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This collection consists of twelve interviews that concern the 1980 Indian Land Claims Settlement Act. Conducted by David Slagger, the interviews explore various tribal, state, federal, legal, and historical perspectives on the legislation, as well as opinions on the long term cultural and economic effects.

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Personal stories, narratives, and anecdotes about the great January 1998 ice storm.

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Financial records of a retail store in Standish, Maine from 1849 to 1851.

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The records include receipt books (1888-1894 incomplete, 1945-1949), ledgers (1912-1950), capital stock book (1902-1951), company meeting records (1902-1951), and photographs.

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Tax collector's record book for the town of Abbot, Maine for the year 1894. Includes names of residents and amount of taxes paid.

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The papers of a student from Winterport, Maine, studying to become a physician at Maine State College in Orono and the University Medical College of New York.

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Ledger recording accounts of sawmill owned by Samuel Vincent Abbott in Rumford, Maine.

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The records contain textual information created by the Abenaki Experimental College and material created by third parties regarding the College, includes: College catalogs, resource information, clipping regarding the College's opening, and course fliers.

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A program for the seventh annual University of Maine open house held on Saturday, April 18, 1942. The program includes the schedule for the open house and details of various exhibits across campus that were open for inspection.

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Entries record carting and hauling of items such as hay, rum, wood, bricks.

Scope and Contents Pages from an account book of an unidentified person recording items purchased and work done. The name Alexander P. Thompson of Sebec, Maine, is frequently mentioned in the text, which includes a loan agreement for $1,000 between Thompson and Benjamin Bunker of Blue Hill, Maine, as well as a list of guarantees to Thompson's widow dated 1831. Items purchased include corn, rye, potatoes, apples, cider, etc. Payment is recorded for work such as hauling goods, working on roads, haying, use of...

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An account book of an unidentified person, probably from Westbrook, Maine. The volume details purchases made and work done for and by various individuals. The transactions involve metals such as tin plate, clocks, hardware and general labor. The volume also includes entries outlining money borrowed and loaned.

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An account book from a general store in Lovell, Maine.

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Possibly the account book of a sawmill. Entries include information on sawing.

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An account book of a store in Tremont, Maine. Includes loose page listing letters remaining in Seal Cove Post Office, Dec. 29, 1852.

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First entry, August 19, 1861 Samuel Boston.

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Account book used to record cash received and cash expenditures between 1879 and 1882 for an unidentified businessman, possibly from Bucksport, Maine. The volume records a mixture of personal and business expenses with entries for buying fruit, newspaper and magazine subscriptions, items of clothing, etc. Entries also detail travel expenses to communities in Washington County, Maine as well as to Bangor, Maine, and Boston. Some entries seem to be for expenses connected with mining.

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An account book of an unidentified lumber company possibly in the Portland, Maine area.

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Appears to be a listing of subscription accounts for people in different towns in Maine. The first entries are for people in Ashland, Maine.

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A volume used by an unidentified person, probably a resident of East Machias, Maine, to list sales of live bait from 1939 to 1944 and in 1947. The volume also lists sales of agricultural products such as pigs and eggs.

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Name list.

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Account book with clippings relating to Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain pasted over first pages. Includes autograph and photographic portrait.

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An account book containing handwritten recipes and newspaper clippings glued to the pages. The collector is unidentified.

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Two account books covering the years 1907-1917 and 1918-Jan. 1930. Also included are records of road labor during the winter months from 1907-1917 and 1918-1927.

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Class notes kept by Adams for a course in science at the Medical School of Maine. The volume contains a dedication to Clara Boutelle of Brunswick, Maine.