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Lortz, Helen B., Collection, 1929-2002, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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A collection of documents, records, and items pertaining to Helen B. Lortz’s college education, personal life, and career.

Helen Beatrice Lortz, a Food for Peace Program Officer, was born in 1910 and died in 2009. She graduated from Kansas State Teachers College (Pittsburg State University) with a B.S. in Education in 1932. Lortz was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi sorority, staying involved throughout her life. In 1933, Lortz earned a job with the Civilian Conservation Corps where she trained workers to work office jobs, working with the CCC until 1941. She transferred to the Farm Security administration as …

Harry, John, Collection, 1942-1961, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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A collection of programs, yearbooks, newspapers, and other items pertaining to the Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University).

Degruson, Eugene, Papers, 1841-1997, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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This collection documents the professional and personal activities and research interests of Eugene DeGruson, who was Curator of Special Collections and University Archivist at Pittsburg State University from 1968 until his death in 1997.

Mengers (Marie Christiansen) Papers, 1930-1962, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Marie Christiansen Mengers was born in 1905 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Orono, Maine. She was a professor of French at the University of Maine from 1947 until her death in 1965. Mengers was educated at the University of Nebraska, Wellesley College, Columbia University, and the University of Toulouse, France. She attended summer sessions at Harvard and Chicago Universities. Her doctoral dissertation was on the life of French symbolist poet Henri de Régnier. Before coming to UMaine, she taught at the University of Nebraska, the University of Wisconsin, and Queens College in Flushing, N.Y.

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Deans' Council (University Of Maine) Records, 1987-1997, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The records contains copies of meeting agendas, minutes, supporting material compiled for the University of Maine Deans' Council (1987-1994). There are also memorandums sent to members of the Deans' Council (1987-1997).

Fogler (Raymond Henry) Papers, 1893-1993, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Raymond Henry Fogler was born in South Hope, Maine in 1892 and died in Exeter, Maine in 1996. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1915 and received a graduate degree from Princeton University in 1917. His commitment to the University spanned 80 years and he served as president of the Board of Trustees, the Alumni Association, University of Maine Development Council, and the University of Maine Foundation. The library at the University of Maine was named the Raymond H. Fogler Library in 1962.

This collection includes correspondence, photographs, and memorabilia, spanning from his early life in South Hope, …

Employment Agreements (University Of Maine System), 1981-1999, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The first UMPSA and C.O.L.T. agreements were negotiated with the University of Maine system in 1979 following the enacting of Sec. 31. 26 MRSA § 1024-A.

Collective bargaining in the University of Maine System is organized into units with the the Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine (AFUM) representing faculty; Universities of Maine Professional Staff Association (UMPSA) represents professional staff; Universities of Maine Professional Staff Association (UMPSA) representing professional staff and the Associated C.O.L.T. Staff of the Universities of Maine representing clerical, office, laboratory and technical unit. These groupings are defined in the University of Maine System Labor Relations …

Maine State College And University Of Maine History Records, 1865-1990, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Maine State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was established in 1865. The College opened on September 21, 1868. In 1897, the College changed its name to the University of Maine. A group of miscellaneous records regarding the history of the University of Maine from its founding. Items appear to have been curated and compiled over time by Fogler Library Special Collections staff to document key events, figures, and milestones in the University's early history. Most material is from the end of the Nineteenth century through to the mid Twentieth century.

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Alpha Psi State (Me.) Records, 1941-2018, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Delta Kappa Gamma Society was founded on May 11, 1929, in Austin, Texas, by Dr. Annie Webb Blanton, with eleven other key women educators. Many new chapters in many states were formed in the following years.

In 1942, Nellie I. Gale, Grace Faulkingham Gilmore, Virginia D. Marston, Louise B. Miller, Carrie H. Rowe, and Dr. Edith M. Patch were initiated into Delta Kappa Gamma as National Members. In Augusta on June 19, 1943, these six national members along with nine other outstanding women educators from southern Maine became the Founders of Alpha Psi State Chapter.

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Department Of Mathematics And Statistics (University Of Maine) Records, 1959-1974, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This material relates mostly to the Mathematics Summer Institute held on the University of Maine, Orono, campus during the summer months from 1958 to 1974. The Institute was supported by grant funds from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Includes: correspondence, memorandums, press releases, clippings, grant applications, reports, brochures, and some group photographs of attendees.

Office Of Human Resources (University Of Maine) Records, 1950-1993, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Created in August 1980, the Office of Employee Relations, which included the Personnel Department, was responsible for all employees of the University of Maine, Orono. Over the next 11 years, the office evolved into the Office of Human Resources. In 2019, the mission of the Office of Human Resources is to work in partnership with departments and employees of the University of Maine to promote fair and equitable management practices that respect the worth and dignity of all employees while assuring that the University complies with all applicable employment related laws and policies.

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School Of Social Work (University Of Maine) Records, 1966-1998, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The University of Maine has provided undergraduate education in social work and social welfare since the 1950's and began offering the BA degree in Social Work in 1972. The BSW program was granted initial accreditation from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) in 1979. The graduate program leading to the Master of Social Work degree was approved by the Board of Trustees in 1987. The University of Maine's School of Social Work (formerly Department of Social Work) was formed on July 1, 1989. The School is based in Annex C on the Orono campus and offers fully accredited BSW …