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Amadamast Fishing Club (Orono, Me.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0689-sc
Abstract

The records of a fishing club. Included are minutes of meetings, financial records, savings deposit books, photographs, photographic negatives, slides, inventories, correspondence, receipts, original drawings, and a map of the Appalachian Trail from Katahdin to Mt. Bigelow published in 1934.

Dates: 1936-1963

Ames Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0017
Abstract

The collection contains the business records and personal papers of members of the Ames family of Machias, Maine. It centers on papers of John K. Ames and his sons, Frank and Alfred Ames and also has records of S.W. Pope and Company and the Machias Lumber Company.

Dates: 1849-1961; Majority of material found within 1870-1934

Beebee, Ludlow & Co. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0866-sc
Abstract

A small collection of records of a bullion and exchange dealer. The collection includes letters, receipts, and accounts of Beebee, Ludlow & Co. of New York, Beebee & Co. of New York, and Ludlow, Beebee & Co. of Philadelphia. The period covered is 1846 to 1881.

Dates: 1846-1881

Jacob Blanchard Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0985-sc
Abstract

Diaries of a resident of Blanchard, Maine. The 4 diaries cover the years 1887, 1888, 1889-June 1890, and 1892-June 1894.

Dates: 1887-1898

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

C. E. Thayer Son Business Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0494
Abstract

Documents of a general store in Winterport, Maine. Among the letters are some personal ones including one about petitioning in a murder / assault case.

Dates: 1853-1880s

Robert Dunning Chellis Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0097
Scope and Contents

The family papers of a civil engineer. Included are medical papers, personal records, household bills, and receipts. There are a few papers relating to Robert Dunning Chellis' son Robert Dana Chellis.

Dates: 1936-1968

University of Maine Clubs and Organizations Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0535
Abstract

Collection includes minutes, programs, photographs, publications, notes, and correspondence of various clubs and organizations at the University of Maine at Orono. Also includes some newsletters produced by these clubs and organizations.

Dates: 1900-

Current Events Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0121
Abstract

Records of the Current Events Club of Gardiner, Maine that date back to 1892.

Dates: 1892-1992

Olive E. Dana Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SpC MS 0123
Scope and Contents

The papers of Olive E. Dana consist of correspondence, poems, accounts, receipts, book reviews, short stories, clippings of articles written for magazines, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1877-1969

Deasy Handy General Store and Post Office Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0131
Abstract

The records of a general store, its owners and a post office in Prospect Harbor, Maine. Includes correspondence, account books, receipts, catalogues, invoices and vouchers. The records of the post office include registered package and letter records, stamps, parcel records, money orders, Postmaster's correspondence and postal guides. The bulk of the records date from 1870-1890. Some of the letters reflect Daniel Deasy's and J. W. Handy's former professions as sea captains.

Dates: 1865-1957; Majority of material found within 1870-1890

Charles J. Dunn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0150
Scope and Contents

The collection covers his entire legal career, his term as Treasurer of the University of Maine, and his term as Maine Supreme Court Judge. Included are correspondence, letters, bills, and receipts. The legal papers include records of cases involving assaults, divorce, estates, collections, bankruptcies, and pensions. Also included are records of the University of Maine (1896-1936), the draft board (WWI), and the town of Orono (1833-1914).

Dates: 1833-1986

George B. Dunn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0151
Scope and Contents

The papers of a lumberman and farmer in Houlton, Maine. Included are account books, financial records, correspondence, deeds, leases, ledgers, receipts, Dunn family papers, stumpage records, tax information, and time books.

Dates: 1851-1958

East Branch Dam Company and East Branch Improvement Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1015-sc
Abstract

Records of a company and its successor which owned a share of the power rights of the Penobscot River in Maine.

Dates: 1862-1966

Albert S. Eells Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0161
Abstract

The collection contains records from Albert Eells's grocery business in Camden, Maine and his shipyard in Rockport, Maine.

Dates: 1830-1911; Majority of material found within 1840-1880

Emerson & Stevens Manufacturing Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0165
Scope and Contents

The records include correspondence, receipts, ledgers, check stubs, and shipping records.

Dates: 1873-1962

Foster Drug Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0183
Scope and Contents

Business records of a drugstore, including canceled checks, receipts, and invoices giving a look at the day to day operations of this type of business.

Dates: 1930s-1940s

Fred C. Lynam & Company Records

 Collection — Box: 400
Identifier: SpC MS 0306
Scope and Contents

The Fred C. Lynam company records include correspondence, insurance policies, and receipts concerning the insurance portion of the business. No real estate materials are included.

Dates: 1950-1960

Leonard G. Freeman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0188
Scope and Contents

The Freeman collection consists of personal papers mostly from the end of his life. Includes letters from his daughter, receipts and bills from his home, and papers dealing with his Civil War pension, and the reunions of the 14th Maine volunteers.

Dates: 1868-1930

Edith Gardner and Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1783
Abstract

The Edith Gardner and Family Papers is a collection of diaries, correspondence, photographs, and financial records that follow the Gardner family of Dennsyville, Maine from 1852-1981. Within the collection are business records for the A.L.R. Gardner Co. and the sheet music from the Dennysville Brass Band.

Dates: 1852-1981

Amos and Octavia Moulton Graffte Papers

 Collection
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

Rice W. Guptill Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0714-sc
Abstract

The papers of a justice of the peace and town clerk. Included are legal documents, receipts, and letters.

Dates: 1836-1876

Hill Jewelry Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0244
Scope and Contents

The business records of a jewelry company in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Included are account ledgers, bank statements, cash books, invoices, correspondence, receipts, sales and use tax returns, shipping records, and tax records.

Dates: 1925-1978

Barbara Dunn Hitchner Papers

 Collection
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

George W. Ingersoll Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0770-sc
Abstract

The papers of a lawyer, businessman, and Collector of the Port of Bangor, Maine. Included are letters, bills, receipts, and agreements, mostly pertaining to logging in Maine. Also included are typed transcripts of many of the bills and letters. Also included is a copy of the pamphlet A tribute to the dead: Robert Ingersoll's matchless eulogy of Roscoe Conkling. Also included is An Act to incorporate the Bangor Boom Company (approved March 22, 1843)

Dates: 1835-1888; Majority of material found within ( 1835-1856)

Charles Rogers Ireland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0260
Abstract

Collection contains personal papers and business records of Charles R. Ireland as well as a few papers of other members of the Ireland family. The majority of the collection contains business ledgers and invoices to Wm. B. Ireland and Son and C.R. Ireland for goods purchased for their dry goods and grocery business in Stetson. Records (1874-1887) of the Stetson Post Office are also found in the collection

Dates: 1835-1925

J. A. Boardman & Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0060
Scope and Contents

The records include correspondence and circulars, Thacker's Sugar Chart and Other Tables (1893), a receipt book, and ledgers covering the years 1895-1899. Includes letters to Boardman 1898-1899, check stub book January 20, 1899-August 23, 1899, ledgers of credit or loans September 1898-April 1899, inventory book for 1895-1899.

Dates: 1893-1922

Kilby Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SpC MS 0276
Scope and Contents

Records of a Dennysville, Maine family and allied families. Includes letters, deeds, family histories, and town records of Dennysville.

Dates: 1800-1950

Letters and Papers from Maine (1906-1945)

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1855-sc
Content Description The collection contains various letters and papers from residents of Maine. Some names mentioned include Mrs. Flora Chapman, Miss Lona Holman, Happy Munro, Mrs. Robert Munro, Miss Hattie Given, Evelyn Durfee, Edwin Goulding, and Clifford Goulding. The letters are dated primarily from the early 1900's and 1920's. The papers include a 1906 tax bill from the town of Mt. Desert, a receipt made out to the Thomaston High School from the Opinion Publishing Company, as well as a Certificate of...
Dates: first half of 20th century

Lincoln County, Maine Legal Papers and Letters

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0298
Scope and Contents

A collection of legal and municipal documents mostly from Lincoln County, Maine in the eighteenth and early nineteeth centuries. Includes a wide range of documents.

Dates: 1700-1860