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Jasper Jacob Stahl Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0478

Scope and Contents

Papers of a historian of Waldoboro, Maine including correspondence, research notes, and clippings relating to Stahl's history of Waldoboro and to Germans in Maine.

Dates

  • 1886-1970

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.

Use Restrictions

Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No knonwn restrictions.

Biographical Note

Jasper J. Stahl was born in 1886 in Waldoboro, Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1909, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He taught at Reed College from 1911-1917 and was Director of Studies at the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania from 1918-1947, with a brief time in the U.S. Navy during World War I. He was a historian of Waldoboro and author of "History of Old Broad Bay and Waldoboro." He also studied Germans in Maine.

Extent

7 linear feet (7 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Papers of a historian of Waldoboro, Maine including correspondence, research notes, and clippings relating to Stahl's history of Waldoboro and to Germans in Maine.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Waldoboro Historical Society in 1974.

Related Materials

Jasper Jacob Stahl Notebook, SpC MS 1821 sc, Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department, University of Maine, Orono, Maine

Title
Guide to the Jasper Jacob Stahl Papers
Status
Box And Folder List Available
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for uncoded script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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