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Androscoggin Valley Dairy Herd Improvement Association Reports, 1943-1949, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Androscoggin Valley Herd Improvement Association, based in Lewiston, Maine was started about 1929. Monthly and annual reports, 1943-1949, of the Androscoggin Valley Herd Improvement Association based in Lewiston, Maine. Includes milk production and milk fat reports, as well as the popular column, "Twitterings by the Cowbird" by tester J. Wilmer Heisey, which contained news about member farms and commentary on dairy topics.

Maine Stein Song Collection, 1927-1990, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains copies of scores of the Maine Stein Song, correspondence of university presidents and the alumni association, and articles and clippings about the song and its history. The correspondence includes letters written in 1930 from various temperance organizations voicing objections to the song's associations with drinking as well as two letters written by Rudy Vallée, one of which gives a history of the song and Vallée's involvement with it.

Blaisdell Family Papers, 1863-1956, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Personal papers of various members of the Blaisdell family, especially of Frank W. Blaisdell. Includes legal documents, receipts and correspondence of his business dealings and activities as executor of various estates. Also includes five daily diaries between 1879-1889 and records reflecting his involvement with the Baptist church in South Waterboro, Maine, and with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge in Waterboro.

Woodsum Family Papers, 1824-1890, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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William Woodsum was born in 1792 in Saco, Maine, the son of John and Sarah Woodsum. In 1814 he married Rosannah Woodman and they settled in Sumner, Maine, later moving to Peru, Maine. Woodsum was ordained in 1823 as a Free Will Baptist, preaching in about 20 Maine towns. He also served in the Maine legislature in 1833 and was a selectman in Peru in 1834 and 1836.

Roberts, Mervin Papers, 1984-2002, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains maps, plans, photographs and other materials gathered by Marc Johnson to document logging, lumbering and land use in Maine, especially in areas near the Kennebec River and Moosehead Lake.

The first part of the collection contains a few general files belonging to Mr. Johnson as well as a few records from Hollingsworth & Whitney Company and Scott Paper Company. These are followed by the maps, plans and photographs that make up the bulk of the collection. Most of the maps are blue line print copies of originals with a few original maps also included.

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Grenfell, Clarine Coffin Papers, 1927-2001, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Collection contains personal papers of Clarine Coffin Grenfell. It includes correspondence, 1927-1997, the early part of which consists of love letters to and from suitors and from her future husband, Rev. Jack Grenfell. It also includes a scrapbook and other memorabilia from her time as a student at the University of Maine; family photographs, 1928-1990s; teacher's contracts and other work documents; memorabilia; and information about Grenfell's honorary degree from the University of Maine.

Colwell Family Papers, 1817-2012, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Miriam Colwell was born in Prospect Harbor, Maine. She attended the University of Maine at Orono for a year, then moved to New York City. She returned to Prospect Harbor to become the town's postmaster at the age of 23. She published three popular novels set in Maine: Wind Off the Water (1945), Day of the Trumpet (1947), and Young (1955). Contentment Cove, written in the 1950s, was published in 2006.

Chenoweth Hall was born and raised in New Albany, Indiana. She left to attend the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin where she received her degree in musicology. …

Sansom (Lee H.) Collection On Stephen King, 1984-2002, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains articles about Stephen King and his work collected by Lee H. Sansom. The collection also contains a letter King wrote to Sansom on January 12, 1984, regarding the publication of King's The Dark Tower.

Siebert, (Frank T.) Penobscot And Algonquian Related Notes, 1934-1964, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Collection contains photocopies of notebooks compiled by Frank T. Siebert in his study of the language of the Penobscot Indians in Maine.

Lion Locomotive Collection, 1937-1995, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Contains correspondence about the locomotive, its history and its transfer from place to place. Many letters are to and from W.J. Sweetser, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Maine, and H.D. Watson, head of the mechanical engineering department. Other letters are from Louis Ibbotson, librarian at the university, John R. Lyman, chair of the mechanical engineering department in the 1970s, and university presidents Arthur Hauck and Howard Neville. The collection also contains information about the history of the locomotive, newspaper and journal articles, and photographs.

Hartgen, (Vincent A.) Papers, 1922-2000, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains the personal papers of Vincent A. Hartgen, including correspondence and subject files about exhibits, art shows, galleries, etc. It also includes photographs of Hartgen, his art shows and other exhibits, and his paintings and drawings.

Wilkinson, (J. Norman) Papers, 1938-1996, Bulk 1970-1976, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The record group includes playbooks used by Wilkinson from 1971 to 1996 in producing various plays for Maine Masque, the student theater company at the University of Maine. Each file typically contains scripts, photographs, notes on the production, newspaper clippings and reviews, press releases, etc. Also included is information about the activities of Maine Masque from 1970 to 1996 including newspaper clippings, photographs of performances, playbills, press releases, etc. Several theater-related theses are also included.

Mackenzie (Maude) Papers, 1888-2001, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains the personal papers of Maude Yeaton MacKenzie and includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks and memorabilia. The materials contain information about her family; the town of Farmington, Maine; and her activities in the many clubs of which she was a member.

Epsilon Sigma Phi Chi Records, 1928-1999, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Contains records of the Chi Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi at the University of Maine. The record group includes constitution and bylaws, handbooks, membership information, secretary's notebooks, 1974-1977, and files of officers in the 1970s and 1980s. Also includes Book of Annals, an unpublished history of the Chi Chapter, with biographical information and photographs of charter members, especially Arthur L. Deering, as well as of elected members from 1930 through the 1950s.

Church Of Universal Fellowship (Orono, Me) Records, 1843-1997, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Financial records, annual reports, and membership and historical information of the Church of Universal Fellowship, Orono, Maine, and its predecessors including the First Universalist Society, St. John's Universalist Church and the Fellowship Church. Records of the First Universalist Meeting House Corporation, the Orono Universalist Parsonage Association and the Women's Alliance of the church are also represented in the collection.

Kellogg, (Juliet Spangler) Theater Programs Collection, 1950-1969, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Playbills, concert programs and programs for arts events in the Bangor, Maine, area as well as at the University of Maine collected by Juliet Spangler Kellogg. Most notable are those for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra and the Lakewood Theater in Skowhegan, Maine.

Portland Central Labor Union Records, 1906-1940, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Collection contains administrative records of the Portland Central Labor Union. Included are minutes of meetings, 1914-1919, 1924-1925; correspondence, 1915-1938 with gaps; financial and membership information. Correspondence includes incoming letters to the union's secretary, many from the American Federation of Labor and the Maine State Federation of Labor as well as from unions affiliated with the Portland organization. Also contains copies of the secretary's outgoing correspondence.

Silver (Arthur E.) Class Photographs, 1899-1905, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Photographs of students from the University of Maine Class of 1902. A few photographs from the Classes of 1899, 1900, 1901, 1904 and 1905 are also included. Photographs were used in the Prism, the University's yearbook, and were taken by various photographers in Bangor, Maine, including Fred C. Chalmers, J.F. Gerrity & Co., John T. Heath, George Lansil, and Ramsdell & Halloran.

Lanman (Charles), 1828-1869, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Correspondence, printed questionnaires, photographs, etc. providing biographical information about politicians from Maine for inclusion in Lanman's Dictionary of the United States Congress. Lanman appears to have sent out a circular in 1858 asking for basic biographical information to which members of Congress or their friends or relatives replied. His Dictionary was published in various editions between 1859 and 1869.

York Family Papers, 1866-1923, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains a daily list of farm chores written in 1866-1867 by an unknown compiler as well as Samuel York's diaries from 1891-1923, outlining his daily activities on his farm. Poultry records for 1907 and 1912-1913 are also found in the collection. Also included are letters dated 1883-1895 to Frank P. York , then living in Manchester, New Hampshire. The letters are primarily from his mother, Augusta York, and his sisters, Mary and Hattie, and discuss family matters. An audiotape made by the donor, Ellen M. Watson Greer, daughter of Hattie York Watson, is included in the collection and …

Barrows Family Papers, 1808-1940, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Correspondence and other documents of several generations of the Barrows family of Fryeburg, Maine. Featured most prominently in the collection are letters, receipts, and essays of John Stuart Barrows from 1816 to 1848 and letters of George B. Barrows, 1833-1898. Also includes material of Jesse Barrows, 1808-1811, about his attendance at Hebron Academy and his qualifications to teach school; a letter from Dr. Reuel Barrows, a physician in Fryeburg, about the death of George Barrows in 1819; letters and essays of Anna Ayer Bradley; and letters written by and to Georgianna Barrows, 1850-1912. Also includes letters, 1929 and 1934, to …

Shipman (William D.) Papers, 1963-1978, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This small collection contains William Shipman's files from his participation on various committees and studies for hydroelectric power projects in Maine.

The files are arranged alphabetically by subject using headings assigned by Professor Shipman. The material from his work as a member of the Citizens' Dickey-Lincoln Project Impact Review Committee consists of records of committee meetings, correspondence, and reports which reflect the work of the committee. Some of the correspondence also reflects Professor Shipman's ambivalence toward this work and the feeling of futility caused by a lack of information about various alternatives to the Dickey-Lincoln project.

Shipman's files on his …

Bucknam (Daniel) Papers, 1764-1839, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains two daybooks maintained between 1764 and 1839 by Daniel Bucknam and his sons, Shepherd and Calvin Bucknam, of Minot, Maine. The books contain itemized accounts of goods and services sold by the Bucknams and reflect the use of trade and barter in their lives.

The first volume was used mostly by Daniel Bucknam, although the inclusion of later dates probably indicates that it was used by Daniel's sons as well. The second volume has the name Calvin Bucknam written on the inside cover and contains some biographical information about Calvin and his family.

Both books record the …

Central Maine Power Company Collection, 1883-1965, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The records of 40 small electric power companies later acquired by Central Maine Power Company make up this collection.

Each company forms its own record group within the collection, and companies are listed in the order in which they were acquired by CMP. Records of only a few companies date after their acquisition by Central Maine Power. The earliest acquisition, of the Sebasticook Water Power Company, took place in 1911, the latest, of the Casco Bay Light and Power Company, took place in 1965.

Most companies have only a few volumes of records, reflecting their short existence before being acquired …

Churchill (Edwin A.) Papers, 1987-2000, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains materials gathered by Edwin Churchill in his work as an expert witness for the state of Maine in three court cases. It is arranged chronologically by case. The arrangement and folder headings are those used by Mr. Churchill.

The papers prepared for the Moody Beach case include briefs and the court decision, notes, an index to exhibits entered by the state of Maine, and Churchill's proposed testimony at the trial.

The papers generated for the Wells Beach case are the largest section of the collection. They are arranged in the following order: administrative, notes, articles, and documents. …

Wood (Frederick A.) Papers, 1872-1885, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection consists primarily of business correspondence, 1878-1881, to Frederick Wood. Most of the correspondence is from J.A. Hurd and concerns their lumbering operations, orders, shipping, etc. The remainder of the collection contains receipts, 1872-1881, to Wood for various goods received.

Vigue (Raymond F.) Lumber Transport Notebooks, 1927-1997, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This collection includes photocopied notebooks of the various aspects of Mr. Vigue's jobs. Mr. Vigue has recorded every aspect in minute detail. The notebooks mostly concern transport in logging operations. Some marksmanship records are also in the collection.

Webber Family Papers, 1895-1976, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains ledgers and maps of the timberland business owned by several generations of the Webber family. The ledgers include primarily correspondence and financial information. The maps provide information about the family's land holdings in northern Maine.

The ledgers are arranged by the company function they represent: executive, financial and production. The collection begins with copies of outgoing correspondence, 1955-1960, from G. Peirce Webber; much of it concerns acknowledgments of rent received for campsites on Webber land. Copies of deeds, permits, etc., follow, along with a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, 1903-1907, concerning land and lumbering.

The journals, 1928-1965, which …

Vickery (James B.) Civil War Records, 1861-1865, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This collection contains official records from the 6th Maine Volunteer Infantry (Company E) and the 2nd Maine Volunteer Cavalry. Collection includes muster rolls, orders, quartermaster returns and casualty reports.

Wiggins (James Russell) Papers, 1908-1994, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Papers of the Executive Editor and Vice President of the Washington Post. Most of the collection is related to the Washington Post with some personal papers. Other papers include Wiggins' appointment as ambassador to the United Nations, 1968-69, and files relating to his work at the Ellsworth American newspaper.