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The Bennett collection covers the career of a physics professor and department head from his student work at Brown University through his retirement from the University of Maine. Included are correspondence, articles, publications, manuscripts, teaching materials, department materials and student items.

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Collection includes original manuscripts, notes used for class teaching, recordings of all his works, obituary, tribute to him by Stephen Erdely, interview on tape with Dr. Sandy Ives about Cazden.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information created and compiled by Stephen L. Jacobs during his research project (1988-1994) on the University of Maine class of 1944. Mostly contains individual biographical profiles of members of the class including their service record and lives post World War II, there are also some photographs of specific class members, and cassette recordings of interviews with some of the class. Also, included are a binder of research material complied by Jacobs,...

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The papers of a professor of history at the University of Maine, Orono. The papers contain materials concerning his research, writing, and teaching.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contains textual information created by the University of Maine's Maine Folklife Center, but there are also photographic material, audio recording on vinyl records, CDs, and cassettes, and also computer disks containing programming material. The record series Administrative Records contains copies of various departmental reports and policies, fund raising information, Board of Advisors meeting material, and publicity material. Also, includes information...

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain draft manuscripts of National Poetry Foundation publications, with corrections and editing by Foundation staff. The Foundation was a center for contemporary poets and scholars of poetry. The record series Publication Records contains various drafts of National Poetry Foundation and some University of Maine Press of mostly monograph. For some publications there is also cover art work, publicity material, notes, and correspondence with the authors. Many...

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The record group includes papers for publication, manuscripts, typescripts, page proofs.

Scope and Contents The records contain textual material created and curated by University of Maine history professors William and Jane Pease.The record series Administrative Records & Correspondence contains material regarding various University of Maine and regional committees and task forces that William and Jane served on, particularly those related to the University of Maine History Department and Graduate School. There are also meeting material, memorandums and course information for the...

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The records mainly contain textual information created by Kenneth Brownstein who was a physics professor at the University of Maine, but also contains some computer discs containing manuscripts of Brownstein's text book on quantum mechanics. Also, includes a facsimile of an obituary for Brownstein from the Bangor Daily News, copies of various articles by Brownstein, and a copy of manuscript for a textbook on quantum mechanics by Brownstein and correspondence with publishers.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information created and curated by University of Maine Professor Hilda Fife, but there are also some photographic material and a wooden map of Henry David Thoreau's travels in Maine. The record series Academic Papers contains copies of both Fife’s masters and doctoral thesis, articles by Thesis, course outlines, a display kit, and biographies. The record series Reference Material contains copies various publications and books,...

Scope and Contents This records group mostly consists of annotated manuscripts (including published and unpublished) of short fictional stories written by Maine author and University of Maine english professor Edward "Ted" M. Holmes. A number of the short stories featured are also compiled in the various manuscripts of “Islands In My Life”. There are also notes and letters regarding some of the manuscripts including from publishers. For some of the stories there are clippings of the published version of the...

Scope and Contents The record group contains papers of William P. Randel. Although Randel was a English professor at the University of Maine, most of the material relates to Randels' writing career particuarly draft manuscripts, both published and unpublished written by Randel. The record series Miscellaneous Manuscripts, Talks & Research Notes contains draft manuscripts on a range of subjects related to literature and history. Also, in many cases the folders include research and submissions to...

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information created and curated by Howard P. Segal who was a nationally known scholar on the subject of the history of technology. The records cover part of his time as a faculty member at the University of Maine and author. The record series Phi Beta Kappa Records contains logistical information regarding the organizing of scholar visits to the University of Maine as part of Phi Beta Kappa's Visiting Scholar Program, including posters and...

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Papers from Geddes W. Simpson's association with the Department of Entomology and the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Maine as well as editorship of American Potato journal.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information created and curated by Charles F. Sawhill Virtue during his tenure as a professor and head of the University of Maine's Department of Philosophy, but there are also some photographs of Virtue and sound recordings. There is also some material from Virtue's tenure at the University of Louisville and time as a student at the University of Cincinnati and Yale University. The record series Subject Records contains clippings and...

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The record group includes manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, and correspondence with authors. Also, includes proofs for the first volume of "The Writing Teacher" publication.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information created and curated by educator and historian David C. Smith. Smith was a widely recognized historian and lectured nationally and internationally on such topics as history, political science, climatology, agriculture, paper industry, literature, and popular culture. The records cover Smith's academic career at the University of Maine, but also his political work and time serving on numerous professional and community groups. The...

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The papers of Professor Richard Sprague concern primarily his research and includes a number of unpublished manuscripts, and notes and correspondence to accompany the manuscripts. Included are materials about Carl Sprinchorn, artist, John Springer, woodsman, George Chapman and Albert Gallatin.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information created and curated by Carroll F. Terrell who as was a nationally known scholar on the works of the poet Ezra Pound, but there is also photographic material and audio recordings of a conference on Ezra Pound held at the University of Maine in August, 1980. The records cover Terrell’s academic career at the University of Maine, but also his work as the founder of the National Poetry Foundation and Northern Lights Press in Orono, as well as editor...