Summary Information:

Collection Title: Julianna FreeHand Collection
Collection Number: MS 187
Dates of Collection: 1870 - 1908
Box Numbers: 1191
Quantity: 1 box

Administrative Information:

Provenance:  On loan from Julianna FreeHand
Access Restrictions:  No restrictions
Preferred Citation:  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine
Copyright:  Contact department for copyright information
For Additional Information:

Special Collections Department
University of Maine
5729 Fogler Library
Orono, Maine 04469-5729
(207) 581 1686

 Biographical Information:

Julianna FreeHand is the author of A Seafaring Legacy, a book which tells the story of  Sumner Drinkwater (1859-1942), captain of the barque “Grace Deering” from 1897-1903, and his wife, Alice (1861-1915), who often accompanied him at sea. 

Contents: 

Diaries and letters of Sumner Drinkwater, a Maine sea captain and his wife, Alice Gray Drinkwater, 1870 - 1908. Consists of some of the materials used by Julianna FreeHand in the writing of A Seafaring Legacy.

Arrangement: 

Diaries arranged chronologically. 

Finding Aid:

Box 1191

Finding Aids for selected manuscript collections in the Special Collections Department at Fogler Library are accessible online in URSUS, in a browsable Guide to Manuscript Collections, and in a keyword searchable database. Please contact Special Collections at spc@umit.maine.edu or (207) 581-1686 for further information.

Revised: 10/14/2008