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News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society Oct 1971

News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.


Book Reviews, Elizabeth Ring Oct 1971

Book Reviews, Elizabeth Ring

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Patriotism in America: A Study of Changing Devotions, 1770 - 1970 by John J. Pullen; Maine, A Guide 'Down East' by Dorris A. Isaacson; Maine, A Guide to the Vacation State, edited by Ray Bearse; Dictionary of Maine Place-Names by Philip R. Rutherford


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Oct 1971

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine history.


For Piety, Virtue And Useful Knowledge: Maine’S Eighteenth-Century Academies, Richard G. Durnin Oct 1971

For Piety, Virtue And Useful Knowledge: Maine’S Eighteenth-Century Academies, Richard G. Durnin

Maine History

The article discussed the history of the first private academies in Maine in the later 17th and early 18th centuries.


News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society Jul 1971

News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.


Alexander Scammell Wadsworth 1790-1851, Maine Historical Society Jul 1971

Alexander Scammell Wadsworth 1790-1851, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

This article contains a photograph and narrative about a bust of Alexander Scammell Wadsworth which was recently donated to the Society by George Wadsworth Wells.


Beyond The Frontier: An Environmental Approach To The Early History Of Northern New England, Charles E. Clark Jul 1971

Beyond The Frontier: An Environmental Approach To The Early History Of Northern New England, Charles E. Clark

Maine History

The article is a reprint of a speech given by Charles E. Clark.


News Of Other Societies And Institutions, Maine Historical Society Jul 1971

News Of Other Societies And Institutions, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article contains news of: Maine State Library, Museum and Archives; Maine Maritime Records at Mystic Seaport; Maine Business Records in the Merrimack Valley Textile Museum.


Book Reviews, Roger C. Storms, Elizabeth Ring Jul 1971

Book Reviews, Roger C. Storms, Elizabeth Ring

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: History of Clinton, Maine by Carleton Fisher; The Wild River Wilderness by D.B. Wight


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Jul 1971

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine History.


Letter To The Editor, Edward O. Schriver May 1971

Letter To The Editor, Edward O. Schriver

Maine History

A Letter to the Editor regarding Go Free published in the February, 1971 issue.


Annual Meeting And The Society, Maine Historical Society May 1971

Annual Meeting And The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.


Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880, Richard A. Savage May 1971

Bar Harbor: The Hotel Era, 1868-1880, Richard A. Savage

Maine History

This article is a review of the "hotel era" on Mount Desert Island, centered in Bar Harbor in the period 1868-1880.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society May 1971

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine history.


Book Reviews, Elizabeth Ring, Roger C. Taylor May 1971

Book Reviews, Elizabeth Ring, Roger C. Taylor

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: A History of Livermore by Reginald H. Sturtevant; Wake of the Coasters by John F. Leavitt


The Tsunami, Jim Cook Mar 1971

The Tsunami, Jim Cook

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Editorial Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus on the People's Coalition group discussions regarding the end of the University's Martin Luther King Scholarship and racism.


Telegram From Senator Edmund S Muskie To Umaine President Winthrop C. Libby, Edmund S. Muskie Feb 1971

Telegram From Senator Edmund S Muskie To Umaine President Winthrop C. Libby, Edmund S. Muskie

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Telegram from U.S. Senator Edmund S Muskie to UMaine President Winthrop C. Libby, sent February 11, 1971, with the contents from a telegram from Afro-American Society of Bowdoin College to Senator Edmund S Muskie. The telegram discusses the lack of recruitment of Black students and faculty amongst the University of Maine and the defunding of the Martin Luther King Scholarship.


Telegram From Senator Edmund S Muskie To Umaine President Winthrop C. Libby, Edmund S. Muskie Feb 1971

Telegram From Senator Edmund S Muskie To Umaine President Winthrop C. Libby, Edmund S. Muskie

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Telegram from U.S. Senator Edmund S Muskie to UMaine President Winthrop C. Libby, sent February 11, 1971, with the contents from a telegram from Afro-American Society of Bowdoin College to Senator Edmund S Muskie. The telegram discusses the lack of recruitment of Black students and faculty amongst the University of Maine and the defunding of the Martin Luther King Scholarship.


Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society Feb 1971

Writings In Maine History, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article is a listing of selected books regarding Maine history.


Notice To All Members, Maine Historical Society Feb 1971

Notice To All Members, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

This is an request for nominations for members of the Standing Committee of the Maine Historical Society.


Book Reviews, Allan R. Whitmore, Roger B. Ray Feb 1971

Book Reviews, Allan R. Whitmore, Roger B. Ray

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Go Free: The Antislavery Impulse in Maine, 1833-1855 by Edward O. Schriver; Prehistoric Peoples of Maine, A Maine State Museum Teacher's Resource Unit edited by William H. Soule


Letters From Martin Luther King Student Union To Chancellor Donald R. Mcneil, Donald R. Mcneil Feb 1971

Letters From Martin Luther King Student Union To Chancellor Donald R. Mcneil, Donald R. Mcneil

University of Maine Racial Justice Collection

Letters regarding members of the Martin Luther King Union at UMaine, feel a lack of support in the state of Maine. They proposed a "Black in Maine, Getting Together" meeting to bring the statewide Black community together.


Letters From Martin Luther King Student Union To Chancellor Donald R. Mcneil, Donald R. Mcneil Feb 1971

Letters From Martin Luther King Student Union To Chancellor Donald R. Mcneil, Donald R. Mcneil

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Letters regarding members of the Martin Luther King Union at UMaine, feel a lack of support in the state of Maine. They proposed a "Black in Maine, Getting Together" meeting to bring the statewide Black community together.


News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society Feb 1971

News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and announcement of the Maine Historical Society.


Settling The District Called Frankfort, Gordon E. Kershaw Feb 1971

Settling The District Called Frankfort, Gordon E. Kershaw

Maine History

The article is a narrative of the establishment of the district of Frankfort by the Kennebec Purchase Company in the eighteenth century.


New English Canaan, Thomas Morton Jan 1971

New English Canaan, Thomas Morton

Maine History Documents

In 1883 the Prince Society published in very limited quantity The New English Canaan edited by Charles Francis Adams. Since then there has been no new edition of this informative and entertaining work. Adams held faithfully to the original in spelling, punctuation, and even in the use of the early in the text. His footnotes are learned, copious, and occasionally a bit irrelevant, but a number of mystifying expressions are not explained. It may simply be the short supply and relatively poor readability that have caused modern scholars to deny Morton’s work the attention that it deserves. In this edition …


The Stamp Act Crisis In Maine: The Case Of Scarborough, James S. Leamon Jan 1971

The Stamp Act Crisis In Maine: The Case Of Scarborough, James S. Leamon

Maine History

This article discusses the impact of the Stamp Act riots on the small town of Scarborough and it's impact on the lives of the citizens of the town.


Great Northern Newsletter For Management Employees, 1971, Great Northern Paper Company Jan 1971

Great Northern Newsletter For Management Employees, 1971, Great Northern Paper Company

Great Northern Paper Company Records

A newsletter for management employees of Great Northern Paper Company. This file includes issues for the calendar year 1971 (Volume 10, No. 1 through Volume 10, No. 10.)


News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society Jan 1971

News Of The Society, Maine Historical Society

Maine History

The article covers recent activities, events and concerns of the Maine Historical Society.


Book Reviews, Thomas L. Gaffney, Elizabeth Ring Jan 1971

Book Reviews, Thomas L. Gaffney, Elizabeth Ring

Maine History

Reviews of the following books: Fruits of Propaganda in the Tyler Administration by Frederick Merk with collaboration of Lois Bannister Merk; One Crow, Two Crow by Virginia Chase; Tidewater Ice of the Kennebec River by Jennie G. Everson; Quarry and Kiln: the Story of Maine's Lime Industry by Roger L. Grindle