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Mildred "Brownie" and William E. Schrumpf Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0455
Abstract

Papers of a newspaper columnist and gastronomic guru in the Bangor area and of an agricultural economist. Includes columns, cookbooks, recipes, notebooks, menus and correspondence. Many of the cookbooks and much of the material relates to Maine.

Dates: 1905-1990s

Shaw Brothers Tannery Records

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Identifier: SpC MS 1020-sc
Abstract

Records of a tannery originally owned by F. Shaw and Brothers located in Grand Lake Stream, Maine.

Dates: 1880-1897

Wendell Shaw Collection on Walter Arnold

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1776
Scope and Contents This collection includes many letters written between Wendell Shaw and Walter Arnold (SpC MS 0023). Also included are a few newspaper clippings from the 1850s through the 1960s. There are some articles included written about Walter Arnold ranging from 1976 through 1981. Trapping and hunting books, military history pamphlets and animal magazines that belonged to Wendell Shaw and Walter Arnold are in the collection. Some of Walter Arnold's belongings including one of his books "Arnold's...
Dates: 1800-1981

Ellen Wight Shields Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0464
Abstract

The collection contains Shields' diaries from 1955-1972, a small amount of personal correspondence and personal financial information. It also includes many poems and songs written by Ellen Shields.

Dates: 1950-1972

Shipley Family Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0951-sc
Abstract

A small collection of financial papers of the Shapleigh family of Eliot, Maine.

Dates: 1793-1892

William D. Shipman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0785
Abstract

Papers of William D. Shipman, a professor of economics at Bowdoin College, reflecting his participation in studies and on committees about several proposed electric power projects in Maine in the 1970s. Projects included the Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project and the possibility of power output from the tides in Passamaquoddy Bay.

Dates: 1963-1981; Majority of material found within 1975-1978

Smith and Clark Families Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0828-sc
Abstract

A collection of items found in an old house in Augusta, Maine. Some of the items are related to the Smith family and some to the Clark family, both of Augusta, Maine.

Dates: 1797-1898

Nicholas N. Smith Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 1788
Abstract

Papers and publications relating to Native Americans in the Northeast.

Dates: 1879-2019

Thomas W. Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0469
Abstract

Records of Thomas W. Smith, principal partner in various firms selling dry-goods, groceries, and hardware between Augusta, Maine and Boston. Arranged in two series: Business Records and Augusta Bank Records.

Dates: 1809-1853; Majority of material found within 1811-1840

Walter Brown Smith Journals

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Identifier: SpC MS 0470
Abstract

Collection of personal journals of one of the founders and first curator of the Abbe Museum at Acadia National park. Materials are related to geology and archaeology and include some correspondence, original illustrations of Native American artifacts, books, and pamphlets used by Walter B. Smith. Archaeological journals have been transcribed and indexed.

Dates: 1878-1929

Harris W. Soule Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0797-sc
Abstract The papers of an author living in Vermont and Maine. Included are correspondence, manuscripts of writings, source materials for his writings, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to the wild lands of Maine and Soule's book, Northwoods Tales and Unusual Recipes. Included also are stories, poems, and art work by Margo Holden. Included also is an autobiography by Joe Giguere. Included also are papers of Ralph J. Sawyer of Bethel, Maine from the years 1919 to 1921. Included also are...
Dates: 1919-1971

Spinney Family Letters

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Identifier: SpC MS 1049-sc
Abstract Letters collected by the Spinney family of Kittery Depot, Maine in the late 19th century. There are 16 letters, most of them sent to Alice Spinney. Five of them are from her cousin Addie Hale; the others are from S.G. Smith, Mary Cate, her friend Lydia Shaw, her niece Elsie R. Francis, and her nephew Woodbury. Three of the letters are to Ephraim: two of them from M.P.L. and one from W.A. Wallace. There is one letter from Woodbury to his mother and one letter from C.M. Gignoux to D.B....
Dates: November 15, 1862-May 21, 1893

Spratt Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0476
Abstract The collection contains correspondence of Fred E. Spratt and Chessman Chadwick Spratt, two brothers born in Palermo, Maine. Most of the letters were written by Fred to Chessman and reflect his life on the family farm. They include comments on agriculture, crops, planting, and prices, general comments on the weather and its effects on crops, as well as family and local news. The collection also contains letters to various other Spratt family members, some unidentified family photographs, and...
Dates: 1880-1969; Majority of material found within 1880-1920

Carl Sprinchorn Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0477
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1903-1970

Jasper Jacob Stahl Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0478
Abstract

Papers of a historian of Waldoboro, Maine including correspondence, research notes, and clippings relating to Stahl's history of Waldoboro and to Germans in Maine.

Dates: 1886-1970

Staples Family Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 1240-sc
Abstract

Personal correspondence, bills and receipts from various members of the Staples family of West Baldwin and Naples, Maine. All of the letters touch on family matters.

Dates: 1853-1943

Charles Stetson Letters

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Identifier: SpC MS 0733-sc
Abstract

Letters of a U.S. Congressman from Maine.

Dates: 1849-1850

Clarence C. Stetson Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0481
Abstract

Personal papers of Clarence C. Stetson who was born in Bangor, Maine, in 1884, the son of Edward and Edith Stetson.

Dates: 1909-1950; Majority of material found within 1920-1921

Susan MacCulloch Stevens Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1598-sc
Scope and Contents

Papers contain biographical material compiled by Stevens about her family including notes she wrote in 2002 about her great-grandmother Marie-Adelphine Salois and an essay on the family tree of her grandparents Otis Young and Vernie Durant. Also included are family photographs, correspondence to Harriet Price (the donor of the collection), from Darkmoon Cliffdweller about Stevens's life, and eulogies given at the time of her death in 2003.

Dates: 2002-2003

Stuart Family Shipping and Banking Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0483
Abstract

The papers of a ship-owning family, Stephen W. Stuart, William H. Stuart and John B. Stuart. Some papers relate to the Richmond National Bank (1878-1884), mostly receipts. Also includes correspondence, financial records, and cargo lists.

Dates: 1844-1884

Sweetser Family Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0486
Abstract

The papers consist of letters, diaries, photographs, and memo books of the Sweetser family from Cumberland Center, Maine.

Dates: 1895-1910

Lillian E. Tarbox Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1363-sc
Scope and Contents The collection contains three letters written to Lillian Tarbox at Kents Hill, Maine where she was a student. One is from a friend, Ida G. Emmons, writing from West Kennebunk, Maine, and two are from Lillian's brother Roscoe, writing from Boston where he was a student at Boston University. The letters discuss the activities of the writers, especially their lives as students. The collection also contains a letter to Lillian's brother George H. Tarbox of Kennebunk that is signed May and...
Dates: 1898-1899

Paul E. Taylor Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0489
Abstract The collection consists of printed documents and manuscript material collected by Paul E. Taylor; it reflects his wide-ranging interests. The collection is arranged in two series. Series I, Printed Material, includes books, pamphlets, catalogs, advertisements, etc.; Series II, Manuscript Material, contains original documents including diaries, letters, logbooks of vessels, scrapbooks, family papers, etc. The published items are mostly concerned with the history of Maine, New England and New...
Dates: 1750-1953

Benjamin Franklin Tefft Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 0883-sc
Abstract

The papers of a Methodist clergyman, teacher, and diplomat. Included are letters received by Dr. Tefft relating to education, Republican Party matters, and religious and diplomatic subjects relating chiefly to Sweden. Correspondents include Joshua Chamberlain, Hannibal Hamlin, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Lot Morrill, Enoch Pond, Israel Washburn, Jr., and F. W. Seward.

Dates: 1836-1882

William Teg Papers

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Identifier: SpC MS 1243-sc
Abstract

Includes an autobiography written in 1974, correspondence, and notes on the history of Brownfield, Maine.

Dates: 1959-1974

Telos Canal Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1064-sc
Abstract The records of a logging company in Maine. Included are copies of the incorporation papers of 1846, financial papers of the company from 1903 to 1919, statements of tolls, minutes of meetings, correspondence, and tax papers. Included also are two copies of a document Telos Lake, from Report of Land Agent of Maine of 1841, printed by order of Senate of January 14, 1840. Included also is a map of the Upper St. John River; two copies of a newspaper clipping from the Bangor Daily News (Aug. 22,...
Dates: 1846-1966; Majority of material found within 1846-1920

Colonel James Thomas Account Book and Letter

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0906-sc
Abstract

An account book for the years 1828 to 1844. The account book lists credits and debits. The handwritten letter is from James Thomas, to Wm. T. Barry, Postmaster General, Washington, Jan. 5, 1830.

Dates: 1828-1833

Henry Goddard Thomas Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0876-sc
Abstract The collection includes the journals of a college student. The diaries cover the years 1855 to 1860 and record his life and impressions just before he entered the military service. They provide insight into the character of both Thomas and his home city, Portland, Maine. Included also are typed transcripts of the journals and a biographical sketch by Eric S. Flower, August 22, 1974. Included also is a certificate of admission to Bowdoin College as a probationary student signed by Leonardus...
Dates: 1855-1974; Majority of material found within ( 1855-1865)

Thomas Laughlin Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0290
Scope and Contents

The records of a marine hardware firm. Included are catalogs, correspondence, employee records, bills, receipts, and medical records of employee accidents.

Dates: 1903-1978

Thoreau Fellowship Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0499
Abstract

Included are manuscripts of writings, publications, pamphlets, reprints, and photos.

Dates: 1960-