Edwin F. Littlefield Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection begins with personal and business correspondence to Littlefield, 1859-1897. Frequent correspondents include Edward D. Peters and Co., commission merchants in Boston; W.H.H. Curtis of the steam yacht Nourmahal; Alvah Littlefield of Alvah Littlefield and Co., apothecaries in Boston; and Edwin Littlefield's son, Charles E. Littlefield.
The next section of the collection contains Littlefield's legal and financial papers, including deeds and insurance documents for his personal property as well as an account book and a cashbook. Ships' papers for the various vessels with which he was involved follow the financial material. Included in these folders are bills and receipts for ships' stores and provisions, correspondence to Captain Littlefield, etc. The collection also contains a folder of Winterport town documents, mostly of the town clerk, a small group of papers of Charles E. Littlefield, Edwin Littlefield's son, and a folder of store invoice forms from the U.S.S. Siren.
Also included in the collection are papers of Amaziah and Martha Long of Tenants Harbor, Maine, as well as letters of the Thorp(e) family, postcards received by members of the Tufts family, and a small group of papers of Ellery Bowden of Winterport. The connection of these families and individuals to each other and to the Littlefields is unclear.
Dates
- 1814-1922
- Majority of material found within 1859-1897
Creator
- Littlefield, Edwin F. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the Library.
Biographical Note
The collection contains the business and personal papers of Edwin F. Littlefield, a ship captain from Winterport, Maine. Very little biographical information is available about Littlefield, but it appears that he was a ship owner, captain and agent between 1854 and 1897, the year of his death. He was involved in management of the ships Alert, Callender, Jenny Lind, Joseph Clark, and William Wilcox, among others.
Extent
2 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Business and personal papers of Edwin F. Littlefield, a ship captain from Winterport, Maine. Very little biographical information is available about Littlefield, but it appears that he was a ship owner, captain and agent between 1854 and 1897, the year of his death.
Conservation Note
The collection has been re-housed in acid-free folders and boxes; many of the folder headings assigned then have been retained in the present arrangement.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Littlefield papers were purchased by the Special Collections Department, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine in 1969, 1970, and 2002.
- Account books Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Alert (Ship)
- Bills of sale Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Bowden, Ellery
- Callender (Ship)
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- E. F. & A. Littlefield (Winterport,Me.)
- Family papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Jenny Lind (Ship)
- Joseph Clark (Ship)
- Littlefield, Charles E.
- Long family
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Picture postcards Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Receipts (Financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Shipowners -- Maine -- Winterport Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Shipping -- Maine -- Winterport Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ships -- Maine -- Winterport Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ships' papers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Siren (Ship)
- Thorpe family
- William Wilcox (Ship)
- Winterport (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Edwin F. Littlefield Papers
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Author
- Staff of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collection Department.
- Date
- August 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in 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
