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Lorraine Grace Libby Bowdoin Interview, Susie R. Bock

Lorraine Grace Libby Bowdoin Papers

Lorraine Grace Libby Bowdoin, Gorham State Teacher's College '59. A Portland native, she attended King Middle School and Portland High School. Mrs. Bowdoin taught for several school districts during her long teaching career and advocated tirelessly for mental health and elder issues.

Lorraine Grace Libby Bowdoin's physical papers are expansive and cover her entire life and career, including items from her attendance at Camp Laughing Loon as a child and young teen, her school assignments from elementary through graduate school, photos of her family and friends, items from her run as a Maine house representative, and several meticulously organized scrapbooks …

Gen Ms 27 Early 20th-Century German Print Collection Finding Aid, Julie Cismoski, Kristin D. Morris

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Description:

Printed materials acquired by the donor's father while serving in West Germany during the Cold War. The Collection contains 37 items, books and ephemeral material. Materials deal with German history from the beginning of World War I to the end of World War II. Dates span 1914 to 1983, with the bulk evenly spread between the periods of 1915-1923 and 1934-1942. The collection includes propaganda, war humor, poems, songs, and a film promotional leaflet; stories from German prisoners of war during WWI; and materials related to revolution (following World War I). The two issues of Stern magazine were published …

Gen Ms 04 William W. Layton Collection Finding Aid, John D. Knowlton

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Description:

William W. Layton is an amateur American historian and collector of historical artifacts in Virginia who donated these items in honor of the creation of the Gerald E. Talbot Collection. The Collection consists of 10 original manuscripts, an original lithograph, 2 facsimiles and 14 transcripts and/or photocopies of the manuscripts, regarding Mainers over a period of years in the 19th century, with an emphasis on William Pitt Fessenden and the U.S. Civil War.

Date Range:

1800s

Size of Collection:

2 ft.

The Forts Of Maine, 1607-1945: An Archaeological And Historical Survey, Robert L. Bradley Ph.D

Maine Collection

The Forts of Maine, 1607-1945: An Archaeological and Historical Survey

by Robert L. Bradley, Ph.D. - Maine Historic Preservation Commission

This booklet was co-published in September, 1981 by the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and the Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation, with Federal funds provided by the Commission through the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, matched by State funds provided by the Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr., State Historic Preservation Officer

In Commemoration Of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain : A Guide - Bibliography, Maine State Archives

Maine Collection

In Commemoration of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain : A Guide - Bibliography

Compiled and Edited by Barrett Parker, Pejepscot Historical Society and Sylvia J. Sherman, Maine State Archives.

"Published under Appropriation No. 1065.1".

Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine (May 1, 1978).

Contents: Introduction / Preface / Part I. Publications / Part II. Manuscripts / Appendix

Appendix consists of a "Facsimile of Report of Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain, 20th Maine Volunteers to Headquarters, 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac Concerning the Actions of the 20th Maine at Gettysburg, July 6, 1863."

Letter From A.M. Day To Minor Rootes, A. M. Day

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from A.M. Day, Station Manager at the Portland International Jetport, to Minor Rootes concerning coupons for a missed flight connection on July 20, 1971.

Letter From Minor Rootes To Jerome Coray, Minor Rootes

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from Minor Rootes to Colonel Jerome Coray, the director of USO Shows with mention of reports and other business documents from the 1970-1971 Gorham State College USO Tour. Also enclosed is an itemized list of expenditures from the tour.

Letter From William J. Macleod To Minor Rootes, William J. Macleod

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from Acting President of the University of Maine Portland-Gorham to Minor Rootes sharing the appraisals from the USO Tour.

Letter From Chesteen A. Smith To The University Of Maine Portland-Gorham, Chesteen A. Smith

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from USAF Lieutenant Colonel Chesteen A. Smith to the University of Maine Portland-Gorham thanking the Gorham Stage College Treehouse Players for their USO performance in Hofn, Iceland.

Letter And Report From J.L. Holcomb To Kenneth T. H. Brooks, J. L. Holcomb

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from USAF First Lieutenant J. L. Holcomb to University of Maine Portland-Gorham President Kenneth T. H. Brooks with a report on the Gorham State College Treehouse Players performance of Carnival at Thule Airforce Base in Greenland during the 1970-1971 USO Tour.

Report On 1970-1971 Uso Tour By Minor Rootes, Minor Rootes

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

A report by Minor Rootes on the University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre USO Tour of Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, and Iceland.

The Fantasticks Program From The 1970-1971 Uso Tour, Gorham State College

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Libretto by Tom Jones Music by Harvey L. Schmidt

Uso Shows Daily Reports, Gorham State College

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Daily reports of the 1970-1971 Gorham State College USO Tour from June 15, 1971 through July 21, 1971.

Letter From Ramon Figueroa To Minor Rootes, Ramon Figueroa

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

A letter from Ramon Figueroa, Administrative Assitant of USO Shows, to Minor Rootes concerning per diem payment from the Gorham State College 1970-1971 USO Tour.

Letter From Harold I. Hansen To Minor Rootes, Harold I. Hansen

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from Harold I. Hansen to Minor Rootes about the proposed production for the USO Tour, Carnival.

Letter From Kenneth T.H. Brooks To Colonel Jerome Coray, Kenneth T.H. Brooks

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from University of Maine Portland-Gorham President Kenneth T.H. Brooks to Colonel Jerome Coray formalizing the acceptance of the Gorham State College Theatre Department to the 1970-1971 USO Tour.

News From Uso Shows Press Release, Uso Shows

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Press release announcing colleges accepted for the 1970-1971 USO Tour.

Memo From Judy Story, Director Of Publicity, Uso Shows, Judy Story Uso Shows

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Memo accompanying press releases for college shows selected for USO Shows for the 1970-1971 tour.

Letter To Minor Rootes From Judy Story, Director Of Publicity, Uso Shows, Judy Story Uso Shows

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter establishing contact for publicity for USO Shows. Envelope included.

Letter To University President Kenneth T. H. Brooks From Harold I. Hansen, Chairman Of Aeta-Uso Overseas Touring, Harold I. Hansen

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

No abstract provided.

Letter From Aeta-Uso Overseas Touring Committee To Gorham State College, Aeta-Uso Overseas Touring Committee

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

Letter from AETA-USO Overseas Touring Committee formally announcing the schools chosen for the 1970-1971 USO Tour for the United States Department of Defense.

Orientation For Entertainers Preparing To Tour Military Installations In The Northeast Area, Recreation Services Division, Headquarters Eighth Air Force

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

An orientation packet prepared for USO Tour entertainers by the Recreation Division of the USAF from 1970.

Blank Report On Overseas Tour Form, Uso Tours

AETA-USO Overseas Tour 1970-1971

A blank Report on Overseas Tour Form stamped with Harold I. Hansen's contact information.

Annual Report Of The Adjutant General Of The State Of Maine For The Years Ending June 30, 1945 And June 30, 1946 & History Of The State Guard From Its Inception To 30 June 1946, Office Of The Adjutant General

Maine Collection

Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine for the Years Ending June 30, 1945 and June 30, 1946 & History of the State Guard From Its Inception to 30 June 1946. (cover title)

This volume includes three distinct reports bound together:

- Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine for the Year Ending June 30, 1945. (116 pgs.)

- Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine for the Year Ending June 30, 1946. (86 pgs.)

- History Maine State Guard From Its Inception to 30 June 1946. (126 …

History Of The Town Of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822 - 1928, Dana Willis Fellows M.D.

Maine Collection

History of the Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine, 1822 - 1928

by Dana Willis Fellows, M.D.

Dingley Press, Lewiston, Me. 1929

Contents: An Appreciation / Preface / My Birthplace (O.T. Fellows) / Maine / Location / Surface / Early Settlers / Roads and Bridges / Penobscot River / Educational / Churches / Professions / Trades and Agriculture / Industrial / Hotels / Military / Fires and Accidents / Municipal / Mail and Post Routes / Literary / Societies / Railroads and Stages / Indians / Genealogical Records / Index

The Story Of An Old New England Town: History Of Lee, Maine, Vinal A. Houghton

Maine Collection

The Story of an Old New England Town: History of Lee, Maine

Compiled and Edited by Vinal A. Houghton, Belgrade, Maine (Formerly of Lee, Maine).

Nelson Print, Wilton, Maine 1926

Contents: Descriptive / Historical / Reminscences / The Religious History / The Schools / Lee Academy / The Industrial History / The Fraternal Organizations / The Military History / The Civil Roster / The Census of 1860 / Odds and Ends of History / First Things / Lee in Poetry / Early Settlers / Miscellaneous Items / Angling on the Passadumkeag / The Mattakeunk Cabin Colony / Conclusions

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 …

Maine Forts, Henry E. Dunnack

Maine Collection

Maine Forts by Henry E. Dunnack, State Librarian.

Foreword by Percival P. Baxter, Govenor of Maine, State Capitol, Augusta - September 1, 1924.

Sections include: Introduction, Fort Machias, Fort Knox, Fort St.George's, Fort Edgecomb, Forts Popham and Baldwin, North and South Sugar Loaf Islands, Fort McClary, Indians and Their Wars, Fortifications in Maine , List of Old Forts.

An Alphabetical Index Of Revolutionary Pensioners Living In Maine, Charles Alcott Flagg

Maine Collection

An Alphabetical Index of Revolutionary Pensioners Living in Maine

by Charles Alcott Flagg (1870-1920)

"Limited Edition of 200 Copies." Reprinted from Sprague's Journal of Maine History, Dover, Maine 1920.

To Arms! Songs Of The Great War, Laura E. Richards

Maine Collection

To Arms! Songs of the Great War

by Laura E. Richards

The Page Company, Boston, Mass., 1918.

"First Impression, December, 1917."

The Colonial Press, C.H. Simonds Co., Boston, U.S.A.