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Johnston Family Papers
Collection
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
Paul C. Ware Mountain Journal
Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0754-sc
Abstract
A handwritten daily journal of a fire spotter in Maine. It includes personal memoirs and official records during the summers Paul Ware was a watchman for fires. Included also are a map, a newspaper clipping about the phasing out of fire rangers, and photographs.
Dates:
1956-1971