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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.

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.

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.

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.

University Of Maine, Department Of Physical Education And Athletic Records, 1874-2007, 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. The folders contain mainly textual material, particularly; television guides, programs, and newspaper clippings and also photographs of University of Maine sports teams. Also Kodak Film media and one artifact a sports medal.

Smith (David G.) Papers, 1888-1990, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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David G. Smith, a resident of Camden, Maine, had a life-long interest in and connection to the Katahdin Iron Works area of Maine. The collection is arranged in two series:

Series I: Katahdin Iron Works Information Files, contains all of the material gathered by Smith during his life-long association with and interest in the KI region and its history.

Series II: Pine Knot Association Records, contains Smith’s files about his activities in managing the finances and maintenance of the Pine Knot family camp at KI.