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Media Services Records (University Of Maine System), Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The University of Maine System developed distance education methods based on interactive technologies to bring higher education to communities across Maine. The network of campuses and sites was known as the "Educational Network of Maine," and was linked by an interactive television system housed on the campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. A fiber optic spine connected seven university campuses with two way audio and video transmission. From the campuses, programming was distributed by ITFS microwave to over 85 locations in Maine.

This collection includes materials related to planning and activities of the Educational Network of Maine from …

Pike (James Shepherd) Papers, 1850-1880, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The papers of James Sheperd Pike, a journalist, diplomat and author from Calais, Maine. Including correspondence, diaries, notebooks, account books, manuscripts, and some family material. Correspondents include Salmon P. Chase, Charles Anderson Dana, G.G. Fogg, and Horace Greeley.

Marine Laboratory At Lamoine (University Of Maine) Records, 1931-1950, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The record group contains administrative records of the University of Maine Marine Laboratory at Lamoine, including correspondence, brochures, budget documents, publicity information and laboratory purchase orders. Much of the correspondence is that of Joseph M. Murray, director of the laboratory.

Centennial Celebration Records (University Of Maine), 1934-1965, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Correspondence, clippings, brochures, and documents created in preparation for the 100th anniversary of the University of Maine in 1965.

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.

University Of Maine, Department Of Athletics Records, 1873-2023, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Various records regarding the University of Maine's men's and women's athletics teams. Includes media guides, programs, and newspaper clippings and also photographs of University of Maine sports teams. Also Kodak Film media and one artifact a sports medal.

Hoffman Postcard Collection, 1900s, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains approximately 26,760 postcards covering a wide variety of places and subjects. It also contains cards signed by various postcard artists. It includes over 8000 postcards arranged by subject, approximately 6000 antique postcards including 650 cards with views of the state of Maine, and 5259 postcards of steamships, battleships, foreign ships, and ocean liners.

Hitchner (Barbara Dunn) Papers, 1790-1977, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Barbara Dunn Hitchner was born 4 March 1898 in Orono, Maine and was a graduate of the University of Maine, Class of 1920. She was dedicated to her research of the history of Maine and the genealogy of many of the early families of the Penobscot Valley. Materials in the collection generally include newspaper clippings, original records and copies of original records, and notes from various sources. Genealogies also include Barbara Dunn Hitchner correspondence.

Haystack Mountain School Of Crafts Records, 1950-2005, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, located in Deer Isle, Maine, was founded in 1950 by a group of craft artists in Belfast, Maine. The collection contains administrative subjects files, correspondence, information about admissions and financial records of the school. The subject files include information about its history, programs and activities. Of particular interest are the files documenting the school's collaboration with Paolo Soleri's experimental community Arcosanti in Arizona.

Greenwood (Isabel W.) Papers, 1900-1920, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Correspondence and pamphlets relating to women's suffrage movement in Maine and the U.S. Also includes copies of the newspapers "Women's Journal" and "Woman Citizen."

Devereux Family Papers, 1831-1934, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains papers of various members of the Devereux family of Penobscot, Maine, as well as materials from other residents of Penobscot and Castine, Maine. Most notable are letters to Mark Devereux, 1862-1864, from his brother Charles Devereux while Charles was serving in the 16th Maine Infantry in Maryland and Virginia. Documents associated with various other individuals are also found in the collection; their relationship to the Devereux family is unclear.

Hathaway (William Dodd) Papers, 1965-1979, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The official records of William D. Hathaway during his tour in office as U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Maine during the period 1965 to 1979.

Martinon Lumber Company Records, 1916-1926, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Martinon Lumber Company had its main office in Bangor, Maine, with a Canadian office in St. John, New Brunswick. This collection includes business records of the Martinon Lumber Company from 1916 to 1926. The first series, executive records, is the largest in the collection and is made up primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence. Many letters are between the Bangor and New Brunswick offices and are to or from Irving G. Stetson, Frank Hinckley, or Waldo Lowell.

Mcintyre (Ernest E.) Store Journals, 1892-1959, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Ernest Eugene McIntyre (1880-1957) owned McIntyre's Market in Blue Hill between 1914 and 1957. This collection is comprised of store journals including ledgers, cash books, check books, and personal accounts.

Mccormick (Ada Peirce) Papers, 1850-1998, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The papers of Ada Stetson Peirce McCormick, a social activist, author, editor of Letter Magazine (Tucson, Arizona), and founder of the Little Chapel of All Nations. The bulk of the papers are family letters or materials concerning the Peirce timberlands. Included also are copies of Ada Peirce McCormick's magazine Letter, magazine articles and clippings, correspondence, genealogies, wills, diaries, and photographs.

Hewes Family Papers, 1843-1918, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Materials in the collection include many family letters, the diaries of two members of the Hewes family, and a few documents related to the attendance of Benjamin W. Hewes at Bowdoin College. The majority of the letters were saved by Benjamin W. Hewes and were written to him by friends and family members including his parents, sisters, and cousins.

Board Of Trustees (University Of Maine System), 1862 - 2000, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine, Matthew Revitt

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The University of Maine was founded in 1865 as the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; in 1897 it became the University of Maine. The board of trustees for the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts met for the first time in Augusta on April 25, 1865. The board contained 16 members representing the counties of the state.

The collection contains textual information particularly meeting agendas, minutes, reports, notes, and supporting material from various University of Maine Board of Trustee committees (both standing and ad-hoc committees), various biographical information related to individual University of Maine trustees, chairs, sectaries, …

Drake (S. S.) Sermons, 1839-1879, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Collection contains manuscript copies of sermons of Samuel S. Drake, a Presbyterian minister in southern Maine. Many sermons in the collection are given a number but are undated. Other sermons are dated from 1839 to 1879.

Palmer (Ralph S.) Collection, 1842-2002, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains research material and writings of Ralph S. Palmer, a professor and naturalist. It includes material related to Manly Hardy and his daughter Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, as well as an extensive reprint collection of publications in natural history and zoology. Included are notes, articles, clippings, photographs, reprints, ledgers, typescripts, illustrations, card indexes, and correspondence of Ralph S. Palmer, Jonathan Titcomb Hardy, Manly Hardy, Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, and Walter M. Hardy.

Payson (Ellen Louise) Collection Of Landscape Architectural Drawings, 1913-1941, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Ellen Louise Payson was born in Portland, Maine in 1894, and trained as a landscape architect at the Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture for Women in Groton, Massachusetts. She gained widespread recognition for her designs for private estates in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.

The collection consists of about 525 architectural drawings including landscape architecture plans, contour drawings, planting diagrams and blueprints. There are also detailed drawings of fences, garden paths, outbuildings and gates. The drawings were done mostly in the 1920s and 1930s primarily for clients in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, with a few …

Parsons Family Papers, 1838-1956, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Parsons family papers consist primarily of the business records and personal papers of George Parsons and his sons Henry and William Usher Parsons. They reflect the involvement of the Parsons family in the banking, interurban railroad, steel and coal businesses, primarily in Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama.

Hamilton (Brooks W.) Papers, 1937-1992, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The papers of Brooks Hamilton, including personal information, correspondence, manuscripts, newspaper articles, course materials, information on public service activities, and materials relating to current legal issues in the field of journalism.

Before joining the University of Maine staff in 1952 Hamilton served as city editor of the Daily Kennebec Journal in Augusta, Maine. During World War II he served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was instrumental in the drafting and passage of Maine's "Right to Know" law in 1959.

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.

Elliot (Robert O. E.) Papers, 1926-1975, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Papers of outdoorsman, journalist, writer, and photographer, Robert O. E. Elliot, who spent much of his life in Maine. The collection contains correspondence, drafts of articles, and copies of published articles that document Robert Elliot's long career as a writer and photographer.

Dutton Family Papers, 1840-1900, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Records, letters, and photos of an Ellsworth, Maine family, and of the Wheelock, Craig, and Briggs families of Augusta. Also included are sermons by Dutton family members.

Weiner (Marli) Papers, 1988-2004, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Marli Frances Weiner was born January 9, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Walter and Phyllis (Hirsch) Weiner. She received her undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University, a master's degree in history from Sarah Lawrence College, and a doctorate in history from the University of Rochester in 1986.

Many of the source files include Dr. Weiner's research notes and provide page numbers, quotations, and responses to each text. Other source files, listed by title and author, contain photocopied and clipped articles but no annotation. The manuscript of Sex, Sickness, and Slavery in Series 3 is a considerably more …

Penobscot Chemical Fibre Company Records, 1912-1993, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Penobscot Chemical Fibre Company was established in 1882 as a sawmill site in Old Town, Maine, which had been running since about 1860. The name was changed to the Penobscot Company in 1964. In 1967 the company was acquired by Diamond International Corporation and became the Penobscot Division of Diamond International. In 1983 the facility at Old Town was purchased by James River Corporation. In 2000 Georgia-Pacific purchased and took over operation of the Old Town plant.

The collection is arranged in four series:

I. Records of Penobscot Development Company,

II. Records of Penobscot Purchasing Company,

III. Records of …

Thompson (Deborah) Architectural Papers, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Architectural Historian, Dr. Deborah Thompson has been associated with the University of Maine, Colby College Museum, the Bangor Historical Society, and the Bangor Historic Preservation Committee. The architectural papers concern primarily the research and writing of the book "Bangor, Maine, 1769-1914: an architectural history." The collection includes manuscripts, proofs, and notes.

Merriam (Kendall A.) Papers, 1913-1996, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Kendall Merriam from Richmond, Maine, is a poet and author. Manuscripts of poetry, typescripts, notebooks, newspaper clippings, correspondence and miscellaneous papers of a Maine poet and author.

Maine Federation Of Business And Professional Women's Clubs Records, 1925-2003, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs is a federation of the National Federation of Women's Clubs, now called BPW/USA. The collection contains administrative records including by-laws, a handbook of policies and procedures, and minutes of the Board of Directors, 1928-2003. Also included are treasurer's and membership reports, information about state and national conventions, copies of publications, subject files, photographs, scrapbooks, etc.