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Office Of Student Activities & Organizations (University Of Maine) Records, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The records mainly contain textual information created and curated by the University of Maine's Office of Student Activities & Organizations. The record group includes copies of Dean of Students meeting minutes, various memorandums, policies, procedures, by-laws, and regulations related to student organizations, parietals, dormitories, open houses, records, and behavior, copy of University of Maine Judicial Code, miscellaneous information regarding social affairs including contracts and financial statements, and miscellaneous information regarding fraternities and sororities and the University of Maine's Student Senate.

Department Of Anthropology (University Of Maine) Records, 1962-2006, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Records in this collection are mainly textual information and photographic material created by Professor Alaric Faulkner and his survey teams. The record group also includes cartographic material, cassette tapes, and some computer discs and audio visual material.

The record series Administrative Records includes material related to the administration of the University of Maine's Department of Anthropology, includes a proposal for a graduate study in historical archaeology, details of Faulkner's appointment as Historical Archaeologist at the University of Maine in 1978, and a report by Faulkner on his activities from 1984-1985.

Alaric Faulkner was born January 12, 1945, in Peterborough, N.H. …

College Of Education (University Of Maine) Records, 1906-1989, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The University of Maine School of Education was established in 1930 and provided professional aspects of instruction, guidance, and leadership for students who planned a career in education. In 1958, College status was granted by the University of Maine Board of Trustees. Since that time the College has gone through a number of reorganizations and in 1997 was renamed the College of Education and Human Development.

The records mainly contain textual information created and curated by the University of Maine College of Educations, but there are also photographs from the Team Teaching and Comprehensive Career Education projects and photographs and …

Office Of Student Affairs (University Of Maine) Records, 1967-1985, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Office of Student Affairs provided a number of services and programs to contribute to the growth and development of students. The Office had responsibility for housing, religious affairs, health, testing and research, the Onward Program, student aid, new student orientation, admissions, counseling, career support, support for commuter students, various recreational and social activities, educational support, host family support, seminar and lectures, and student behavior.

The records contain textual information created by the University of Maine Office of Student Affairs. The record group does not include administrative material related to the management of the office, but instead outward facing publicity …

Entre Nosotros (University Of Maine) Records, 1939-1976, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Copies of Entre Nosotros, a publication of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society (La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica).

University Of Maine At Fort Kent (University Of Maine) Records, 1969-1983, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The University of Maine at Fort Kent was founded on February 21, 1878 as the Madawaska Training School under the supervision of Vetal Cyr. In 1955 the name was changed to Fort Kent Normal School. The name would change three more times, beginning in 1961 to become Fort Kent State Teachers College and then Fort Kent State College. The institution changed its name to the University of Maine at Fort Kent in 1970 and is part of the University of Maine System.

The records contain textual information created by the University of Maine at Fort Kent, including: copies of an …

University Of Maine At Augusta (University Of Maine) Records, 1966-1988, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The 102nd Maine Legislature in 1965 established the University of Maine at Augusta (UMA) as a community-based institution offering associate degrees under the auspices of the University of Maine at Orono. UMA offered courses in the arts, general studies, liberal studies, administration, data processing, criminal justice, and nursing. In 1971, soon after moving to its present location in Augusta, UMA became an autonomous institution, the seventh campus of the University of Maine System.

Records contain mostly textual information created by the University of Maine at Augusta including copies of University publications.

University Of Maine At Machias (University Of Maine) Records, 1972-1993, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The University of Maine at Machias, located in Washington County, was established as the Washington State Normal School by the 1909 Maine Legislature and opened in September 1910. In 1968, the College became part of the University of Maine System and in 1970 its name was changed to the University of Maine at Machias

Records contain textual information created by the University of Maine at Machias including commencement programs, miscellaneous brochures, various course catalogs, newspaper clippings regarding the University, and a pilot plan for development on the campus.

University Of Maine At The Brunswick Campus (University Of Maine) Records, 1945-1952, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The University of Maine at Brunswick Campus was located at the Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine. The Campus was established as an annex to accommodate an increasing number of University of Maine students who the Orono campus struggled to support. In 1946, the Class of 1950 became the first class to use the Campus, with all the students war veterans. In 1949, the Campus closed.

Records contain textual information created by the University of Maine regarding its Brunswick Campus, includes copies of student handbooks, clippings regarding the Campus, program from transfer of the colors, brochures, calendars, and schedules.

University Of Maine At Farmington (University Of Maine) Records, 1940-1986, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The University of Maine at Farmington was established in 1864 as the State Normal School making it Maine's first public institution of higher education. In 1968, the Farmington State College became part of University of Maine System and in 1971 was renamed the University of Maine at Farmington.

Records contain textual information created by the University of Maine at Farmington, including: course catalogs, copy of pilot plan for continuing development, and copies of The Maine Geographer.

Sheppard (Edmund M.) Records, 1965-1997, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Edmund MacMillan "Ned" Sheppard was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1933. He earned his B.S.E.E. in 1956 at the University of Miami, S.M.E.E. in 1958 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Ph.D. in 1962 at Purdue University. He taught at M.I.T. and Purdue before becoming a professor at the University of Maine teaching electrical engineering in 1962. While at the UMaine Sheppard served as the faculty representative to the University of Maine Board of Trustees. Sheppard retired from UMaine in 1997 and died in 2016 at the age of 82.

This collection includes textual information created and …

Office Of Innovation & Communications & Instructional Technology (University Of Maine) Records, 1985-1991, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Office of Innovations was created in 1987 by University of Maine President Dale W. Lick with Owen Gaede serving as its director. The Office later merged with the Instructional Systems Center becoming the Office of Innovation & Communications & Instructional Technology. The Office had a broad charge to assist in the planning and introduction of new technologies both on campus and throughout the state including those that would support instruction and presentations. Most of its initial activity was spent on implementing the NovaNET System in the state. NovaNET was a development of the University of Illinois and was used …

Phi Beta Kappa. Delta Of Maine (University Of Maine) Records, 1922-1981, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Delta of Maine chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a national scholastic honor society, received its charter at the University of Maine in Orono in 1922. The purpose of the honorary society is to recognize and encourage scholarship, friendship, and cultural interests.

The records contain textual information created and curated by the University of Maine chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a national scholastic honor society. Included are correspondence, minutes of meetings, histories of the chapter, membership lists, candidate lists, clippings, publications, constitution and bylaws.

College Of Life Sciences And Agriculture (University Of Maine) Records, 1914-1985, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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In 1964, during the tenure of University of Maine President Lloyd Hartman Elliot the existing College of Agriculture was renamed the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture to reflect the developing program and staff orientation within the College. The objectives of the College were to provide high quality educational opportunities in the agricultural and life sciences and to contribute generally to the economic, social and cultural development of the state by means of basic applied research and various extension educational techniques to help groups and individuals better understand the need and action necessary for properly managing and developing Maine's resources: …

American Association Of University Women Records, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Correspondence, reports, minutes, membership lists, programs, history and other records of Orono Chapter of the American Association of University Women. Some statewide records are also found in the collection.

Title I Higher Education Act (University Of Maine) Records, 1965-1980, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Title I of the Higher Education Act was enacted in 1965 in an effort to provide more resources to post-secondary institutions across the country. Financial Resources were to be allocated to post-secondary institutions to use for research, scholarships, faculty development, and more. This record group details a number of the projects at Maine academic institutions that were funded under Title I.

Commission On Graduate Education (University Of Maine) Records, 1968-1988, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Commission on Graduate on Education was an initiative of the University of Maine's Office of the President to identify means of strengthening graduate education on campus and to document their findings in a report. The Commission included faculty and administrators from across the University. The Commission carried out a 1988 survey of University of Maine graduate students and faculty on selected issued related to graduate education at the University.

The records contain textual information including reports concerning women at the University of Maine; information about national trends in graduate education and employment; and responses from faculty and student surveys.

Department Of Animal And Veterinary Sciences (University Of Maine) Records, 1921-1978, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The records mainly contain textual information created and curated by the University of Maine Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences (also known as the Department of Bacteriology and Veterinary Sciences and Department of Bacteriology). The record series Disease Record Cards contains Pullorum disease records for various flocks of birds across Maine.

University Of Maine At Presque Isle (University Of Maine) Records, 1969-1989, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The University of Maine at Presque Isle was founded in 1903 as the Aroostook State Normal School. In 1952, the institution was renamed the Aroostook State Teacher's College and again in 1965 to become the Aroostook State College. The University became part of the University of Maine System in 1968 and was renamed again to the Aroostook State College of the University of Maine before in 1970 becoming the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

The records contain textual information created by the University of Maine at Presque Isle, including: various copies of various course and program brochures, student handbooks, …

University Of Southern Maine (University Of Maine) Records, 1957-1988, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The records mainly contain textual information created by the University of Southern Maine (formerly University of Maine at Portland-Gorham), but there are also cartographic material and photographs. Includes information regarding the Public Policy and Management Program, Center for Research and Advanced Study and Master of Business Administration Program, copies of the publications Currents, UMP Campus, The Stein, Forum, The Observer, Alumni News, and The Cat Mousam Journal, course announcements, calendars, program from Biomedical Science Symposium, various course and program brochures, student handbooks, schedules, strategic planning reports, press releases and clippings, programs from Centennial and …

College Of Arts And Sciences (University Of Maine) Records, 1907-1989, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The College of Arts and Sciences was dedicated to two major goals: to provide a quality education in the liberal arts, and to impart the specific knowledge and skills required for careers in one of its many representative disciplines. In 1988, as part of a University of Maine reorganization under the tenure of President Dale W. Lick the College of Arts and Science was divided into three colleges, the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the College of Sciences.

The records mostly contain copies of College of Arts and Sciences faculty meeting agendas, …

University College Of Bangor (University Of Maine) Records, 1970-1985, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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Records contain textual information created by the University College of Bangor, including: copies of student handbooks, commencement programs, brochures, course information, library catalogs, information regarding the College's Women's Center, and accreditation reports.

Abenaki Experimental College (University Of Maine) Records, 1971-1974, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

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The Abenaki Experimental College was an open educational center serving people in the Bangor, Orono, and Old Town Community. The College offered course on a range of traditional and non-traditional subjects such as folk dancing and basket making. The College was an approved University of Maine student organization and students and faculty as well as community members were involved in its establishment and administration. University of Maine student Roy Krantz was one of the key organizers in the College's establishment.