Henry E. Prentiss Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains Henry Prentiss' diploma, 1831, from the United States Military Academy and his certificate of life membership, 1855, in the Maine State Agricultural Society.
Dates
- 1831, 1855
Creator
- Prentiss, Henry E., 1809-1873 (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Henry E. Prentiss was born in 1809 in Paris, Maine. A graduate of West Point, he taught mathematics there before being commissioned and joining the Army in Alabama. He left the Army in 1834 and moved to Bangor, Maine where he studied law, later practicing there and in Orono, Maine. He also owned and managed many acres of timberland in Maine and Pennsylvania. Prentiss served in the Maine legislature, 1857-1859, and as mayor of Bangor, 1870-1871. He died on July 1, 1873.
Extent
2 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains Henry Prentiss' diploma, 1831, from the United States Military Academy and his certificate of life membership, 1855, in the Maine State Agricultural Society.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assitance.
- Diplomas Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Maine State Agricultural Society
- Membership cards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- United States Military Academy -- Alumni and alumnae
- Title
- Guide to the Henry E. Prentiss Papers
- 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
