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Pax Yearbook 2016, Subiaco Abbey And Academy

The Pax, 1927; 1946-2020

Yearbook of Subiaco Abbey and Academy for the 2015-2016 school year.

The Abbey Message, 2016 Winter

The Abbey Message, 1940-2021

The Abbey Message publication, produced by Subiaco Abbey, dated Winter 2016.

Abdurraqib, Samaa, Iris Sangiovanni, Samar Ahmed

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Samaa Abdurraqib is a Black, queer, Muslim woman living in Portland, Maine. Abdurraqib was raised in Columbus, Ohio. She attend the University of Ohio, and later the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she received a PhD in English Literature. After graduating she worked as a visiting professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Next she went on to work the American Civil Liberties Union in Maine as a reproductive rights organizer. She now works for the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. Her advocacy and organizing work has included places such as Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine, …

Parsons, Betsy, Shanisa Rodriguez, Madison Leblanc

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Betsy Parsons grew up in a Midwestern town in the 1960s and 1970’s in a middle class educated family active in the local community. Her father and mother were both teachers. Her mother and father met in Orono, Maine in English class before migrating to the Midwest. Parsons describes developing a love a teaching from her parents; she knew from a young age that she wanted to become a teacher herself and began teaching at Portland High School in 1977. She describes herself as a ‘late bloomer’ in terms of her sexuality; she didn’t come out to herself until her …

Antonik, Thomas, Ethan Masselli, Kailyn Braley

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Thomas Antonik is a gay man from Maine. Thomas moved to New York City in 1979 to attend the School of Visual Arts. He was diagnosed with HIV in the early days of the epidemic and one year later was diagnosed with AIDS. He was a part of the People with AIDS Coalition. In 1989, Antonik moved back to Maine and worked part time while also attending to his health. Antonik is an artist who works in painting and photography. He is also a practicing Quaker.

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Please cite as: Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection, …

The Abbey Message, 2016 Fall

The Abbey Message, 1940-2021

The Abbey Message publication, produced by Subiaco Abbey, dated Fall 2016.

Madina, Madina, Tsos

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Madina is from Afghanistan where she had a good life as a hairdresser. She loved her business and was very well off. She faced a great deal of opposition and persecution since she was a woman who owned a business. She faced violence and threats often. Eventually they were forced to sell their possessions and flee with the help of traffickers and had a dangerous and painful journey. Multiple times they were turned away at borders in Greece, Turkey, and Iran. Madina now lives in Oinofyta refugee camp with her husband and 6 children. Her husband has a disability due …

Sangar & Nasira, Sangar, Nasira, Tsos

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Sangar and his family are from Iran but are originally Turkish. In Iran they faced a psychological war and many problems that stemmed from discrimination. He points out how many are oppressed or discriminated against, but he and his family were singled out for their ethnicity. There was no hope for a bright future, and they decided to flee the country for the benefit of their children.

They fled to Greece through Turkey and had many issues with human traffickers, robbery, a treacherous journey across the sea, and problems in Moria refugee camp where his wife couldn’t get the care …

Bahar And Zarrin, Bahar, Zarrin, Tsos

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Bahar and Zarrin are friends living in Oinofyta Refugee Camp. They are both from Afghanistan but fled very different circumstances. Bahar lived in Iran with her husband until he passed, and she was rejected by her family. As a single woman she faced a life with little rights. Despite major health complications she fled to Greece in a boat. She now lives in the camp, struggling with repeated hospitalizations.

Zarrin left a life of comfort and privilege in Afghanistan and misses home greatly. Her husband was a wealthy businessman and Zarrin taught school. Thinking back on what they lost causes …

Kamaria Bakes, Kamaria, Twila Bird, Lindsay Silsby, Yasmine Kataw, Tsos

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Amina is from Aleppo, where she was a math teacher. She is married with four boys. Her family fled to Turkey from Syria after losing their home in the war. Amina and her youngest son then sailed on an inflatable boat to Greece. Using cars, buses, and trains, they traveled from Greece to Macedonia, then on through Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria before finally arriving in Germany. They stayed for two months in Camp Hamburg before being transferred for a short time to Lemberg. Lemberg was followed by another camp for three and a half months and then to Eisenberg …

Hamed, Hamed, Tsos

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Hamed and his family are from Afghanistan where he worked as a diplomat and interpreter for the U.S. Army after having studied international relations and diplomacy. As the situation with the Taliban worsened it became too dangerous for Hamed and his family to stay in Afghanistan. They began the difficult journey with the help of smugglers, first to Iran, then Turkey, and then to Greece in a dangerous, overfilled boat.

Hamed explains the despair and frustration faced by many refugees. They feel as though very little is actually done for refugees once they’re admitted, and explains they need more assistance. …

Bahram & Camila, Bahram, Camila, Tsos

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Bahram tells the story of the Afghanistan's 1992 government collapse and subsequent civil wars that destroyed the city of Kabul. "There was war in every alley, every house, every area and every village. 60,000 people were killed." Their family emigrated to Pakistan and after living there for some time, some relatives of a friend from their village travelled to Pakistan and required lodging so they stayed with Bahram's family. In some developing and under-developed countries, the custom of arranged marriage to child and infant daughters is practiced. These house guests demanded their one-year-old daughter be given in marriage to a …

The Abbey Message, 2016 Summer

The Abbey Message, 1940-2021

The Abbey Message publication, produced by Subiaco Abbey, dated Summer 2016.

Slave Narratives Oral History Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This unit explores the value and shortcomings of using oral histories for historic record by examining ex-slave narratives relating to Arkansas.

This lesson plan was produced for 6^th grade, 7^th grade, and 8^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

Desegregation In Arkansas Lesson Plan

Lesson plans

This lesson explores desegregation in Arkansas through the use of primary and secondary sources. Students will read newspaper articles, manuscripts, and pamphlet excerpts to understand the story of desegregation in Arkansas. A list of various activities related to original primary and secondary resources allows teachers the flexibility to choose parts of this lesson plan to use and adapt as needed.

This lesson plan was produced for 9^th grade, 10^th grade, 11^th grade, and 12^th grade students, but may be altered by teachers to fit other grade levels.

The Abbey Message, 2016 Spring

The Abbey Message, 1940-2021

The Abbey Message publication, produced by Subiaco Abbey, dated Spring 2016.

Mcneary (Matthew) Papers, 1924-1951, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Papers reflecting Matthew McNeary's teaching career and committee service while a professor at the University of Maine. Included is correspondence, 1946-1951; registration information and course outlines, 1949-1951; and samples of exams and drawings. Also included is correspondence, meeting minutes, etc. from McNeary's work on various university committees.

Eastern Maine General Hospital School Of Nursing Collection, 1892-, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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This collection reflects the history of the School of Nursing at Eastern Maine General Hospital/ Eastern Maine Medical Center from its beginning. Included are photographs, yearbooks, scrapbooks, correspondence, artifacts, etc. concerning the School of Nursing and its alumni. Rules, curricula, administrative papers, and student progress reports are also included.

Board Of Trustees (University Of Maine System), 1862 - 2000, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine, Matthew Revitt

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The University of Maine was founded in 1865 as the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; in 1897 it became the University of Maine. The board of trustees for the State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts met for the first time in Augusta on April 25, 1865. The board contained 16 members representing the counties of the state.

The collection contains textual information particularly meeting agendas, minutes, reports, notes, and supporting material from various University of Maine Board of Trustee committees (both standing and ad-hoc committees), various biographical information related to individual University of Maine trustees, chairs, sectaries, …

Hamilton (Brooks W.) Papers, 1937-1992, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The papers of Brooks Hamilton, including personal information, correspondence, manuscripts, newspaper articles, course materials, information on public service activities, and materials relating to current legal issues in the field of journalism.

Before joining the University of Maine staff in 1952 Hamilton served as city editor of the Daily Kennebec Journal in Augusta, Maine. During World War II he served in the U.S. Coast Guard. He was instrumental in the drafting and passage of Maine's "Right to Know" law in 1959.

University Of Maine. Office Of The President, 1810-2015, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The collection contains textual material, particularly correspondence, memorandums, press releases, and reports from the Office of the University of Maine President.

Spectator Club Records (University Of Maine), 1911-2000, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Spectator Club collection contains copies of the club constitution, a history of its founding, group photographs of members taken on three different dates, a list of program topics, a few event programs, letters, bills, receipts, and minutes from meetings 1911-2000. Many of the letters offer thanks for support of various causes. Other letters thank the group for gifts and condolences following the death of one of the members. Minutes include detailed accounts of meetings along with lists of officers, members, attendance, speakers, entertainers, topics, dues, expenditures, and treasurer's reports.

Classified Employees Advisory Council (University Of Maine) Records, 1965-1981, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Classified Employees Advisory Council (CEAC) provides a representative voice for University of Maine classified employees to establish rapport and maintain communication among classified employees, the administration and the University community as a whole. The group was formed in 1971 as an ongoing body to act in an advisory capacity to the University of Maine president to make recommendations concerning new policies reflecting the caning nature of the working environment.

Cooperative Extension Service Records (University Of Maine), 1913-2006, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Cooperative Extension is part of the nationwide Cooperative Extension System, which works through the land-grant universities in each U.S. state. Maine’s land-grant university is in Orono at the University of Maine.

The records mainly contain textual information created by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, but there are also photographic, visual, and audio visual material. Some of the report record series also contain photographs of Cooperative Extension Service operations, events, and staff. The reports submitted during the First World War and Second World War years detail the effects the wars had on agriculture in Maine.

Canadian-American Center (University Of Maine) Records, 1935-1985, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Canadian-American Center coordinates an extensive program of undergraduate and graduate Canadian Studies education at the University of Maine. The Center supports a major research library on Canada; promotes cross-border research in the humanities; social sciences, natural sciences, and professions; and directs the outreach programs to state, regional, and national audiences.

The records contain mainly textual information created by the Canadian-American Center, but there are also photographic material. Materials include lecture and workshop records; research grant and fund raising records; historical and biographical records; and scholarship and exchange records.

Alumni Association Records (University Of Maine), 1872-1988, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Alumni Association is an independent, not-for-profit, organization dedicated to advancing the best interests of the University of Maine and its former, current, and future students by encouraging relationships and mobilizing resources in ways that enhance the value of a UMaine degree. The Association’s efforts focus on: providing information, programs, and events that serve our members’ personal and career interests; and; advocating for policies and assets that strengthen UMaine’s quality, reputation, and appeal.

Darling Marine Center (University Of Maine) Records, 1941-2009, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Ira C. Darling Center for Research Teaching and Service now commonly referred to as the Darling Marine Center or DMC is closely associated with the University of Maine's School of Marine Sciences (SMS).

The Sea Grant College Program Records contain items regarding the founding of the Sea Grant Program, copies of various publications, publication catalogs, and reports, reference material, project proposals, planning documents, and calendar of events.

Darling Marine Center & Department of Oceanography Records contain copies of various Center publications and catalog of publications, lists of summer programs, reference material, various items regarding the Bi-State Commission on Oceanography. …

Raymond H. Fogler Library Records (University Of Maine), Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The records mainly contain textual information on a range of subjects compiled primarily by the Director of Libraries ... and the administrative staff. The collection includes documents pertaining to administration and library operations, gifts, University relations, library automation, Cultural Affairs, and professional development.

Salman, Salman, Tsos

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Salman and his family are from Afghanistan, where he worked as a doctor. He worked for fifteen years for a mining institute, and before that he worked in various hospitals with Americans and Germans for another combined 15 years. The family ran into problems with the Taliban, who threatened violence if he didn’t close his drugstore. During that same time, his son witnessed a suicide bombing at his school. Their daughter was forced to abandon her education when the Taliban poisoned the water at her school. They fled in attempts to live a normal life again and escape the threats …

Faroosh And Elina, Faroosh, Elina, Tsos

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Faroosh was a cameraman for a private television program in Afghanistan working on a documentary about the Taliban. When he and his crew were discovered, the Taliban attacked them and he and his wife fled to Turkey, walking 12 hours to get there. Upon arrival the police arrested and harassed them. Turkey was not a safe place. After several suicide bombings in the area, they decided to move on to Greece, where they are in a refugee camp without any progress in their situation. They have no money to move forward and no ability to work and the economic situation …