Lois LaBeau Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains materials collected by Lois LaBeau about the history of Old Town and Orono, Maine. Most of the collection consists of photographs of individuals and scenes in the two towns, including a train accident in Orono in 1898 on the Maine Central Railroad, photographs of pupils in Orono schools in 1885 and 1924, logging on the Penobscot River, St. Mary's Church in Orono, and photographs of a play at Old Town High School in 1925. Several photographs of Indians are also included. A scrapbook with newspaper clippings about soldiers from Orono serving in World War II as well as clippings about Orono history and about the 1937 Brady gang shootout in Bangor, Maine, is also included. A wooden peg from a covered bridge in Orono, a few programs for community activities, and miscellaneous newspaper clippings are also found in the collection.
Dates
- 1885-1964
Creator
- LaBeau, Lois (Collector, Person)
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Extent
4 Folders
1 volume
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lois LaBeau in June 1981.
- Covered bridges -- Maine -- Orono Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Gangsters -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America -- Maine -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Logging -- Maine -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maine Central Railroad Company -- History
- Old Town (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Old Town (Me.) -- Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Orono (Me.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Orono (Me.) -- Social life and customs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Soldiers -- Maine -- Orono Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Students -- Maine -- Old Town -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Students -- Maine -- Orono -- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Lois LaBeau Papers
- Status
- In Progress
- 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
