ones who perpetuate the "Gay Scare" are as close-minded, misinformed and scared as the late Senator Joseph McCarthy was when he vigorously campaigned against the Community ghosts.

Gay Rights Issue In Legislature, Tammy Eves

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

While UMO's Wilde-Stein Club was making plans this week for the sixth annual Maine Gay Symposium, the legislature was confronting possible anti-homosexual legislation, sponsored by Rep. Stanley E. Laffin of Westbrook.

The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

This article contains recent news and events for the Maine Historical Society.

Maine's Connected Farm Buildings, Part Ii, Thomas C. Hubka

Maine History

This article (part two of two) discusses the possible reasons that Maine farmers modified traditional farm organization and created a connection of house and barn.

Chief Justice John Appleton, David M. Gold

Maine History

The article is a biographic essay of John Appleton, Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.

Book Reviews, Elizabeth Ring, Judy Tizon, S. Carlton Guptill, Charlotte Lenetine Melvin, Ernest H. Knight

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Ten Million Acres of Timber: The Remarkable Story of Forest Protection in the Maine Forestry District (1909-1972) by Austin H. Wilkins; Anthropology Toward History: Culture in a 19th Century Maine Town by Richard P. Horowitz; A Long Deep Furrow: Three Centuries of Farming in New England by Howard S. Russell; Henry: Man of Aroostook County, Maine by Milton T. Lufkin; Waterford, Maine, 1875-1976 edited by Bertram F. Wentworth

The Maine Voter Vol. 26, No. 4 (April 1979), Maine League Of Women Voters Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Dawnbreaker Vol 27 Vol 3 (April 1979), Dawnbreaker Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.