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Bureau Of Labor Education (University Of Maine) Records, 1847-2018, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Bureau of Labor Education (BLE) at the University of Maine is a state-funded department of research and advocacy for Maine laborers and their issues. First established in 1966 by the Maine Legislature, the original aim of the Bureau was to foster education about the history and current issues of labor in today's techno-capitalist society, as well as advocate on behalf of labor. The Bureau teaches courses in Labor studies, contributes to and facilitates publications in labor studies and economics, and has retained robust relationships with some of Maine's most important labor allies, like Maine AFL-CIO. Some remains of this …

Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections Oral History Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of the transcripts, original cassette tape recordings of public speeches, lectures, and oral history interviews spanning from 1962-2007. Interviews were conducted and recorded by Georgia Southern University’s Department of History and Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections. Those interviewed are mostly locals to Bulloch County and neighboring counties. Interviewees discuss their personal and family lives, historical events they were a part of, and circumstances surrounding their successes. The public speeches and lectures originated from an assortment of sources.

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W. S. Miller Business Ledgers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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Spanning 1917-1959, this collection consists of twenty-four daybooks belonging to W. S. Miller, a merchant planter and cotton buyer from Rocky Ford, Georgia. Materials serve as the general store’s financial ledgers, including a detailed breakdown of the 1943 retail prices for several popular items.

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Southeast Bulloch High School Agriculture Program Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of a variety of materials from the four schools that were consolidated into Southeast Bulloch High School. The bulk of the materials span 1947 to 1955 and include administrative records, correspondence, instructor materials, textbooks, student work, and publications of state and national agricultural organizations.

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