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Paul C. Ware Mountain Journal

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0754-sc

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

  • Creation: 1956-1971

Creator

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.

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

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686