Margo Holden Papers
Scope and Contents
The papers of a Maine author and illustrator. Included are a carbon copy of a typescript article "Down the Allagash", photocopies of sketches by Margo Holden, 17 short articles about the Allagash region, 3 letters relating to Harris W. Soule, and an article "Summer at Northeast Carry." Correspondents include Mr. Chatto and Malcolm Coulter. Included also is a copy of a letter from Malcolm W. Coulter to Harris Soule.
Dates
- 1968
Creator
- Holden, Margo (Person)
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical Note
Margo Holden lived at Clayton Lake, Maine. She and her husband Carl owned a camp which was near one owned by Harris Soule. She wrote articles about life in northern Maine and along the Allagash River. Her father was an old-time camp and drive cook. She provided sketches for Harris Soule's book Northwoods tales and unusual recipes, published in 1971.
Biographical Note
Malcolm Wilford Coulter was a professor of wildlife sciences at the University of Maine in Orono.
Extent
3 Folders (47 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The papers of a Maine author and illustrator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Margo Holden in 1973.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
- Allagash River Region (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Chatto, Lawrence A.
- Coulter, Malcolm Wilford, 1920-
- Down East Carry (Me.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photocopies Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Sketches Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Soule, Harris W., 1900-1971
- Typescipts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Wilderness areas -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Margo Holden 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
