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Railroads -- Maine

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0019
Abstract

Primarily records of the treasurer's office of the Waterville, Maine, railroad company.

Dates: 1847-1870; Majority of material found within 1850-1856

James Gillespie Blaine Letter (December 26, 1861)

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0666-sc
Abstract

Autograph letter signed. Letter relates to Bills for transporting troops and war munitions over Maine railroads.

Dates: December 26, 1861

European and North American Railway Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0776
Abstract

The records consist primarily of correspondence and legal documents of the European and North American Railway Company from 1878 to -1882.

Dates: 1868-1893; Majority of material found within 1881-1882

European and North American Railway Opening Ceremonies Collection

 Collection — Box 1223
Identifier: SpC MS 0375
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings about the European and North American Railway and letters covering attendance at the opening ceremony. Photocopies of letters from Samuel L. Clemens, Joshua L. Chamberlain and Hamilton Fish are included.

Dates: 1864-1947

Moses Giddings Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0201
Abstract

This small collection contains both business and personal papers of Moses Giddings of Bangor, Maine.

Dates: 1846-1938; Majority of material found within 1848-1908

James Campbell, interviewed by John Myers and Art Ruston

 Series
Abstract

1203 James Campbell, (1877-1981), interviewed by John Myers and Art Ruston, August 4, 1978, Brewer, Maine. 8 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Campbell talks about emigration from Prince Edward Island; woods work; railroad work; sings several ballads. Text: brief catalog. Recording: T 1261 1 hour.

Dates: 1978

Gideon Mayo Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0331
Abstract

Records from Mayo's involvement in various businesses in the Orono, Maine area and as an agent for several sawmills on the Stillwater River, including the Basin Mills, the Island Mills, and the Orono Manufacturing Company.

Dates: 1827-1920; Majority of material found within 1846-1876

Portland & Rumford Falls Railway Ticket Book

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 1470-sc
Abstract

A volume used at the Meadowview Station of the railroad to record the number of tickets sold, the stations to which ticket holders were traveling, the fares, etc.

Dates: undated

Railroad Survey Books and Profiles Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SpC MS 0426
Abstract

The collection contains records of surveys done prior to building the Penobscot Central Railroad, a street-railroad operating in Bangor, Maine in the early 20th century. It also contains surveys for the Castine and Bangor Railroad, a line projected to run from Bangor to Castine, Maine.

Dates: 1871-1892; Majority of material found within 1887-1891