Big Houston Camps Guest Register
Scope and Contents
A guest register used at the Big Houston Camps, 1896-1939. Entries list names of guests, their places of residence, and dates of registration. Register also includes comments on weather and lake conditions added by camp proprietors especially Walter L. Arnold, proprietor in the 1930s.
Dates
- 1896-1939
Creator
- Big Houston Camps (Katahdin Iron Works, Me.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
Big Houston Camps, also called Camp Houston, was a sporting camp located at Katahdin Iron Works, Maine. Proprietors included A.A. Hunt, Kittridge Bros., and Walter L. Arnold.
Extent
1 volume (40 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A guest register used at the Big Houston Camps, 1896-1939. Entries list names of guests, their places of residence, and dates of registration. Register also includes comments on weather and lake conditions added by camp proprietors especially Walter L. Arnold, proprietor in the 1930s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David G. Smith, Camden, Me. in April 1984.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Arnold, Walter Lewellen, 1894-
- Fishing lodges -- Maine -- Katahdin Iron Works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hunting lodges -- Maine -- Katahdin Iron Works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Katahdin Iron Works (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Registers (Lists) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Resorts -- Maine -- Katahdin Iron Works Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Big Houston Camps Guest Register
- 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
