Paul C. Ware Mountain Journal
Scope and Content Note
A handwritten daily journal of a fire spotter in Maine. It includes personal memoirs and official records during the summers Paul Ware was a watchman for fires. Included also are a map, a newspaper clipping about the phasing out of fire rangers, and photographs.
Dates
- 1956-1971
Creator
- Ware, Paul C., 1905- (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Paul C. Ware of W. Gardiner, Maine was a plumber for 33 years. In the summer of 1956 he took a job as a fire spotter for the Maine Forest Service at #5 Mountain in Franklin County in the Jackman area. In subsequent summers he was a fire spotter on Kibby Mountain (1957), Snow Mountain (1958 and 1959), and Mt. Pisgah (1960)
Extent
1 folder
Abstract
A handwritten daily journal of a fire spotter in Maine. It includes personal memoirs and official records during the summers Paul Ware was a watchman for fires. Included also are a map, a newspaper clipping about the phasing out of fire rangers, and photographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Ancyl Thurston.
- Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fire lookout stations -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fire lookouts -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Forest fires -- Detection -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Journals (Accounts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Maine. Forest Commissioner
- Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Paul C. Ware Mountain Journal
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
