Harold B. Clifford Papers on "Charlie York, Maine Coast Fisherman"
Scope and Content Note
The papers of a Maine author. Included are notes for his book Charlie York, Maine coast fisherman; correspondence with publishers and with L. Felix Ranlett, librarian at Bangor Public Library; 2 letters from Charlie York; and a newspaper clipping about Charlie's appearance on the television show People Are Funny. Included also is a typescript of his book about Charlie York.
Dates
- 1958-1962
Creator
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Harold Burton Clifford was born in Winthrop, Maine in 1893 and received his B.A. and M.A. from Bates College. He was principal of Alfred High School from 1912-13 and 1916-17 and superintendent of schools, including those in the Boothbay area, from 1917 to 1956. The community playground in Boothbay is named for Clifford, as is the Boothbay Region High School's annual book award. Clifford wrote history books for adults and children about Maine and New England. He died in 1987.
Biographical Note
Capt. Charles M. York was born on Bailey Island in Maine in 1887 and died in 1962. He went to work on his father's fishing boat at the age of 14 and fished the Georges and Grand Banks. He was a lifelong fisherman and the subject of a book by Harold Burton Clifford. In 1959 he appeared on the Art Linkletter television program People Are Funny.
Extent
2 Folders (44 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The papers of a Maine author. Included are notes for his book Charlie York, Maine coast fisherman; correspondence with publishers and with L. Felix Ranlett, librarian at Bangor Public Library; 2 letters from Charlie York; and a newspaper clipping about Charlie's appearance on the television show People Are Funny. Included also is a typescript of his book about Charlie York.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Harold B. Clifford in 1975.
Note
No finding aid - see Special Collections Librarian for assistance.
- Clippings Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Fishers -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Ranlett, Louis Felix, 1896-
- Typescipts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- York, Charlie, 1887-1962
- Title
- Guide to the Harold B. Clifford Papers on "Charlie York, Maine Coast Fisherman"
- 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
