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Alice Barrows Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0894-sc
Abstract The papers of an American educator. Included are letters, publications, clippings, and notes, relating to Miss Barrows' work in education; a manuscript for an autobiography which she never completed; some family material, particularly concerning Charles Dana Barrows (1846-1892); a genealogy of the Prentice family; deeds (1820-1839) from Fryeburg, Maine; notes on impressions of Thomas Brackett Reed; photographs of family members; and a photocopy of an article about her in Urban Education (v....
Dates: 1820-1974

Edward Robie Berry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0049
Scope and Contents

Papers include letters, family history, photographs, patent clippings, personal finances, 5 books, a Grasselli Medal for applied chemistry, 1 postccard scrapbook of Maud Henneberry.

Dates: undated

T. A. Bisson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0054
Scope and Contents

Papers of a scholar in international relations of the Far East. Included are correspondence, Yenan (1937) records, photographs, newspaper clippings, books collected by Bisson, and reprints of his works.

Dates: 1928-1980

Harold L. Bolstad Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0858-sc
Abstract

Papers comprised chiefly of letters Harold Bolstad sent to his sister Lois Kutscha and her husband Norman P. Kutscha during his service in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was in Vietnam from August 1970 to May 1971. Included also is a short biography of Harold L. Bolstad, a photograph of him in the Marine Corps, and a newspaper clipping with a picture of him in Vietnam.

Dates: 1968-1971

Bond Wheelwright Company Business Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0061
Scope and Contents

The records of a publishing company in Freeport, Maine. Included are financial records, correspondence with authors, business correspondence, proofs, advertising materials and some illustrations, half tones, and manuscripts.

Dates: 1949-1985

Herschel L. Bricker Theater Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0070
Scope and Contents

Personal and professional correspondence of Dr. Herschel L. Bricker, and pamphlets, programs, photos, clippings, magazines, plays, reviews, playbills about the Maine Masque Theater, and theater in Maine.

Dates: 1900-1973

Irvin C. Caverly, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1827
Abstract

Included are the personal correspondence and papers of former Governor Percival P. Baxter (born 1876 - died 1969) and former director of Baxter State Park Irvin “Buzz” Caverly, Jr. regarding Baxter State Park.

Dates: 20th century

Ava Harriet Chadbourne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0090
Abstract

Writings, research materials, and notes on Maine academies, of a professor of Education, and author. Most of the papers are concerned with her writings whose topics include schools and academies in Maine, education, and place names in Maine.

Dates: 1915-1964

Solon Chase Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0861-sc
Abstract Papers of a newspaperman, school master, politician, and member of the Greenback Party in Maine. Included are a handwritten autobiography, a typescript copy, and handwritten articles by Solon Chase debunking the Church, on the conduct of life, on his candidacy for the governorship, on the decoration at the Grange Hall, and on fruit and potato farms. Included also are typescript copies of those handwritten articles. Included also is a handwritten speech to the Chase-Coll Family Association,...
Dates: 1887-1963; Majority of material found within ( 1887-1931)

Clinton Llewellyn Cole Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0107
Abstract

The collection contains material from Clinton Cole's years as a student at the University of Maine, including diaries from 1898 and 1899, memorabilia from his social activities at the university, lecture notes and photographs. The bulk of the collection is made up of Cole's scrapbooks and individual illustrations from newspapers and magazines of a variety of ships. Also included is an index to these illustrations by Robin Tarbell.

Dates: 1898-1975

Randall Judson Condon Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0111
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, printed matter, and reports pertaining mainly to Condon's major interests in the kindergarten, vocation education, home economics, and moral education movements.

Dates: 1862-1931

Corydon P. Cronk Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0117
Scope and Contents

The collection contains the personal papers and business records of Corydon P. Cronk of Wellesley, Massachusetts. It contains correspondence, job-related documents, photographs, subject files, and publications relating to Corydon Cronk's long and varied career in forestry. Included are speeches, reports, notes, memos, meeting notices, and conference programs. Also included are early records of the More, Mitchell, Millard, and Smith families.

Dates: 1812-1967; Majority of material found within 1910-1946

Belle D'Arcy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0125
Abstract

American actress; diary kept while on tour across the U.S. and in Canada, programs, playbills, autograph album, and clippings.

Dates: 1894-1933

Daughters of the American Revolution, Esther Eayres Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0122
Abstract

Collection contains records of the Orono chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. A few publications of the Maine state and national organizations are also found in the collection.

Dates: 1918-1991

Meyer Davis Collection

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Identifier: SpC MS 0127
Abstract

The Meyer Davis collection reflects the career of a society orchestra leader.

Dates: 1880-1977

Mary Dawson Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0904-sc
Abstract

The papers of a stage and vaudeville star. Included are letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, and memorabilia concerning her family and her stage career.

Dates: 1911-1982

Myrtle G. Doane Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0142
Abstract

Collection of correspondence, clippings, pamphlets, and publications in which Mrs. Doane's poems appear.

Dates: 1951-1977; Majority of material found within 1962-1972

William Warren Durgin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0152
Scope and Contents

A small collection of materials relating to William Warren Durgin (1839-1929) of North Lovell, Maine. Included are photocopies of military papers, photographs of his grave, photographs of a wax figure of Abraham Lincoln, The New York Herald from April 15, 1865 reporting the assassination of Lincoln, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1861-1928

Dutton Family Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0153
Scope and Contents

Records, letters, and photos of an Ellsworth, Maine family, and of the Wheelock, Craig, and Briggs families of Augusta. Also included are sermons by Dutton family members.

Dates: 1840-1900

Emery and Kinney Families Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0940-sc
Abstract

A collection relating to the Emery and Kinney families of Eastport, Maine.

Dates: 1864-2000

Roscoe C. Emery Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0166
Abstract

Papers related to Roscoe C. Emery's roles as a politician, newspaper editor, real estate agent and insurance agent in Eastport, Maine.

Dates: 1830-1969; Majority of material found within 1930-1968

John Newcomer Feaster Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0174
Scope and Contents

The papers of a minister in the Congregational Church. The bulk of the papers are copies of sermons. The rest of the materials are related to his ministry in Bangor, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Also included are photographs, a scrapbook, letters, newspaper clippings, a copy of his thesis, and historical topics such as the Civil War and Pilgrims.

Dates: 1934-1981

Diana Forbes-Robertson Collection on Maxine Elliott

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0181
Scope and Contents

Letters, diaries, notes, articles, photos, clippings, and theater memorabilia collected by Miss Forbes-Robertson for her book My Aunt Maxine.

Dates: 1846-1940

Floyd Phillips Gibbons Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0200
Abstract

Papers contain correspondence, columns, comic strips, manuscripts of his writings, radio scripts, recordings, newsclips, photographs, and Gibbons family memorabilia.

Dates: 1900-1940

Amos and Octavia Moulton Graffte Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0207
Abstract

The collection reflects the business and civic activities of both Amos A. and Octavia Moulton Graffte. The collection is enriched by notes of explanation added to most items by the Grafftes' daughter, Marjorie Graffte Prout, the donor of the collection.

Dates: 1890-1974; Majority of material found within 1897-1926

Hamlin Family Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0219
Abstract

The Hamlin family papers consist primarily of the personal, political and business papers of Hannibal Hamlin, his sons Charles, Cyrus, Hannibal E., and Frank Hamlin, Charles Hamlin's son, Charles E. Hamlin and his wife, Myra Sawyer Hamlin, and their daughter, Louise Hamlin. The collection also includes papers of Hannibal Hamlin's brother, Elijah L. Hamlin and his son, Augustus C. Hamlin, as well as photographs, and materials about other family members.

Dates: 1802-1975; Majority of material found within 1850-1911

Harriet P. Henry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0779
Abstract

The collection contains the personal papers of Harriet P. Henry, Maine's first woman judge. They reflect her many civic activities as well as her expertise in the areas of marine law and the environment.

Dates: 1940-2001; Majority of material found within 1968-1973

Barbara Dunn Hitchner Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0248
Scope and Contents

Materials in the collection generally include newspaper clippings, original records and copies of original records, and notes from various sources. Genealogies also include Barbara Dunn Hitchner correspondence.

Dates: 1790-1977

Johnston Family Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0267
Scope and Contents Personal papers and business records of three generations of the Johnston family, builders of dams and bridges in Maine. Included are materials of William Jasper Johnston; his son, William Percy Johnston; and Percy's son, Donald Percy Johnston. A few items belonging to John Johnston, father of Jasper Johnston are also found in the collection. The collection includes many photographs of dams and other construction projects of the Johnston family. Included are phorographs and negatives,...
Dates: 1835-1972; Majority of material found within 1890-1929

Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0269
Abstract

The records of the Josselyn Botanical Society of Maine include meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, scrapbooks, and clippings recording the society's activities. It also includes journals, lantern slides, and microscope slides documenting the information gathered by the society.

Dates: 1895-2000