Special Collections Manuscript Collections Eaton to Ireland

EATON, FRANKLIN.
Collection. 7 albums.

Photograph albums of scenes of Maine.

SUBJECTS:
PHOTOGRAPHS
MAINE

EBBESON, GERTRUDE.
Papers, 1930's - 1970's. 45 ft.

Maine's first registered woman architect. Shop drawings, blueprints, correspondence and minutes of professional organizations.

SUBJECTS:
ARCHITECTURE - MAINE

ECKSTORM, FANNIE (HARDY) 1865-1946.
Papers, 1730-1947. ca. 12 ft.

Author and collector of folklore, of Brewer, ME. Letters, ballads, texts, clippings, and notes on ballads and folksongs collected in the Maine-New Brunswick area. There is also much information on Maine's Indians, particularly the Penobscot Nation. Photographs of Indian guides, sayers, and chiefs are included.
Most of the material prior to 1830's is from printed sources.
Information on literary rights available in the library.

SUBJECTS:
BALLADS
FOLK SONGS
FOLKLORE
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
PENOBSCOT INDIANS

EDWARDS, HERBERT J.
Collection, 1890-1960. ca. 2 ft.

University of Maine English Professor. Articles, scripts, theater programs, and photos relating to James A. Herne (1839-1901), actor and playwright and the rise of realism in American drama. Includes biography of Herne by Julie A. Herne.
Gift of Herbert J. Edwards.

SUBJECTS:
HERNE, JAMES A.
HERNE, JULIE A.
AMERICAN DRAMA

EDWARDS, LLEWELLYN NATHANIEL, 1873-1952.
Papers, 1898-1940. 1 ft.

Engineer. Correspondence, mss. of writings, reprints of published articles, notes on concrete, blueprints, math tables, photos, and other papers, relating to Edward's career in bridge construction engineering.

SUBJECTS:
BRIDGE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
BRIDGES - MAINE
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING

EELLS, ALBERT.
Papers, 1809-1981. 2 ft.

Correspondence, bills, receipts, advertising folders, and other records of the Eells Family shipping business in Camden and Rockport, Me.; diary (1830's) of Enoch Piper; Eells family papers; and ships' records of the brig Belle and schooners Snow Squall, Lafayette, Potomac, and others.
Purchased in 1973.

SUBJECT:
EELLS FAMILY
SHIPS PAPERS
ROCKPORT, MAINE
CAMDEN, MAINE

ELIOT FARMERS UNION, ELIOT, MAINE.
Records, 1915-1950. 7 ft.

Invoices, account books, orders and records of a general store. Includes records of the customers, the companies they did business with and the type of goods sold.
Card catalog in the repository.
Gift of John W. Staples.

SUBJECTS:
ELIOT, MAINE
AGRICULTURE
FARMERS

ELLIOT, ROBERT O.E. 1902-
Papers, 1940's-1960's ca. 8 ft.

Journalist and outdoorsman. Correspondence, mss. of writings, and clippings of published articles, relating to outdoor life and to Elliot's work as a journalist and in the New Hampshire Fish and Game Dept.
Deposited by Mr. Elliot.
Additions to the collection are expected.

SUBJECTS:
JOURNALISTS
OUTDOOR LIFE

EMERY, ROSCOE C. 1886-1969.
Papers, 1900-1970. 30 ft.

Insurance and real estate agent, newspaper editor, and State senator, of Eastport, ME. Business and personal correspondence, editorials, insurance policies and records, bills, mortgages, scrapbooks, clippings, and photos, relating to the Eastport, Maine area.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Emery's daughter, Jean Emery.

SUBJECTS:
EASTPORT, MAINE
PASSAMAQUODDY TIDAL POWER PROJECT
INSURANCE
REAL ESTATE

EMGH/EMMC
Nursing School records, 1892- . 21 ft.

Records of the School of Nursing of Eastern Maine General Hospital/Eastern Maine Medical Center. Annual reports, clippings, scrapbooks, student materials, curriculum materials, artifacts, correspondence, books and pamphlets, and alumni materials.

SUBJECTS:
BANGOR, MAINE
NURSING SCHOOLS - MAINE

ENGEL, WILLIAM, 1890-1944
Business records, 1902-1914. 3 ft.

Bangor, Maine business man and politician. Elected mayor of Bangor in 1902. Business records of the William Engle Co. concerning timberlands owned, stumpage, and the lumber business and supplies used. Receipts, bills, stumpage permits, correspondence, and scaling reports and surveys. Does not include political papers.

SUBJECTS:
LUMBER TRADE
BUSINESS RECORDS
LUMBERING

EUROPEAN WAR, 1914-1918.
1 ft.

Pamphlets relating to war, countries, problems, etc. 1914-1918.

SUBJECTS:
WORLD WAR, 1914-1918

EZHAYA, JOHN.
Papers, 1964-1990. 15 ft.

Union leader and arbiter, whose activities included negotiations with school personnel, industrial workers, municipal and state employees from 1964-1990.

SUBJECTS:
ARBITRATORS - MAINE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING - MAINE
TRADE UNIONS - MAINE

FEASTER, JOHN, 1908?-1980.
Ministerial papers. 6 ft.

Sermons and materials related to his ministry in Bangor, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

SUBJECTS:
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES - SERMONS
HAMMOND STREET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, BANGOR, MAINE
SERMONS, AMERICAN

FELLOWS, OSCAR, 1857-1920.
Papers, 1841-1925. 1 ft.

Lawyer, of Maine. Correspondence, maps, surveys, and other legal papers, relating to the International Joint Commission and the International Commission for the St. John River, lumbering, and civil engineering.
Gift of Frank L. Fellows.

SUBJECTS:
ST. JOHN RIVER
CANADA - RELATIONS (GENERAL) WITH THE U.S.
INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION FOR THE ST. JOHN RIVER

FIELD, DAVID A. AND EDWARD A.
Diaries, 1861-1923. 2 ft.

Edward A. Field and David Field were farmers, coopers, and road workers in the Sidney, Maine area in the late 19th and early 20th Century. The two sets of diaries give a day by day picture of farm life in Maine.

SUBJECTS:
AGRICULTURE
FAMILY LIFE

FIFE, HILDA M.
Papers, 1940-70. 11 ft.

Professor of American literature at the University of Maine, Orono. Notes, lectures, bibliographies, and student papers from a course on Maine authors.
Gift of Prof. Fife.

SUBJECTS:
AMERICAN LITERATURE - MAINE
LITERATURE - HISTORY AND CRITICISM
MAINE IN LITERATURE

FORBES-ROBERTSON, DIANA.
Maxine Elliot Collection, 1846-1940. 3 ft.

Author and wife of Vincent Sheean. Correspondence, diaries, notes, articles, photos, clippings, and theater memorabilia collected by Miss Forbes-Robertson for her book, My Aunt Maxine.
Gift of Diana Forbes-Robertson Sheean.

SUBJECTS:
ACTRESSES - UNITED STATES
ELLIOT, MAXINE
THEATER - UNITED STATES

FOSTER DRUG CO., OAKLAND, ME.
Records, 1930's-1940's. 5 ft.

Business records of a drugstore, including canceled checks, receipts, and invoices giving a look at the day to day operations of this type of business.

SUBJECTS:
BUSINESS RECORDS
DRUGSTORES - MAINE

FOXCROFT JOSEPH.
Papers, 1700's - 1800's. 1 ft. (contained in Benton L. Hatch Papers)

Southern Maine family. Correspondence, personal papers.

FREE/HAND COLLECTION
1870-1908. 1 ft.

Diaries and letters of Sumner Drinkwater, a Maine sea captain and his wife, Alice Gray Drinkwater, 1870-1908. Consisting of some of the materials used by Julianna FreeHand in the writing of A Seafaring Legacy.
Index to the collection is in folder 1.

SUBJECTS:
DRINKWATER, SUMNER
SEAFARING LIFE - MAINE - YARMOUTH
DIARIES
YARMOUTH, (ME) - BIOGRAPHY

FREEMAN, STANLEY,
Papers, 1952-1991. 1 ft.

Retired University of Maine Professor of Education who specialized in counseling, school guidance and adult development. Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Acting Chancellor of the University of Maine System. Syllabi, evaluations, and publications.

SUBJECTS:
COUNSELING - STUDY AND TEACHING - MAINE
EDUCATIONAL COUNSELING
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

FREEMAN'S NATIONAL BANK OF AUGUSTA.
Records, 1858-1885. 1 ft.

The director's records from 1858 to 1885 and the stockholders records from 1864 to 1885. The records are contained in three volumes and describe the activities of the Bank's Board of Directors and the proceedings of the annual stockholders meetings.

SUBJECTS:
BUSINESS RECORDS
AUGUSTA, MAINE
BANKS AND BANKING

FROM STUMP TO SHIP/OLD STREAM DRIVE.
1930's, 1980's. 1 ft.

Motion pictures made in the 1930's by Alfred Ames. Depicts wood harvesting, transport, and finishing in Washington County. Includes VHS videotape edition from Northeast Historic Film.

SUBJECTS:
LOGGING - MAINE
LUMBERING - MAINE
MOTION PICTURES

FRYEBURG BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB.
Records, 1940's-1960's. 1 ft.

Secretary's books, treasurer's books, scrapbooks, and other papers of the Club..

SUBJECTS:
WOMEN - SOCIETIES AND CLUBS
FRYEBURG, MAINE

FULLER, FRANCIS R., 1890-1966.
Papers, 1910-1950. ca. 1ft.

Army officer and professor in the ROTC program at the University of Maine, Orono. Speeches, military reports, maps, photos, and other papers, relating to World War I and II.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Fuller.

SUBJECTS:
WORLD WAR, 1914-1918
WORLD WAR, 1939-1945

GARDNER, A.L.R. COMPANY
General Store Records, 1888-1951. 3 ft

General Store in Dennysville, Maine.  Receipt books, ledgers, capital stock books, company meeting records, and photographs.

SUBJECTS:
BUSINESS RECORDS
DENNYSVILLE, MAINE

GERRY, WYMAN P.
Collection, 1900. 1 ft.

Photographs and negatives of the Brewer, Maine area.

SUBJECTS:
BREWER, MAINE
PHOTOGRAPHS

GIBBONS, FLOYD PHILLIPS, 1887-1939.
Papers, 1900-1940. 110 ft.

In part, transcripts (handwritten) and photocopies. Author, journalist, and radio personality. Correspondence, columns, comic strips. mss. of writings, radio scripts, recordings, newsclips, photos, and Gibbons family memorabilia.
Card index in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Byrnes.

SUBJECTS:
RADIO BROADCASTING
ADVENTURE AND ADVENTURES

GIDDINGS, MOSES, 1816-1911.
Papers, 1846-1911. 2 ft.

Prominent citizen of Bangor. Included are financial records, correspondence, and other papers concerning the lumber trade, shipping, land, and railroads.

SUBJECTS:
LUMBER TRADE
RAILROADS
BANGOR AND PISCATAQUIS RAILROAD

GILBERT, FRED ALLISON.
Papers, 1900-1973. 25 ft.

Papers relating to the logging industry in Maine and theGreat Northern Paper Company. Included are items concerned with harvesting, stumpage, and logging operations, also correspondence with Great Northern's President, Garret Schenck.
Access restricted.
Gift of Charles Gilbert.

SUBJECTS:
GREAT NORTHERN PAPER COMPANY
PAPERMAKING - MAINE
LUMBERING
SCHENCK, GARRET

GODFREY, JOHN EDWARDS, 1809-1884.
Papers, 1745-1965. 3 ft.

Manuscripts, diaries, and notes of a prominent 19th century Maine historian. Especially strong on early Maine and Bangor history.
Complete inventory in Box 1201.
Gift of Mrs. Charles Sawyer and Mrs. Iven Orcutt, 1984.

SUBJECTS:
BANGOR, MAINE - HISTORY
DIARIES
MAINE - HISTORY - COLONIAL PERIOD. CA. 1600-1775

GOODWIN FAMILY.
Papers, 1768-1915. 1 ft.

Correspondence, maps, clippings, and genealogical material relating to the history, families, and churches of Liberty, Montville, Palermo, and Union, Me. collected 1880-1910, by Goodwin for the purpose of writing a history of these towns. Family histories from other area towns also included.
Gift.

SUBJECTS:
PALERMO, MAINE
CHINA, MAINE
MONTVILLE, MAINE
LIBERTY, MAINE
UNION, MAINE
GENEALOGY

GOSS-TORREY (FIRM).
Papers, 1885-1950. 70 ft.

Ledgers, accounts, and other business records of Deer Isle Granite Company and John L. Goss Corporation, and personal and family papers of the Goss and Torrey families.
Card catalog in the repository.

Access restricted.
Deposited by Deer Isle-Stonington Historical Society.

SUBJECTS:
DEER ISLE GRANITE COMPANY
JOHN L. GOSS CORPORATION
GRANITE INDUSTRY AND TRADE
GOSS FAMILY
TORREY FAMILY

GRAFFTE, A.A.
Papers of A. A. and Octavia Graffte, 1902-1945. 1 ft.

Lumberman and town official, of Dennistown, Me. Family, town, and school records of Amos and Octavia Graffte. Includes records of lumbering in Holeb, Maine, the Stetson School in Dennistown, and various family and town records, and correspondence.
Card catalog in the repository.
Deposited by the Graffte family.

SUBJECTS:
DENNISTOWN, MAINE
LUMBERING
SCHOOLS
GRAFFTE, OCTAVIA

GRAY, MAURICE.

Hotel guest books from "Baycrest", Harborside, Cape Rosier, Maine. Cover the years 1912-1965. Co-proprietor, Carrie Gray.

SUBJECTS:
HOTELS, TAVERNS, ETC. - MAINE
GRAY, CARRIE
HARBORSIDE, MAINE
CAPE ROSIER, MAINE
BAYCREST

GREAT NORTHERN PAPER COMPANY.
Business records, 1896-1960. ca. 40 ft.

Papers include letters, scrapbooks, photograph albums, office files, annual reports and reprints.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Deposited by Great Northern Paper Co.

SUBJECTS:
BUSINESS RECORDS
FORESTS AND FORESTRY
PHOTOGRAPHS
PAPER INDUSTRY

GREEN, EARL LEROY, 1913-
Papers, 1956-1977. ca. 41 ft.

Correspondence, reports and other papers from Green's tenure as director of Roscoe B. Jackson Memorial Laboratory, Bar Harbor, ME, and previous positions.
Card catalog in the repository.
Deposited by Dr. Green.
Additions to the collection are expected.

SUBJECTS:
JACKSON MEMORIAL LABORATORY, BAR HARBOR, ME

GREENWOOD, CHESTER, MRS.
Papers, 1900-1920. 5 ft.

Correspondence and pamphlets relating to the women's suffrage movement in Maine, and the U.S., and copies of the newspapers, Woman's Journal and Woman Citizen.
Deposited by Lora Gould Greenwood.

SUBJECTS:
WOMEN - SUFFRAGE

GRINDLE, ROGER
Records of ships and cargoes 1840-1939.

This collection contains mostly note cards concerning research done by Roger Grindle on a variety of subjects including schooners, the lime industry, and the granite industry.

SUBJECTS:
SHIPPING
GRANITE INDUSTRY AND TRADE
LIME INDUSTRY

GRUNKO, LENORE COLLECTION.
1960'S. 1 ft.

Letters to Lenore Grunko of Bangor, Maine received while she was a girl. Letters written during the 1960's.

SUBJECTS:
LETTERS
BANGOR, MAINE - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS

HAKOLA, JOHN W.
Papers, 1900-1968. 4 ft.

Historian and educator. Material collected relates to his Baxter State Park work. Includes copies of scrapbooks of Percival P. Baxter, Governor of Maine, annotated by Professor Hakola. Also includes papers of the University of Maine History Department

SUBJECTS:
BAXTER STATE PARK
HISTORY - STUDY AND TEACHING
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
BAXTER, PERCIVAL PROCTOR, 1876-1969

HALLAM, BEVERLY, 1924-
Artist's papers, 1929-1980. 1 ft.

Painter and printmaker who's primary media is monotypes. Collection consists of publicity, clippings, brochures, catalogs concerning her artwork and the Barn Gallery in Ogunquit, ME.
Gift of Beverly Hallam in 1978.

SUBJECTS:
ART
ARTISTS, AMERICAN - MAINE
ART GALLERIES, COMMERCIAL - MAINE

HAMILTON, BROOKS.
Papers, 1952-1993. 3 ft.

Journalism professor at the University of Maine. Course materials, personal correspondence, materials relating to public service activities and to legal issues in the field of journalism.

SUBJECTS:
JOURNALISM - MAINE
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

HAMLIN FAMILY.
Papers. 1802-1965. ca. 50 ft.

Correspondence of the members of the Hamlin Family, particularly Hannibal Hamlin.
Card index in the repository.

SUBJECTS:
HAMLIN, HANNIBAL, 1809-1891
POLITICIANS
LEGISLATORS - U.S.

HATCH, BENTON L.
Collection, 1696-1976. 4 ft.

Collector of Maine related documents, and a friend of Fannie Hardy Eckstorm. Included are documents from Samuel and Joseph Foxcroft, from Fryeburg, Maine and Mrs. Eckstorm. The collection consists of letters, correspondence, photographs, diaries, monographs, and various other types of documents dating mostly from the 18th and 19th Centuries, and connected with Maine.

SUBJECTS:
MAINE - HISTORY
FRYEBURG, MAINE
FOXCROFT, JOSEPH
FOXCROFT, SAMUEL
ECKSTORM, FANNIE HARDY

HATHAWAY, WILLIAM D. 1924-
Papers, 1965-1979. 150 ft.

U.S. Representative (1965-1973) and Senator (1973-1979) of Maine. Official records.
Card index in the repository.

SUBJECTS:
POLITICIANS
LEGISLATORS - U.S.

HAYSTACK MOUNTAIN SCHOOL OF CRAFTS, DEER ISLE, ME.
Records, 1950-1972. 17 ft.

Business and personal correspondence of faculty, directors' financial, and fiscal reports, minutes of meetings, list of instructors and pupils, invoices, bills, receipts, applications, bulletins, pamphlets, and brochures, of a summer crafts school.
Card index in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Deposited by the board of directors.

SUBJECTS:
HANDICRAFT - MAINE
CRAFTS
ART SCHOOLS - MAINE
MERRITT, FRANCIS

HAZZARD SHOE COMPANY.
Business records, 1906-1970. 18 ft.

Business and financial records of a Gardiner and Augusta based shoe company. Includes records of the Emerson Shoe Company.
Gift of the Maine State Museum, 1988.

SUBJECTS:
SHOE INDUSTRY
AUGUSTA, MAINE
GARDINER, MAINE
BUSINESS RECORDS

HEPLER, PAUL R
Papers, 1963-1972. 2 ft.

Professor of Horticulture. Papers relate to the development of a sugar beet industry in Maine. Includes corporate annual reports, research reports, and correspondence
Gift of Professor Hepler.

SUBJECTS:
SUGAR BEET
AGRICULTURE

HESS, C.T.
Environmental data, 1972. 1 ft.

The machine readable data and supplemental data for a report entitled, "A Radioactive Isotopic Characterization of the Environment Near Wiscasset, Me.: a Preoperational Survey in the Vicinity of the Maine Yankee Nuclear Reactor."

SUBJECTS:
MAINE YANKEE ATOMIC POWER COMPANY
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
WISCASSET, MAINE

HIGGINS, E. LEANDER, 1879-1936, AND AMBROSE, 1908-1971.
Architectural papers, 1925-1951. 17 ft.

Architect. Drawings and records of the Higgins' architectural business in Portland, Bar Harbor and Bangor, Me, including specifications, correspondence, and blueprints.
Gift of Higgins family.

SUBJECTS:
ARCHITECTS - MAINE

HILL, JOHN, 1703-1772.

Lumber, legal and personal papers, 1693-1842.

Captain John Hill, who commanded a garrison in Saco, operated a sawmill, and was a planter in Berwick   His son, Hon. John Hill, also served in the military, reaching the rank of Major.  He served in both the House and Senate of the MA legislature and as a Justice of the Peace, Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.  The collection includes business records, court records and personal documents of the Hill families

SUBJECTS:
SAWMILLS
COURTS - MAINE
LUMBERING
DOMESTIC LIFE 

HILL, RICHARD C.
Radio broadcast papers 1972-1992. 1 ft.

Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Industrial Cooperation, University of Maine. Collection of correspondence, scripts, and other materials used for Professor Hill's radio spot on MPBN (Maine Public Broadcasting Network).

SUBJECTS:
RADIO BROADCASTING
POWER RESOURCES
MPBN RADIO

HITCHNER, BARBARA DUNN.
Papers, 1790-1977. 20 ft.

Historical information of Orono families, businesses, schools, churches, clubs and transportation. Also material dealing with aspects of Maine history and Maine Indians.

SUBJECTS:
ORONO, MAINE - HISTORY
MAINE - HISTORY
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA - MAINE - HISTORY
PENOBSCOT INDIANS - HISTORY

HOFFMAN, DAVID.
Postcard collection. ca. 40 ft.

An extensive collection representing many periods, subjects, and countries.
Gift of Mr. Hoffman.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.

SUBJECTS:
POSTAL CARDS
MAINE

HUDSON, JAMES RUSSELL, 1893-1972.
Papers, 1907-1971. 1 ft.

Graduate of the University of Maine class of 1914, he was involved in livestock and tree farming. He donated the money for the Hudson Museum. Collection consists primarily of certificates and diplomas, and some photographs.
Deposited by the Hudson Museum.

SUBJECTS:
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

HUGHES, MURTAGH.
Records, 1900-1929. 1 ft.

Records of the Murtagh Hughes Teaming and Trucking Business in Bangor, ME.

SUBJECTS:
TEAMSTERS - MAINE
TRUCKING - MAINE

INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD.
Collection, 1916-1939. ca. `1 ft.

A collection of various publications published by the Industrial Workers of the World, and publications of related interest.
Deposited by John Hakola.

SUBJECTS:
TRADE-UNIONS
LABOR

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF PAPER MAKERS.
Records, 1927-1967. ca. 2 ft.

Records of Local 410, International Brotherhood of Papermakers, Lincoln, Maine. Included are labor agreements, grievances, correspondence, and meeting minutes of the Local. Much material concerns the Eastern Corporation, a paper mill in Brewer, Maine.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Deposited by Harold Noddin.

SUBJECTS:
PAPERMAKING
TRADE-UNIONS
LABOR
EASTERN CORPORATION

IRELAND, CHARLES ROGERS.
Papers of Charles Rogers Ireland and James Rogers, 1806-94. 6 ft.

Account books (21 vols.), bills, and receipts of a store run by Ireland and James Rogers, storekeepers and postmasters, of Stetson, Me.; and records (1877-83) of the Stetson Post Office.
Gift of Robert W. Daigle and Nelson O. Newcombe.

SUBJECTS:
BUSINESS RECORDS
STETSON, MAINE
POSTAL SERVICE - U.S.
MAINE - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
ROGERS, JAMES

IRELAND, FRANCIS A., 1843-?.
Civil War letters, 1862-1865. 1 ft.

Civil War era letters from Francis A. Ireland to his family. The letters cover the period from September of 1862 to July of 1863, the period that the 22nd Maine was in existence. One additional letter dates from 1865.
Gift of Rose Quinter.

SUBJECTS:
U.S. - HISTORY - CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865 - PERSONAL NARRATIVES

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