Orono (Me.) -- Social life and customs

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Charter of the Old Town and Orono, Maine, chapter of the Dickens Fellowship, an association founded in 1902 for people who share an interest in the life and works of Charles Dickens.

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Volume includes a printed copy of the constitution, bylaws and rules of the organization pasted onto the first few pages followed by a list of members, 1844-1852. The list includes information about each member's residence, occupation, date of initiation and age.

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The records of a women's reading club in Orono, Maine.

Scope and Contents The collection contains materials collected by Lois LaBeau about the history of Old Town and Orono, Maine. Most of the collection consists of photographs of individuals and scenes in the two towns, including a train accident in Orono in 1898 on the Maine Central Railroad, photographs of pupils in Orono schools in 1885 and 1924, logging on the Penobscot River, St. Mary's Church in Orono, and photographs of a play at Old Town High School in 1925. Several photographs of Indians are also...

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The collection contains the personal papers of Maude Yeaton MacKenzie and includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks and memorabilia. The materials contain information about her family; the town of Farmington, Maine; and her activities in the many clubs of which she was a member.

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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.

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The collection consists of the records of the Woman's Club of Orono from the founding of the Club. Many prominent Orono families are represented in the membership.