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Higgins (Edward Leander) Architectural Records, 1910-1951, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Collection contains architectural drawings and records of Edward Leander Higgins and his son Ambrose S. Higgins, including office records, specifications, plans and elevations, architectural renderings, correspondence and blueprints for a wide variety of buildings mostly in the state of Maine. Represented in the collection are plans for business, public and residential structures in Bar Harbor, Ellsworth, Skowhegan, Portland, Camden and Cape Elizabeth among others.

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."

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.

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.

Mcneary (Matthew) Papers, 1924-1951, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Papers reflecting Matthew McNeary's teaching career and committee service while a professor at the University of Maine. Included is correspondence, 1946-1951; registration information and course outlines, 1949-1951; and samples of exams and drawings. Also included is correspondence, meeting minutes, etc. from McNeary's work on various university committees.

Day (Almon C.) Papers, 1871-1918, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The papers of Almon C. Day, a farmer and legislator from Turner, Maine. Included are correspondence, invoices, and other documents relating to Day's farm and his political career. The correspondence includes letters between Almon and his wife Clara during the years 1871 to 1884, a few letters to and from their children, and letters from Almon's and Clara's cousins.

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.

Eastern Maine General Hospital School Of Nursing Collection, 1892-, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This collection reflects the history of the School of Nursing at Eastern Maine General Hospital/ Eastern Maine Medical Center from its beginning. Included are photographs, yearbooks, scrapbooks, correspondence, artifacts, etc. concerning the School of Nursing and its alumni. Rules, curricula, administrative papers, and student progress reports are also included.

Demeritt (Dwight B., Jr.) Collection, 1866-1998, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Dwight B. Demeritt, Jr. graduated from the University of Maine in 1951 with a degree in History and Government. Postcards, photographs, news clippings, brochures, photocopies and original documents related to the history of Mount Kineo House at Moosehead Lake and Maine logging and river driving.

Mcintire (Clifford Guy) Papers, 1953-1965, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The official records of Clifford G. McIntire during his time in office as U.S. Representative from the 2nd and 3rd districts of Maine, during the period 1953-1965.

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, …

Cary Family Papers, 1856-1920, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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A collection of letters and diaries of a family during the mid-19th century. Includes diaries and letters of two brothers, Frank Cary and George A. Cary, who fought with the 5th Maine Infantry during the Civil War. The family members were farmers from Topsham.

Ames (John) Travel Films, 1940s-1960s, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Travel films made by John Ames. Locations include Mexico and Jamaica.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Westerfield Historical Collection, 1783-1885, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This collection is a mix of personal and business documents concerning families other than the Westerfield Family. These documents include ships logs and diaries, personal diaries, account books, and letters. A few other family related documents are included.

University Of Maine. Office Of The President, 1810-2015, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains textual material, particularly correspondence, memorandums, press releases, and reports from the Office of the University of Maine President.

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.

Thoreau Fellowship Records, 1960-, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Records of the Thoreau Fellowship, a society with its headquarters in Maine. The society encourages publication and activity in the fields of history, conservation, preservation of natural resources, and other interests of Henry David Thoreau. Included are manuscripts of writings, publications, pamphlets, reprints, and photos.

Bartlett (Ralph S.) Travel Film Collection, 1925-1933, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Ralph S. Bartlett, born in 1868 in Eliot, Maine, was an attorney who graduated from Dartmouth College in 1889 and from Boston University in 1892. This collection includes travel films made by Bartlett on nine trips he took between 1925 and 1933 to the Middle East, the Arctic Sea and the Baltic states, Europe, Canada, South America, Scandinavia, and Russia. An additional reel contains footage of family members.

Spectator Club Records (University Of Maine), 1911-2000, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Spectator Club collection contains copies of the club constitution, a history of its founding, group photographs of members taken on three different dates, a list of program topics, a few event programs, letters, bills, receipts, and minutes from meetings 1911-2000. Many of the letters offer thanks for support of various causes. Other letters thank the group for gifts and condolences following the death of one of the members. Minutes include detailed accounts of meetings along with lists of officers, members, attendance, speakers, entertainers, topics, dues, expenditures, and treasurer's reports.

Classified Employees Advisory Council (University Of Maine) Records, 1965-1981, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Classified Employees Advisory Council (CEAC) provides a representative voice for University of Maine classified employees to establish rapport and maintain communication among classified employees, the administration and the University community as a whole. The group was formed in 1971 as an ongoing body to act in an advisory capacity to the University of Maine president to make recommendations concerning new policies reflecting the caning nature of the working environment.

Passamaquoddy Photograph Collection, 1885-1970, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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A collection of photographs of Passamaquoddy Indians of Maine. The photographs date from 1885 to 1970 and are mostly of unidentified men, women and children. Among those identified are Susan Dana, Peter F. Neptune, Francis Joseph Neptune, Wallace Lewey, Mrs. Wallace Lewey, Peter Mitchell, Mary Mitchell, John Socotomah, Joseph Tomah, Sabat Tomah, Bennett N. Francis, Noel Joseph, Alexander Sapin and Mary Elmanico.

Cooperative Extension Service Records (University Of Maine), 1913-2006, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Cooperative Extension is part of the nationwide Cooperative Extension System, which works through the land-grant universities in each U.S. state. Maine’s land-grant university is in Orono at the University of Maine.

The records mainly contain textual information created by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, but there are also photographic, visual, and audio visual material. Some of the report record series also contain photographs of Cooperative Extension Service operations, events, and staff. The reports submitted during the First World War and Second World War years detail the effects the wars had on agriculture in Maine.