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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.

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.

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.

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.