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Les Larmes Des Saint Pierre Script, Marie-Jeanne Laurendeau Nov 1924

Les Larmes Des Saint Pierre Script, Marie-Jeanne Laurendeau

Marie-Jeanne Laurendeau

November, 1924, Les Larmes des Saint Pierre [The Tears of Saint Peter] script with notation in French.


Vingt-Cinquième Anniversaire (1899-1924) Du Choeur St. Louis - Auburn, Maine (Programme-Souvenir), Paroisse St. Louis May 1924

Vingt-Cinquième Anniversaire (1899-1924) Du Choeur St. Louis - Auburn, Maine (Programme-Souvenir), Paroisse St. Louis

St Louis Parish, Auburn, Maine

Souvenir program for the 25th anniversary of the choir of the Catholic Parish of St. Louis in Auburn, Maine.


Cummings Guest House Register Pages 002 And 003, Usm African American Collection Jul 1923

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 002 And 003, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.


Cummings Guest House Register Pages 004 And 005, Usm African American Collection Jul 1923

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 004 And 005, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

No abstract provided.


Cummings Guest House Register (Full), Usm African American Collection Jun 1923

Cummings Guest House Register (Full), Usm African American Collection

Cummings Guest House Register

The Cummings family of Old Orchard Beach, Maine, ran a guest house from 1923 until 1993. Register in which guests signed themselves in or were signed in by staff at the Cummings Guest House, 110 Portland Ave., Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Includes signatures of family members who attended reunions after the Guest House ceased operation.

Date Range:

1923-1998

Size of Collection:

1 ft.

Provenance:

The Cummings Guest House Register belonged to the Cummings Guest House, in operation in Old Orchard Beach ME from 1923 into the 1990s. It was purchased by the University of Southern Maine’s Glickman Library, with some …


November 15, Usm Special Collections Nov 1916

November 15, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, dated to approximately 1916, Abbie writes to Mrs. Tibbets about several topics, including her teaching job, attending an exhibition, seeing the Emperor pass on the street, tea services, and describes in detail her accommodations. She says that she is very happy in Japan now that she is more used to the climate.


The New Map Of Africa: 1900-1916, Herbert Adams Gibbons Phd Nov 1916

The New Map Of Africa: 1900-1916, Herbert Adams Gibbons Phd

Osher Map Library Collection Books

Fill title:

The New Map of Africa (1900-1916): A History of European Colonial Expansion and Colonial Diplomacy


The Lewiston Of Today, 1913, City Of Lewiston Jan 1913

The Lewiston Of Today, 1913, City Of Lewiston

Lewiston, Maine

No abstract provided.


Eastern Maine Real Estate Company Meeting Minutes; May 25, 1911 - Dec 26, 1917, Eastern Maine Real Estate Company Jan 1911

Eastern Maine Real Estate Company Meeting Minutes; May 25, 1911 - Dec 26, 1917, Eastern Maine Real Estate Company

Eastern Real Estate Company Archives

Meeting minutes from the Eastern Maine Real Estate Company, covering May 25, 1911 through December 26, 1917.


July 23, 1907, Usm Special Collections Jul 1907

July 23, 1907, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

Cora writes to Mrs. Tibbets about her vacation trip from where she was staying in Tokyo to several different places around Japan. She writes of her stay in a Japanese style hotel. She also writes about the scenery around her, and about how long it takes her by rail to get to her travel destinations. She also writes of a traveling companion named George, and how she has invited Abbie to come and visit her and meet George.


April 11, 1907, Usm Special Collections Apr 1907

April 11, 1907, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, Cora writes to Mrs. Tibbets about life in Japan. She writes about the climate, and how she finds she cannot do as much due to the "enervating" nature of the climate there. She describes a "sword walking" ceremony, in which one climbs a ladder made of swords. She then writes of the beginnings of spring in Japan and how there is a fair coming to Japan, "the largest ever held in Japan."


Programme Souvenir Du Bazar De La Paroisse St.-Louis D'Auburn, Maine 1907, Paroisse St. Louis Apr 1907

Programme Souvenir Du Bazar De La Paroisse St.-Louis D'Auburn, Maine 1907, Paroisse St. Louis

St Louis Parish, Auburn, Maine

Souvenir program of the 1907 Bazaar of the Catholic Parish of St. Louis in Auburn, Maine.


January 18, 1907, Usm Special Collections Jan 1907

January 18, 1907, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, Abbie writes to Mrs. Tibbets about the "glorious" scenery where she is staying. She writes of the mountains, streams, tall oak trees, and blossoms as the season changes from winter to spring.


December 26, 1906, Usm Special Collections Dec 1906

December 26, 1906, Usm Special Collections

Batchelder-Haley Letters

In this letter, Cora writes to Mrs. Tibbets to thank her for the Christmas gifts. She describes the table that they set for a traditional western-style Christmas. They invited a Japanese couple, who were described by Cora to be very fascinated with the Christmas decor. She also tells Mrs. Tibetts about her coming vacation with George to Oshima, as there is a volcano there that they are intending to climb.


Programme Souvenir Du Bazar De La Paroisse St.-Louis D'Auburn Maine (1904), Paroisse St.-Louis Jan 1904

Programme Souvenir Du Bazar De La Paroisse St.-Louis D'Auburn Maine (1904), Paroisse St.-Louis

St Louis Parish, Auburn, Maine

Souvenir program of the 1904 Bazaar of the Catholic Parish of St. Louis in Auburn, Maine.


The Werner Introductory Geography, Horace S. Tarbell A.M., Ll.D. Jan 1896

The Werner Introductory Geography, Horace S. Tarbell A.M., Ll.D.

Osher Map Library Collection Books

1 book: 187 pages, illustrations, maps


Turner's Souvenir Of Lewiston's One Hundredth Anniversary, Augustus R. Turner Jan 1895

Turner's Souvenir Of Lewiston's One Hundredth Anniversary, Augustus R. Turner

Lewiston Centennial (1861-1961)

No abstract provided.


The Extermination Of The American Bison, William T. Hornaday Jan 1889

The Extermination Of The American Bison, William T. Hornaday

Osher Map Library Collection Books

pages 369-548, xxi leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps (1 col. folded) ; 24 cm

The Report of the United States National Museum, 1887

To view the maps from this book please go to the following url:

https://oshermaps.org/map/57868.0001


Harper's Introductory Geography With Maps And Illustrations, Harper & Brothers Jan 1889

Harper's Introductory Geography With Maps And Illustrations, Harper & Brothers

Osher Map Library Collection Books

1 book: 112 pages, illustrations, colored maps


1786-1886 Centennial Celebration - An Account Of The Municipal Celebration Of The One Hundredth Anniversary Of The Incorporation Of The Town Of Portland , July 4th, 5th And 6th, 1886, John T. Hull Jan 1886

1786-1886 Centennial Celebration - An Account Of The Municipal Celebration Of The One Hundredth Anniversary Of The Incorporation Of The Town Of Portland , July 4th, 5th And 6th, 1886, John T. Hull

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Title Page: "1786-1886 Centennial Celebration - An Account of the Municipal Celebration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Portland , July 4th, 5th and 6th, 1886".

"Edited by John T. Hull under the direction of the Publication Committee of the City Council."

Blue fabric hard cover debossed in gold with "Centennial Celebration 1786 - 1886. Portland, Me." and with black ornamental trim.

379 pages, illustrations


Maury's Manual Of Geography: Complete Treatise On Mathematical, Physical, And Political Geography, M. F. Maury Ll.D. Jan 1886

Maury's Manual Of Geography: Complete Treatise On Mathematical, Physical, And Political Geography, M. F. Maury Ll.D.

Osher Map Library Collection Books

1 atlas: illustrated maps, some colored


Introductory Geography In Readings And Recitations, William Swinton Dec 1881

Introductory Geography In Readings And Recitations, William Swinton

Osher Map Library Collection Books

1 book: 116 pages, illustrations, maps


An Address Delivered In Saco, Oct.12, 1862 On The One Hundreth Anniversary Of The Organization Of The First Church In Saco, Me., Edward Strong Dwight Jan 1862

An Address Delivered In Saco, Oct.12, 1862 On The One Hundreth Anniversary Of The Organization Of The First Church In Saco, Me., Edward Strong Dwight

Maine Collection

An Address Delivered in Saco, Oct.12, 1862 on the One Hundreth Anniversary of the Organization of the First Church in Saco, Me.

by Edward Strong Dwight, 1820-1890

Saco (Maine): William Noyes, Printer, 1862.


Smith's New Geography : Containing Map Questions Interspersed With Such Facts As An Observing Tourist Would Notice, Which Are Followed By A Concise Text And Explanatory Notes : Based On A Combination Of The Analytical, Synthetical And Comparative Systems, Designed To Be Simple And Concise, But Not Dry, Philosophical, Yet Practical : For The Use Of Common Schools In The United States And Canada By Roswell C. Smith, Roswell Smith Dec 1860

Smith's New Geography : Containing Map Questions Interspersed With Such Facts As An Observing Tourist Would Notice, Which Are Followed By A Concise Text And Explanatory Notes : Based On A Combination Of The Analytical, Synthetical And Comparative Systems, Designed To Be Simple And Concise, But Not Dry, Philosophical, Yet Practical : For The Use Of Common Schools In The United States And Canada By Roswell C. Smith, Roswell Smith

Osher Map Library Collection Books

No abstract provided.


Cornell's First Steps In Geography, Sarah Sophia Cornell Dec 1857

Cornell's First Steps In Geography, Sarah Sophia Cornell

Osher Map Library Collection Books

No abstract provided.


Smith's Illustrated Astronomy Designed For The Use Of The Public Or Common Schools In The United States Illustrated With Numerous Original Diagrams By Asa Smith, Asa Smith Dec 1854

Smith's Illustrated Astronomy Designed For The Use Of The Public Or Common Schools In The United States Illustrated With Numerous Original Diagrams By Asa Smith, Asa Smith

Osher Map Library Collection Books

No abstract provided.


Last Leaves Of American History Comprising A Separate History Of California By Emma Willard., Emma Willard Dec 1852

Last Leaves Of American History Comprising A Separate History Of California By Emma Willard., Emma Willard

Osher Map Library Collection Books

Autographed copy by Emma Willard "To Miss A.M. Moore, affectionately presented by Emma Willard". Hartford, December 1, 1858. The book belonged to Ann Maria Moore whose son Ethelbert Allen gave it to his sister Ellen Maria on her birthday, December 4, 1912.


Mitchell's Primary Geography, S. Augustus Mitchell Dec 1845

Mitchell's Primary Geography, S. Augustus Mitchell

Osher Map Library Collection Books

Full title: Mitchell's Primary Geography: an easy introduction to the study of geography : designed for the instruction of children in schools and families : illustrated by one hundred and twenty engravings and fourteen maps

178 pages: illustrated, maps (some colored)


The New England Primer Improved, Unknown Dec 1843

The New England Primer Improved, Unknown

Albert A. Howard Book History Collection

Full title: The New England primer improved, for the more easy attaining the true reading of English. To which is added the Assembly of Divines, and Mr. Cotton's catechism. Boston, Printed by E. Draper and sold by J. Boyle, 1777

Find this item in the library catalog.


The Child's Book Of Geography, S. R. Hall Dec 1839

The Child's Book Of Geography, S. R. Hall

Osher Map Library Collection Books

112 pages: illustrated, maps