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The papers of a history professor. Includes primarily lecture notes and exams and University of Maine committee materials.

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Records of the Progressive Party of Maine that show the beginnings of the Party in Maine. The collection includes correspondence, announcements, press releases, and other items of the Party's early years.

Abstract The papers of a Maine author. Included are correspondence with her publishers about her books about Monhegan Island and about William Shakespeare, reviews of the books, photographs, photostat negatives, lithographs, picture postcards, correspondence about a course she took at Columbia University in 1915, a signed oath when she became a registrar for the town of Monhegan, a list of passengers on a voyage to Puerto Rico in 1922, and a vita. Included also is a short biography of Ida Proper by...

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A collection of materials concerning education and the town of Prospect, Maine.

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A letter from G.H. Putnam of the publishing firm G.P. Putnam's Sons discussing terms on which the firm would be willing to publish Joshua Chamberlain's book, The Passing of the Armies.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information on a range of subjects compiled primarily by the head administrator of Fogler Library and their administrative staff. The head administrator has been known by different titles: Fogler Library Director of Libraries, University of Maine Librarian, Dean of Cultural Affairs and Libraries, and Dean of University of Maine Libraries. There is also material in the record group from their administrative staff. In addition to materials related to the...

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Remick family papers include items that date to the late 17th century. Most of the papers concern Oliver P. Remick and his service in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, forerunner of the U.S. Coast Guard, from 1876-1895. Included are some earlier and later family materials, and historical Revenue Cutter Service materials. Also contains unpublished manuscripts of Martha Remick.

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Papers, correspondence, clippings, autobiography, photocopies of newspaper columns, and manuscript of Adventures of these three by Roger W. Remington. Includes Freedom Foundation award.

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Family letters, newspaper clippings and documents relating to the geneology of the Cobb, Snow and Hopkins families.

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The Daniel T. Richardson papers cover the period during and after the Civil War in East Baldwin, Maine. Included are records of Richardson's retail store, his town service, his political involvement, his postal service, and papers pertaining to his pension claims service.

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The letters of an engraver in Portland, Maine to his friend in South Paris, Maine. The letters contain comments about daily life in Maine and Massachusetts during the middle 1800's. Also included is a typescript of portions of some of the letters.

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The papers of a resident of Belgrade, Maine.

Abstract Papers of an historical novelist from Maine. Included are 4 signed typescript letters and one signed handwritten letter. The letters date from 1935 to 1951. One letter is to Mr. Bosworth dated January 29, 1935 relating to the sale of the Arnold journal and Maine's preservation of historic items. The second letter is to Mr. Bosworth dated February 20, 1935 and relates to Frank Deering, a collector in Maine. The third letter to the Salem Marine Society in Salem, Massachusetts dated March 1,...

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Letters written by Rogers from the headquarters of the 36th Massachusetts Volunteers near Petersburg, Virginia, to his aunt Louise Farrington and his cousin Zenas R. Farrington of Holden, Maine. Rogers describes the work of his regiment in building a fort and traverse way in front of his division, the mood and attitude of the soldiers, and the activities of the Christian Commission and the Sanitary Commission on their behalf.

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Letters written by Rolla Floyd while he was a tourist agent in Jaffa, Palestine. Letters are dated 1870-1912.

Abstract The collection consists of both original documents and photocopies. It primarily contains items related to Albert H. Rose, including photocopies of a few of his letters dating from 1839 to 1864; a document listing members of Company F as of Nov. 1, 1862; pension documents from 1864 to 1920; and items from the Gettysburg Reunion held in 1913 including a photograph presumably of three Civil War veterans at the battlefield. The collection also contains a few photocopies of correspondence of...

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The correspondence of a family in South Waterford and in South Paris, Maine. Included also are typescripts of some of the letters.

Abstract Letters to family members in Beverly, Massachusetts. Included are letters to Martha J. Roundy from her brother H. Roundy from ports in East Asia, to Patty from H. Roundy, to M. Jane Roundy from her brother Augustus, to cousin from George describing life as a soldier in the Civil War, and to Hannah C. Smith from John G. Smith describing his life as a soldier in the Civil War. Also included is an account book (owner unknown), a newspaper clipping of The Nation's orphan by Lucy Larcom, and a...

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The records of the estate of George G. Goss. Included is a notebook recording the disbursement of the estate and receipts for money received by the heirs. Included also is a letter dated Aug. 3, 1883, from Lizzie C. Goss, of West Levant, Maine, informing Mr. Rowe that she has reached the age of 21 and would like her inheritance.

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Manuscripts of Rubenstein's unpublished books (Thousand Years of Russian History, The Potemkin) and book proposals (The Two Russian Revolutions 1905 and 1907, and Russia: What It Was and What It Is). Also included are copied papers that pertain to these manuscripts, notes, and source materials. Some of this material is translated, some is in German, French, and Russian. Some materials on Trotsky are included.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information created by the University of Maine's Rudy Vallee Tribute Committee, but there are also photographs. Includes: Committee meeting minutes and correspondence regarding the organization of the tribute and communications with the Vallee family, draft tribute programs, biographical profiles of Vallee, press releases regarding the tribute and Vallee in general, posters and invitations for the tribute, and photographs from the event. Files of David C....

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The papers of the law partnership of Ruggles and Gould of Thomaston, Maine. Includes correspondence, depositions, briefs, and other legal documents that pertain to their practice and clients, mostly in the then Lincoln County, now Knox County, Maine during the 1830's-1860's predominently.

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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.

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Letters written mostly during 1865 and 1866 to Sanborn discussing tax and licensing matters as well as the filling of political offices.

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Papers of a professor in the College of Education at the University of Maine. The papers reflect the career of a college educator in the field of counseling and school guidance from 1958 until retirement in 1991.

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Letter written by Weld Sargent informing Mrs. Fogler of the death of her husband George P. Fogler on July 2, 1863 in the Battle of Gettysburg. Accompanied by letter written Sept. 26, 1964, from the donor giving biographical information about Sargent and Fogler.

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Papers of a manager of a paper company and a superintendent of a telegraph company in Bangor, Maine.

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These papers mainly relate to Sayer's work with stress and trauma on the heart. The papers primarily concern heart disease and workman's compensation, and includes correspondence, reports, and memorandums.

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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.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information in records reflecting Schoenberger’s activities as a professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Maine as well as activities in the political arena. There is also an unlabeled photograph and illustrated brochures. The Political Science Department material include copies of Department meeting material, course proposals and details of curriculum changes, lists of students and their majors, Department publicity...