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Family papers, calendars, correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, literary notes, photographs, and clippings of Maine author Miriam Colwell and her partner, the artist Chenoweth Hall. Cole family papers include business records of the Deasy and Handy Country Store, several Cole family businesses, journals, correspondence, photographs, and genealogical information for the community of Prospect Harbor.

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Two photographs, before 1920, of the American artist Albert Scott Cox. One is a studio portrait taken by the photographer Elmer Chickering of Boston. The other, by an unidentified photographer, shows Cox with a woman and a young girl.

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Family records, papers relating to art activities, and scrapbooks of Roger Deering's art career. Also includes records of the Deering Ice Company.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain illustrations with describing text in University of Maine Department of Art publications regarding art exhibitions, but there is also photographic material. The record group currently only contains records regarding outward facing activities of the Department, not administrative records regarding the internal workings of the Department. The record group also contains general information regarding the University of Maine's art collection. The record...

Abstract Diary with entries from 1940 to May 1950 detailing Gardiner's activities in the art community, participation in events and shows at the Providence Art Club and other museums, travels to various cities, visits to art museums, etc. Diary also provides details on progress of her various works, information on their purchase and where they were shown. Also mentioned are activities in her private life including visits of friends and family, health and household matters, etc. Found with the diary...

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Artist's papers consist of publicity, clippings, brochures, catalogs concerning her artwork and the artwork in the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, Maine.

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The collection contains the personal papers of Vincent A. Hartgen, including correspondence and subject files about exhibits, art shows, galleries, etc. It also includes photographs of Hartgen, his art shows and other exhibits, and his paintings and drawings.

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Photocopy of autographed letter from Marsden Hartley to Waldo Peirce; (no date or place). Letterhead: Hudson D. Walker, Paintings, Drawings, Etchings, Old and Modern; 38 East 57th Street, New York.

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This collection contains interviews done with fiber artists in the state of Maine about their art and traditions as well as recordings of the narrative stage at the 2016 American Folk Festival and three library events.

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The papers of a journalist and art critic and of a Maine artist. Included are correspondence with artists, scrapbooks of articles written for the newspaper column Brush Strokes, greeting cards with original art work, brochures of museums and art galleries, photographs, pamphlets, exhibition catalogs.

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The Muench papers are the work of a Maine artist, an internationally known lithographer. Included are correspondence, personal letters, exhibition catalogs, reviews, and articles about his work.

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A sketchbook of M. Lois Murphy from 1933. The sketches are of a wide variety of subjects and include scenes of Portland, Kittery, and Orr's Island, Maine.

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This record group contains exhibit announcements, fliers and brochures. Also, includes information regarding Museum fundraising.

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A handwritten book with illustrations by Allan Gray Sawyer, bound and prepared for his mother B. G. S[awyer]. Signed by the author and dated June 11, 1907. Hand-painted front cover, with his initials and dated '07.

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The papers of Edmund Schildknecht, who was an artist and art teacher in Maine and Indiana, include clippings and articles about his art and shows of his art, also the locations and illustrations of his art works, and a manuscript autobiography. The collection also includes material pertaining to Ruth S. Schildknecht, Edmund's wife.

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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.

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The Sprinchorn papers are the work of an artist and art historian. He was in contact with many of the important artists of the early 20th century such as Marsden Hartley and Rex Slinkard. The papers include correspondence, art exhibition materials, unpublished manuscripts, and notes of Sprinchorn during his working life.

Abstract Copies of two photographs of Carl Sprinchorn. One photograph, taken in 1916, depicts Sprinchorn on the Cape Cod dunes in Massachusetts and is inscribed "To Esther from Carl." Information given in a letter from the donor indicates that Esther was Esther Johnson Pennington. The other photograph, taken in 1918, is inscribed to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson and is signed Carl Sprinchorn, Monson, Me., 1918. The photographs are accompanied by a letter from the donor, Evangeline Anderson Jackson,...