College students -- Maine -- Orono

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A program for the seventh annual University of Maine open house held on Saturday, April 18, 1942. The program includes the schedule for the open house and details of various exhibits across campus that were open for inspection.

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A scrapbook compiled by Beckler while a student at the University of Maine. It contains signatures and comments of class members, programs and memorabilia of athletic events, and photographs of athletic teams, student activities and the university marching band.

Abstract 2563 Chris Hastedt, interviewed by Laura Finkel, April 2, 1997, Augusta, Maine. Hastedt discusses the Vietnam-era protests and activism at the University of Maine; elitism as a difficulty in spreading antiwar messages; why the University of Maine was different than other colleges; schism between antiwar activists and class officers; early lack of understanding as to why Hastedt was involved in activism; hostile responses to protest demonstrations; administrative responses to antiwar...

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A scrapbook compiled by Coffin while a student at the University of Maine. It contains signatures and comments of class members as well as programs and photographs of campus life, fraternity and social events. It also includes copies of college entrance exams, grade reports and college invoices. Of particular interest are items documenting Coffin's membership in the Theta Chi fraternity and postcards and photographs of college scenes and buildings.

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A scrapbook compiled by Cogswell while a student at the University of Maine. It contains signatures, comments and photographs of class members as well as programs, photographs and memorabilia of campus life, social events and athletic activities. Topics of interest within the scrapbook include information about Beta Theta Pi fraternity and Maine Masque of which Cogswell was a member.

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A scrapbook containing images taken at the University of Maine, including activities on campus, sports events, and shots of the house and members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

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A scrapbook compiled by Fitzhugh while a student at the University of Maine. It includes signatures, comments and photographs of class members as well as programs and photographs of campus life, fraternity and social events, and basketball and track activities. Other items of interest include a score of "The Stein Song" by Rudy Vallée, photographs of the Senior Skulls from 1928, theater and film programs and travel photographs.

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A scrapbook compiled by Friend while a student at the University of Maine. It includes signatures and comments of class members as well as programs, photographs and memorabilia of campus activities and fraternity life. Of interest within the scrapbook are photographs of the track team and the house and members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity as well as information about the Senior Skulls.

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A scrapbook compiled by Goldsmith while a student at the University of Maine. It includes signatures and comments of class members as well as programs, photographs and memorabilia of campus activities and fraternity life. Items of interest within the scrapbook include photographs of the Sigma Chi house on the campus as well as photos and postcards of scenes in Orono and Old Town, Maine.

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A scrapbook compiled by Gray while a student at the University of Maine. It includes signatures and comments of professors and class members as well as programs, photographs and memorabilia of campus activities and fraternity and social events. Topics of interest within the scrapbook include items documenting Gray's activities as a member of the debating team, Maine Masque and Sigma Sigma Sigma.

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A scrapbook compiled by Guice while a student at the University of Maine. It contains signatures and comments of class members, commencement programs and memorabilia, and photographs of students and buildings on the campus.

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A scrapbook compiled by Hill while a student at the University of Maine. It contains signatures and comments of class members, programs and memorabilia of student activities, and photographs of students and athletic teams.

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A scrapbook compiled by Hitchner while a student at the University of Maine. It contains signatures and comments of class members as well as programs, photographs and memorabilia of campus activities, social events and the university's athletic teams. Topics of interest within the scrapbook include information about Alpha Omicron Pi sorority and photographs of parades held in Orono to honor soldiers serving in World War I.

Scope and Contents The record group contains material created and curated by the University of Maine's Honors College. The records include administrative material regarding operations of the Honors College including: annual reports, newsletters, publicity material, handbooks, material regarding the organization of various celebrations and Maine Scholars Day, INBRE-ME grant project, minutes from Honors Council and Honors Program Task Force meetings and reports, and various photographs of staff, visiting...

Scope and Contents The record group contains photographs and slides taken by Freeland Jones from around 1947 to 1965 of buildings and activities at the University of Maine including Winter Carnival, Penny Carnival, Class Day, etc. Also included is a folder containing correspondence between Edward W. Hackett, Jr., director of continuing education at the University of Maine, and Paul H. Day concerning a course entitled "Elements of Purchasing" to be taught at the University in 1968. Papers and articles related...

Scope and Contents Includes a scrapbook, photographs, memorabilia, etc. maintained by Fred T. Jordan while a student at the University of Maine, 1918-1922. The scrapbook contains signatures and comments of class members, programs of campus events, and photographs of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house and members, the university football team, etc. Also includes a scrapbook of Avis Strout Jordan, a member of the class of 1923 at the University of Maine. This volume includes photographs of the football team, members...

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The collection contains letters written by Merton R. Lovett while a student at the University of Maine to his mother and to Margaret Woodberry, who later became his wife. The letters describe his daily life and activities during the four years he attended the university.

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A scrapbook compiled by Lyon while a student at the University of Maine. It includes signatures and comments of class members as well as programs, photographs and memorabilia of campus activities and fraternity life. Much of the volume contains programs, photographs and newspaper clippings about the university's athletic teams, especially the baseball, football and track teams.

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A scrapbook compiled by Mank while a student at the University of Maine. It includes signatures and comments of class members as well as programs, photographs and memorabilia of campus activities. Photos of the house and members of the Sigma Nu fraternity are also included as are photographs of activities of the university chapter of Scabbard and Blade, the national military honor fraternity.

Abstract 2561 Mary Snell, interviewed by Laura Finkel, March 24, 1997, Gorham, Maine. Snell talks about the Vietnam-era protests and activism at the University of Maine; her awakening regarding the war; expressing her opposition to the war through creative writing; socializing with other activists; level of involvement of general student population; intersection of academics and discussions about the Vietnam War; Snell’s struggle because her brother was fighting in Vietnam; concern for the...

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Bound copy of the memoirs of Nathaniel Crowley, who was an alumnus of the University of Maine and a Hall of Fame recipient (2002 - Class of ’42). The memoir was published by his son Roger Crowley (donor) in hardback for his family and friends. The memoir includes stories from Crowley's time at UMaine, including in sports, as a member of the Senior Skulls, and Class Treasurer.

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A scrapbook maintained by Niles while a student at the University of Maine. It contains signatures and comments of class members as well as memorabilia and photographs especially of the university track team. It also includes souvenirs and photographs from Niles's membership in Lambda Chi Alpha; of particular interest are those documenting his attendance at the Lambda Chi Alpha national convention in Dallas, Texas, in Dec. 1921-Jan. 1922.

Scope and Contents The records mainly contain textual information created and curated by the University of Maine’s Office of Student Activities & Organizations. The record group includes copies of Dean of Students meeting minutes, various memorandums, policies, procedures, by-laws, and regulations related to student organizations, parietals, dormitories, open houses, records, and behavior, copy of University of Maine Judicial Code, miscellaneous information regarding social affairs including contracts and...

Content Description Papers from Lawrence Pinkham, who attended UMaine Orono in the late 1940s. Pinkham was a history/journalism major and worked on The Maine Journalist and The Maine Annex newspapers. He was editor-in-chief of The Maine Campus in 1950.The record group includes:Copies of the University of Maine student newspapers The Maine Journalist (May, 1950), with Pinkham photographed on the front cover and a mention of him being admitted to Columbia University, copies of The Maine...

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The record group includes playbooks used by Wilkinson from 1971 to 1996 in producing various plays for Maine Masque, the student theater company at the University of Maine. Also included is information about the activities of Maine Masque from 1970 to 1996. Several theater-related theses are also included.

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Scrapbook compiled by Edgar Smart while a student at the University of Maine. It contains signatures and comments by class members, programs and memorabilia from campus activities, and photographs of students, campus buildings, athletic events and teams, and clubs and social events.

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The records contain textual information, mostly created and collected by the University of Maine Student Publications Committee during Margaret Naigle's tenure on the Committee. Includes: Committee meeting material, correspondence and memorandums on the operations and future of the Committee and the various student publications, financial material, copies of various student publications, bylaws, constitutions, and guidelines.

Scope and Contents A photograph album primarily containing carte-de-visite, calling card style portrait style photographs and tintypes. The photographs would likely have been exchanged with classmates and friends. The photographs are of members of the Maine State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now known as the University of Maine) Class of 1876 and also of non-students, such as older couples and children. The photographs appear to have been taken by different photographers and in different states in...

Content Description University of Maine scrapbook of University of Maine alumni, Somner C. Cobb who graduated in 1917. The scrapbook contains play programs, newspaper clippings, personal and professional photographs, Phi Kappa Sigma memorabilia, report cards, and photographs and materials on the UMaine cross country, track and field, and football teams. The materials in this scrapbook date from 1913-1917. In particular, there are photographs and play programs from the Maine Masque Theatre, with photographs of...

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Facsimiles of a scanned letter from UMaine student Harry Fogg to his mother Jessie M. Fogg in 1911 and a check to Theta Epsilon. The letter describes Fogg's initiation into Theta Epsilon.