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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.

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The record group contains personal correspondence, photographs, and a few Cooperative Extension publications related to Dr. Briwa’s career in the University of Maine's Cooperative Extension. The majority of the letters were written in recognition of her retirement in 1960.

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The collection contains personal correspondence of members of the Brown family, who lived in Burton, New Brunswick and Linneus, Maine in the last half of the 19th century.

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The papers of Isabel Burger pertain mostly to her work with the Children's Experimental Theater and the Children's Theater Association. The collection includes correspondence, scripts, bylaws, minutes, financial, and other records concerning the children's theater organizations.

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A collection of material relating to the publisher Thomas Bird Mosher, a collection of material relating to the Elijah Lorenzo Green family, and a collection of material relating to the Best/Burnham families.

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Papers and business records of Alfred W. Bussell of Argyle, Maine and John B. Bussell of Old Town, Maine.

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Photocopies of typescript of the letters of a Civil War soldier.

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

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Letters written between Aug. 1862 and May 1865 by Howard A. Camp, a member of the 21st Connecticut Infantry Regiment, to his family and friends. Collection also includes Camp's diaries for 1862 and 1863 and background information on Camp and his regiment supplied by the donor.

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The collection contains information on summer camps and fishing and hunting camps in Maine.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information created by the University of Maine Canadian-American Center, but there are also photographic material. The record series Conference, Lecture & Workshop Records contains correspondence, press releases, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and lists of attendees for various conferences, lectures, and workshops on the subject of Canada, New England, and Canadian-American relations. Most of the events were held at the...

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Papers of Austin Cary, a noted forester with a forty-five year career in forestry research and administration.

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A collection of letters and diaries of a family during the mid-19th century. Includes diaries and letters of two brothers who fought with the 5th Maine Infantry during the Civil War. The family members were farmers from Topsham.

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Correspondence, clippings, brochures, and documents created in preparation for the 100th anniversary of the University of Maine in 1965.

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The records mainly contains textual information created and curated by the University of Maine's Center for Adult Learning and Literacy. Includes copies of the Center's The Maine Fertilizer newsletter, supporting material related to content in the newsletter, copies of the From the Inside Out newspaper for the Maine Corrections Education published by the Esteem Machine, and a calendar for Center events.

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Papers of Philip Chadbourn include letters, bills, notes due for loans, etc., as well as a document from 1850 listing assessed amounts to be collected from residents of Hollis for work on town highways and bridges. The collection also contains a few letters, dating 1858-1860, to Samuel Chadbourn, presumably Philip Chadbourn's son. It also contains a work log, 1856-1857, for work done by various individuals, including carpentry, use of sleigh and oxen, etc.

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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.

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Copies of letters written by Chadbourne to his father Humphrey Chadbourne, his sister and brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Osman Warren, and his sister Harriet Warren of Macwahoc, Maine. Letters were written from Bangor, Maine; Newport News, Va.; Baton Rouge, La.; Donaldsonville, Port Hudson, etc., and describe his service in the 22nd Maine Regiment.

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The collection reflects both the amateur and professional scientific studies of a high school biology teacher in Presque Isle, Maine. There are field notes, study guides, plant lists, extensive correspondence, and an unpublished manuscript for the flora of Aroostook County, Maine.

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Consists of business and personal papers of several generations of the family as well as materials concerning the town of New Gloucester, Maine.

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Twelve letters by a schoolboy in Maine to his friend in New Hampshire. The letters are dated from 1860 to 1864 with two letters undated. There is some description of the effect of the war on Portland, Maine.

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The letters of Mary Ellen Chase to Dr. Hugh Stalker, some writing, notebooks, portraits, and clippings.

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,...

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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.

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The records of a moral and educational corporation. Included are by-laws, minutes of meetings, newspaper clippings, reports of treasurers, and correspondence. Included also is a copy of a contract between the Anti-Saloon League of America and the Christian Civic League of Maine dated March 28, 1919.

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The papers of a Bates College professor, a biologist, and a poet. Included are correspondence, manuscripts of writing and poems. Materials concern biology, ecology, poetry, and class work.

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A collection of Civil War letters. The collection includes letters from Henry Stillman McIntire to Lyman Bolster; from R. O. Stockbridge to Albert C. Bolster in West Peru, Maine; from James H. Hammon to Albert C. Bolster; and from Dexter Delano. The letters date from 1861 to 1864. The collection also includes carbon copies of typescripts of the letters and a letter of transmittal from Phillips V. Brooks dated January 5, 1966.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information created and compiled by Stephen L. Jacobs during his research project (1988-1994) on the University of Maine class of 1944. Mostly contains individual biographical profiles of members of the class including their service record and lives post World War II, there are also some photographs of specific class members, and cassette recordings of interviews with some of the class. Also, included are a binder of research material complied by Jacobs,...

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information created and collected by the University of Maine Classified Employees Advisory Council. The record series Council Meeting Records contains agendas, minutes and supporting material from regular Council meeting, annual meetings, and meetings held by other University of Maine campus employee advisory councils. The record series Council Membership Records contains copies of Council bylaws, correspondence regarding Council...