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JANE, MARY CHILDS, 1909-
Papers, 1950-1972. 2 ft.
Author of children's books. Hand written manuscripts, typed manuscripts and galley
proofs.
Card index in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Miss Jane.
SUBJECTS:
AUTHORS, AMERICAN - MAINE
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
JONES, PELEG.
Collection, 1800's. 1 ft.
Diaries, 1850-1852, 1881, 1883-1894. Includes accounts, addresses, and clippings. Also, ledgers from W. H. Vaughn and Company, Caribou, Maine, 1850-1854.
SUBJECTS:
DIARIES
BANGOR, MAINE --SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS.
W. H. VAUGHAN COMPANY (CARIBOU, ME.)
JOSSELYN BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF MAINE.
Records, 1902-1985. ca. 7 ft.
Includes minutes of meetings, newsletters, correspondence, scrap books, and clippings. Includes the papers of A.F. Hill, author of Economic Botany.
SUBJECTS:
BOTANY
HILL, A.F.
KATAHDIN IRON WORKS.
Papers, 1850-1930.
Records, correspondence, account books of iron industry and trade in Maine including
David Pingree papers and those of Piscataquis Iron Works.
Gift of George T. Carlisle
SUBJECTS:
IRON INDUSTRY AND TRADE
PINGREE, DAVID
PISCATAQUIS IRON WORKS
KELLMAN, PETER.
Labor papers, 1987-1994. 21 ft.
AFL-CIO representative who worked on behalf of the strikers involved in labor action in
Jay, ME. Includes primarily materials relating to the strike at International Paper in
Jay, ME, but also the Simplex Lockout, the Madison Project, and the Millinocket Project.
Materials include correspondence, clippings, manuscripts of articles, and a book on the
strike, newsletters, reports, audiotapes, T-shirts, and interviews.
Gift of Peter Kellman through the efforts of Prof. Charles Scontras, December, 1996.
SUBJECTS:
STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS - MAINE
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
JAY, MAINE
AFL-CIO
TRADE-UNIONS
KILBY, KEITH.
Papers, 1800-1950. 2 ft.
Correspondence, deeds, and account books, relating to a
Dennysville, ME, family and the
related Burns, Hobart, Lincoln and Vose families, and town records and papers of
Dennysville, ME.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Keith Kilby.
SUBJECTS:
DENNYSVILLE, MAINE - HISTORY
KILBY FAMILY
GENEALOGY
KING, STEPHEN EDWIN, 1947-
Papers. ca. 80 ft.
Author, of Bangor and Bridgton, Maine. Drafts and galleys of published works.
Typescripts of unpublished works.
Card catalog in the repository.
Gift of Mr. King.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
COLLECTION RESTRICTED
SUBJECTS:
AUTHORS, AMERICAN - MAINE
KIPPEWA CAMP FOR GIRLS, WINTHROP, MAINE.
Records, 1960-1976. ca. 5 ft.
Correspondence, publications, photos, and other camp records.
Deposited by Maurice Silverman.
Future additions to the collection are anticipated.
SUBJECTS:
CAMPING - MAINE
KNAUT, PAUL A.
1 ft.
Papers, photographs, manuscripts, exhibition notes relating to Paul A. Knaut, Jr.'s activities as a photographer. Includes calendars and scenic post cards.
SUBJECTS:
PHOTOGRAPHERS
LABONTE, GEORGE A., 1923-
Forestry papers, 1949-1984. 6 ft.
A forest entomologist with the Maine Forest Service and graduate of the University of
Maine. Included are University papers, reprint notes, field reports, articles and numerous
publications by LaBonte.
Gift of Vickie Thiele and Laurie LaBonte, April 13, 1998
SUBJECTS:
FORESTS AND FORESTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
TREES - DISEASES AND PESTS
ECOLOGY
LAKEWOOD THEATER, 1901-
Programs collection, 1922-1983. 4 ft.
The Lakewood Theater opened in 1901 as part of the Lakewood Resort on Wesserunsett
Lake, near Skowhegan, Maine. With the exception of the 1984 season, the theater has
operated annually since then. The collection contains material concerning the productions
of the theater. It contains programs, clippings, brochures and scrapbooks. There are no
theater business records included.
Gift.
SUBJECTS:
THEATER - MAINE
ACTORS - UNITED STATES
ACTRESSES - UNITED STATES
LARRABEE, DONALD RICHARD.
Papers, 1970's. ca. 7 ft.
Journalist. Correspondence, copies of Larrabee's newspaper columns, and other papers,
relating to his activities as a Washington correspondent, his membership in the National
Press Club, and his career in general.
Deposited by Mr. Larrabee.
Additions to the collection are expected.
SUBJECTS:
JOURNALISTS
LAUGHLIN CO., PORTLAND, MAINE.
Records, 1903-1978. ca. 55 ft.
Marine hardware firm.
SUBJECTS:
BUSINESS RECORDS
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF MAINE.
Records, 1940-1972. 2 ft.
Collection includes chapter records, and state level records. The records include correspondence, pamphlets, manuscripts, reports, on both the administration of the organization, and on the issues of the organization, and on the issues of the day.
SUBJECTS:
WOMEN IN POLITICS
LEAVITT, RALPH WILLIAM "BUD".
Sportsman's papers, 1960's - 1994. 4 ft.
Papers contain mostly materials used in the columns that he wrote for the "Bangor Daily News" concerning hunting, fishing, and other outdoor sports. Included are correspondence, articles, news releases, clippings, and photographs.
SUBJECTS:
HUNTING
FISHING
WILDLIFE.
OUTDOOR LIFE
JOURNALISTS
BANGOR DAILY NEWS
LEGAL PAPERS AND LETTERS, 1700-1850.
ca. 3ft.
Legal and municipal documents mostly from Lincoln County, Maine in the eighteenth and
early nineteenth centuries. Includes a wide range of doucments.
Gift of an anonymous donor.
SUBJECTS:
DEEDS
PROMISSORY NOTES
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
LERMOND, NORMAN WALLACE.
Socialist papers, 1933-1944. 1 ft.
Articles and publications concerning socialism, labor, the Depression, and capitalism.
SUBJECTS:
SOCIALISM
LABOR
TRADE-UNIONS.
DEPRESSIONS --1933 --UNITED STATES.
LITTLE, CLARENCE COOK, 1888-1971.
Papers, 1910-1976. 30 ft.
President of the University of Maine and University of Michigan, Director of Jackson
Memorial Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Me.. Correspondence, mss. of writings, reprints of
publications, periodicals, scrapbooks, and other papers, relating to Little's career as a
biologist and educator, his family, his second wife, Beatrice Johnson Little, Jackson
Memorial Laboratory, cancer research, the tobacco industry, genetics, colleges and
universities.
Gift of the Little family.
SUBJECTS:
BIOLOGISTS
JACKSON MEMORIAL LABORATORY, BAR HARBOR, ME
GENETICS
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
LITTLEFIELD, EDWIN F.
Papers, 1800-90. 2 ft.
Merchant of Winterport, Me. Family and business correspondence, deeds, tax assessments, Winterport school district papers, and other records relating to shipping in Winterport and the ships Alert, Callender, Clark, Jenny Lind, Joseph, Siren, and William Wilcox.
SUBJECTS:
SHIPPING
LITTLEFIELD FAMILY
SHIPMASTERS
LUMBER EQUIPMENT CATALOGS.
Collection, 1905-1965. 7 ft.
A collection of catalogs, pamphlets, and brochures concerning equipment for logging, lumbering, saw milling and log grading.
SUBJECTS:
LOGGING
LUMBERING
LYNAM (FRED C.) COMPANY, BAR HARBOR, MAINE.
Records, 1950-1960. 1 ft.
A Bar Harbor insurance agency and real estate agency for Hancock and Washington
Counties, Maine. Correspondence, insurance policies, and receipts concerning the insurance
portion of the business. No real estate materials are included.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
SUBJECTS:
INSURANCE COMPANIES - MAINE
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD COLLECTION.
Records, 1875-1927. ca. 100 ft.
Maintenance of way reports, 1881-1915, letter boxes, 1887-1915, Invoices, 1901-1915,
letter copy books, 1875-1927.
Inventory in the repository.
Gift of the Railroad, 1984.
SUBJECTS:
RAILROADS - MAINE
MAINE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION.
Records, 1937-1969. 6 ft.
Association was formed in 1937 and dissolved in 1969. Included are financial records,
memberships, and records of milk production, prices, and marketing as well as a complete
run of the Association newsletter, "Northern Milk Producer."
Donated by Mrs. Ralph Prime in June of 1986.
SUBJECTS:
BUSINESS RECORDS
DAIRYING - MAINE
MILK TRADE
MAINE FEDERATION OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN.
Records, 1928-1976. 5 ft.
Correspondence, bylaws, secretary's minutes, pamphlets, and other records.
Deposited by the Federation.
Additions to the collection are expected.
SUBJECTS:
WOMEN - SOCIETIES AND CLUBS
MAINE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.
Records, 1950-1976. 5 ft.
The Federation records include histories and documents of the organization since 1892.
Included are reports, financial records, documents produced by the Federation and
historical materials about some of the member organizations.
Deposited by the Federation.
Future additions to the collection are anticipated.
SUBJECTS:
WOMEN - SOCIETIES AND CLUBS
MAINE FIELD NATURALIST
Bird sighting files, 1952-1972. 11 ft.
Cards of bird sightings from around the state of Maine, collected and reported by
numerous observers and feeding station operators. Data from these sightings were published
in the Maine Field Naturalist and The Maine Field Observer. The project was a
collaborative effort between the Portland Society of Natural History and the Maine Audubon
Society, under the guidance of Christopher M. Packard, director of the Portland Society of
Natural History Museum.
Cards are arranged in AOU (American Ornithologists Union) Checklist order.
Gift.
SUBJECTS:
BIRDS - MAINE
ORNITHOLOGY
MAINE HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS COLLECTION.
6 ft.
A compilation of copies of original photographs from throughout the state. Consists of
over 2000 black and white copy prints.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
SUBJECTS:
PHOTOGRAPHS
MAINE - HISTORY
MAINE - DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL
MAINE - SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
MAINE HOME ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION.
Records, 1920's-1970's. 3 ft.
The records of the Association include the Constitution and by-laws, membership materials and information about the activities of the organization from 1925 on, though most the materials date from 1949 on. Also information about the Association's affiliation with the American Home Economics Association is included.
SUBJECTS:
HOME ECONOMICS - MAINE
MAINE MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION.
Records, 1916-1976. ca. 2 ft.
Association records, programs, tape-recorded oral history interviews, and music.
Includes material from Maine Music Directors Association.
Deposited by the Association.
SUBJECTS:
MUSIC TEACHERS
MUSIC - INSTRUCTION AND STUDY
MAINE MUSIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
MAINE OLD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.
Records, 1970's-1980's. ca. 6 ft.
Revolutionary War Veterans Collection. Cards identifying Maine Revolutionary War veterans. Compiled by the Maine Old Cemetery Association.
SUBJECTS:
U.S. - HISTORY - REVOLUTION, 1775-1783
MAINE SLATE CO. OF MONSON.
Papers and photographs.
Business correspondence between Walter L. Johnson, Superintendent of the Maine Slate Company of Monson and C.N. Fay, President. Also included, personal and other business correspondence of Walter L. and Harriet F. Johnson. 10 photographs of the Maine Slate Co. of Monson.
SUBJECTS:
SLATE INDUSTRY - MAINE
QUARRIES AND QUARRYING
PHOTOGRAPHS
JOHNSON, WALTER L.
FAY, C.N.
JOHNSON, HARRIET F.
MAINE STATE FEDERATED LABOR COUNCIL.
Records, 1913-1971. 32 ft.
Correspondence, financial papers, and other records, relating to the labor movement in
Maine, merger of the AFL and CIO, right-to-work laws, and the Maine State Labor News.
Includes correspondence with political and labor leaders.
Card index in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Deposited by Benjamin J. Dorsky.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
SUBJECTS:
LABOR - MAINE
TRADE-UNIONS
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
DORSKY, BENJAMIN J.
MAINE TIMES, TOPSHAM, MAINE.
Newspaper records, 1968-1976. 11 ft.
Correspondence, corporate documents, and other records, of a Maine newspaper, from its
founding. Persons represented include John N. Cole, editor, and Peter W. Cox, publisher.
Gift of Mr. Cole and Mr. Cox.
Additions to the collection are expected.
SUBJECTS:
NEWSPAPERS - MAINE
MAINE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
Association records, 1892- . 1 ft.
Records of the Association which was founded October 11, 1892 in Portland, Maine and
the Women's Auxiliary which was formed in 1950. Includes applications for membership,
treasurers' records, and minutes of meetings.
The newsletter of the Association, "Maine Veterinarian", is in the Periodicals
collection of Special Collections, Fogler Library.
Gift of the Maine Veterinary Medical Association through Dr. Hersey, April 1998.
SUBJECTS:
VETERINARIANS - MAINE
MANUFACTURERS OF MAINE.
Collection, 1950-1975. 6 ft.
Catalogs, brochures, price lists, and advertising sheets, of manufacturers and
industries in Maine.
Deposited by various manufacturers.
SUBJECTS:
MANUFACTURES
COMMERCIAL CATALOGS
MARRIAGE RETURNS OF PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
1827-1888. 3 ft.
Photocopies of marriage records of Penobscot County, Maine beginning in 1827 and ending in 1888.
SUBJECTS:
MARRIAGE RECORDS - MAINE - PENOBSCOT COUNTY
PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE - GENEALOGY
MARSH, PHILLIP MERRILL, 1893-1975.
Literary papers, 1933-1960. 2 ft.
Author of American Literature: A Concise History (1950). Included are manuscripts of poems, essays, and a book.
SUBJECTS:
AUTHORS, AMERICAN
LITERATURE
MASSENET SOCIETY, NORTH AMERICAN BRANCH (1997- )
Society Archives, 1897- . 3 ft.
A collection of the Massenet Society, North American Branch, composed of scores, photocopies of scores of Massenet's works, newsletters of the Society, and copies of the Societies' publication, "The Massenet Compendium".
SUBJECTS:
COMPOSERS - FRANCE
MASSENET, JULES 1842-1912
MAYO, GIDEON.
Papers, 1844-1871. 8 ft.
Orono, Maine industrialist. The correspondence letters and other papers concerning the business and personal life of a prominent Orono businessman of the mid 19th century.
SUBJECTS:
BUSINESS RECORDS
MCINTIRE, CLIFFORD G.
Papers, 1953-1965. 42 ft.
U.S. representative official records.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. McIntire.
SUBJECTS:
POLITICIANS
LEGISLATORS - U.S.
MEISSNER, MR. AND MRS. LEO.
Papers, 1930's-1960's. 2 ft.
A collection of material concerning art and artists in Maine. Includes clippings, brochures, letters and other materials about artists and galleries, and the column "Brush Strokes" by Berniece Gill, in the Portland Sunday Telegram
SUBJECTS:
ARTISTS, AMERICAN - MAINE
ART GALLERIES, COMMERCIAL - MAINE
ART MUSEUMS
MENDALL, HOWARD LEWIS, 1909-1994.
Ornithology papers, 1898-1984. 13 ft.
Graduate of the University of Maine. Became a member of the University of Maine faculty
in Wildlife Resources in 1937, and retired in 1977. He was a leader in the Cooperative
Wildlife Research Unit and was affiliated with the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. Papers
concern primarily his research on birds and in particular ducks. The collection includes
publications, some manuscript material, field notes and note cards.
Gift of Alan Hutchinson, Maine State Forest Service, June 1997.
SUBJECTS:
BIRDS
ORNITHOLOGY
DUCKS
POLLUTION
MENGERS, MARIE CHRISTIANSEN.
Papers, 1930-60. 3 ft.
Professor of French. Correspondence, notes, and lectures, relating to the French poet
Henri Francois Joseph de Regnier (1864-1936). Correspondents include Jacques de
LaCretalle, Claude Debussy, George Duhamel, and Henri de Regnier.
Gift of Dr. Mengers' estate.
SUBJECTS:
FRENCH LITERATURE - 20TH CENTURY
DE REGNIER, HENRI
MERRIAM, KENDALL A. 1942-
Papers, 1970's-1980's. ca. 2 ft.
Maine poet. Included are poetry manuscripts, typescripts, notebooks, newspaper
clippings, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. Merriam.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
SUBJECTS:
POETS, AMERICAN - MAINE
MANUSCRIPTS
MERRILL, ADELBERT H., 1897-
Military papers, 1930-1970. 1 ft.
Retired major of the Coast Artillery and Civilian Conservation Corps. Records of his military career, his CCC service, and papers subsequent to his retirement in 1942. Included is a "Post Order Book" for Camp Sykes, Dakota Territory, May-Sept, 1872.
SUBJECTS:
SOLDIERS
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS (U.S.)
UNITED STATES ARMY - RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE
MERRILL, DAPHNE WINSLOW.
Research papers, 1950's - 1970. 2 ft.
The collection is composed of research notes, scrapbooks and manuscripts for Ms. Merrill's book on Maine lakes, and some other papers concerning the American Mothers Committee, Toy Len Goon, Mother of the Year, 1953 and class materials for teaching English.
SUBJECTS:
LAKES - MAINE
WOMEN'S STUDIES
AMERICAN MOTHERS COMMITTEE
MERRILL, GEORGE PERKINS, 1854-1929.
Papers, 1800-1920. 2 ft.
Geologist and curator of the U.S. National Museum. 40 letters (1860-80) addressed to
Charles Upham Shepherd and portraits of American and European geologists.
Card index in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Halsey Gulick.
SUBJECTS:
GEOLOGISTS
SCIENTISTS
SHEPHERD, CHARLES UPHAM
MERRILL, LUCIAS
HERBERT, 1857-1935
Papers
The collection contains both academic and family papers of Lucius H. Merrill and of his son Edward O. Merrill and and Edward's son, Alan Merrill. These include lecture notes, research notes, letters, correspondence, diaries and journals.
SUBJECTS:
CHEMISTRY - STUDY AND TEACHING
GEOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
MILLER, CHARLEY, 1900-1966.
Collection.
Photographs, notebooks, motion picture films depicting activities at the camps of
Bangor, Maine guide and sportsman Charley Miller. Numerous celebrity photographs are
included.
Gift of the Miller Family.
SUBJECTS:
PHOTOGRAPHS
SPORTS - MAINE
SPORTS AND TOURIST TRADE
MILLER, WILLIAM H.
Legal correspondence, 1891-1904. 1ft.
An attorney in the town of Waldoboro, Maine in the 1890's and 1900's. He specialized in debt collection and bankruptcy. This collection primarily consists of legal correspondence to and from clients and plaintiffs. Additionally, there are a number of documents from the Waldoboro Post Office, 1826-1839, and two histories of Waldoboro.
SUBJECTS:
WALDOBORO, MAINE
LAWYERS
MITCHELL, FRANCES ROBINSON.
Collection. 3 ft.
Papers, clippings, etc. relating to the Sherman Lumber Co. and to a strike during the 1950's. Also included are papers and mementos of the Robinson, Steen, and Trafton families.
SUBJECTS:
STRIKES AND LOCKOUTS - LUMBER TRADE
SHERMAN LUMBER COMPANY
ROBINSON FAMILY
STEEN FAMILY
TRAFTON FAMILY
DEPRESSIONS - 1929 - UNITED STATES
WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
MOON, HAROLD F., 1885-1976.
Theater scrapbooks, 1895-1976. 1 ft.
The Harold F. Moon collection is composed of materials that document his career in the theater in the Bangor area. Includes scrapbooks of clippings, programs, and a manuscript. Materials dated from 1895 to 1976.
SUBJECTS:
THEATER - BANGOR, MAINE
MORELAND, JAMES
Collection. 2 ft.
A theatrical history in pictures with special reference
to the theater in Portland, Maine. Also includes playbills, press
clippings, advertisements, and maps.
Collected and arranged by James Moreland, August, 1936.
SUBJECTS:
THEATERS - HISTORY
MUENCH, JOHN, 1914- .
Artists papers, 1952-1993. 2 ft.
Artist and art critic, printmaker and illustrator. Served as Director of the Portland School of Art, Associate Professor and Director of the Printmaking Program, Rhode Island School of Design, and Artist in Residence, Westbrook College. Correspondence, articles, brochures, photographs, manuscripts, advertisements and exhibition catalogs.
SUBJECTS:
ARTISTS, AMERICAN - MAINE
ART MUSEUMS
NASH, NORMAN BURDETT, 1888-1958/59.
Historical research papers 1918-1956.
Papers collected by Norman B. Nash relating to the history of Washington County, Maine and New Brunswick, Canada. Papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, illustrations, portraits, journals and monographs concerning the region, rolled maps (photostats).
SUBJECTS:
WASHINGTON CO., MAINE - HISTORY
NEW BRUNSWICK - HISTORY
NEEBURBAN CLUB.
Records, 1902-1987. 1 ft.
Records of an Old Town, Maine women's social and civic club from the beginning. Collection includes constitution and bylaws, minutes of meetings, and programs. A history of the Club is also included.
SUBJECTS:
OLD TOWN, MAINE
WOMEN - SOCIETIES AND CLUBS
NEWALL, ROBERT H.
Papers, 1981-1987. ca. 10 ft.
Clippings of columns of the Bangor Daily News arts critic.
Additions to the collection are anticipated.
SUBJECTS:
BANGOR DAILY NEWS
MUSIC CRITICISM
THEATER CRITICISM
NICHOLSON, NETTIE GOVE. 1905- .
Genealogical papers. 1 ft.
Author. Research notes, mss., and photos, relating to Nicholson's publications, Maine,
and the Nicholson family.
Deposited by Ms. Nicholson.
SUBJECTS:
GENEALOGY
MAINE - HISTORY
NICHOLSON FAMILY
NOBLEBORO, MAINE.
Papers, 1793-1915. 3 ft.
Town records, church records, genealogical information on Nobleboro families, records
of historic sites and houses, and other papers, most collected and compiled by George F.
Dow.
Card catalog in the repository.
Deposited by Mr. Dow.
SUBJECTS:
NOBLEBORO, MAINE
NORTON, ARTHUR HERBERT, 1870-1943.
Papers, 1888-1943. 9 ft.
Naturalist. Correspondence, articles, scientific papers, pamphlets, bulletins, mss. and
card files for Norton's "Catalogue of Birds of Maine," much of which was
published by Ralph Simon Palmer in his Maine Birds (1949), and files on flora and fauna of
Maine.
Card index in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Bequest of Mr. Norton.
SUBJECTS:
NATURALISTS
BIRDS - MAINE
ORNITHOLOGY - MAINE
O'CONNOR, RICHARD, 1915-1975.
Literary papers. 5 ft.
An author from Trenton, Maine. Manuscripts, correspondence, outlines, essays, sample chapters and other materials relating to O'Connor's books.
SUBJECTS:
AUTHORS, AMERICAN - MAINE
ORONO HEALTH ASSOCIATION.
Records, 1971-1980. 3 ft.
Records of the Orono Health Association including annual reports, financial and tax records, and records of the Association's activities in the community.
SUBJECTS:
ORONO, MAINE
HEALTH ASSOCIATIONS
OWEN KATHERINE C., 1910- .
Collection, 1850-1885. 2 ft.
19th century letters collected by Katherine C. Owen for publication in Dear Sue (1976) and Dear Capt. Fess (1977). Also included are other generalized and family documents, and the service records of Mrs. Owen's husband, Albert S. Owen, M.D.
SUBJECTS:
CHASE FAMILY
MORSE FAMILY
LEE FAMILY
SHIPPING
PACKARD, WILLIAM
Papers, 1966-1985. 8 ft.
Twentieth Century playwright and editor of the New York Quarterly. Correspondence, scripts, manuscripts, notebooks, and poetry.
SUBJECTS:
AUTHORS, AMERICAN
DRAMATISTS, AMERICAN
PALMER, LLEWELYN D.
Papers, 1820's-1900. 1725 items. 1 ft.
The documents of law partners Llewelyn D. P. Palmer and Judge Charles F.H. Green. Includes correspondence, manuscripts, drafts of official documents, and other papers of Palmer and Green, law partners in Athens, Maine. Documents relate to town affairs, Maine militia, politics and legal work of the law firm.
SUBJECTS:
BUSINESS RECORDS
ATHENS, MAINE
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
GREEN, CHARLES F.H.
PATCH, EDITH MARION, 1876-1954.
Papers, 1910-1954. 1 ft.
Professor of entomology at the University of Maine, naturalist, and author of
children's books. Correspondence with naturalists, speeches, stories, articles, and
essays.
Card index in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Geddes Simpson.
SUBJECTS:
NATURALISTS
ENTOMOLOGY
AUTHORS, AMERICAN
PAYSON, ELLEN LOUISE, 1894-1977.
Landscape architectural
drawings, 1913-1940.
525 items.
Landscape
architect born in Portland, Maine. Collection of 525 architectural drawings
including landscape architecture plans, contour drawings, planting diagrams and
blueprints. There are also detailed
drawings of fences, garden paths, outbuildings and gates.
The drawings were done mostly in the 1920's and 1930's in Maine, New
York, New Jersey, Missouri, Connecticut and North Carolina and
demonstrate the process of landscape design through the various types which are
included, such as rough sketches, sketches on older blueprints, preliminary
drawings, alternative drawings, final plans and final blueprints.
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Payson Robinson.
SUBJECTS:
ARCHITECTURE
GARDENS - DESIGN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PAYSON-FOGLER FAMILIES.
Family reunion collection, 1883- .1 ft.
Material relating to the Payson-Fogler reunions beginning in 1883. Also includes
genealogical material on the families.
Donated by Mrs. Ruth Goff.
Future deposits anticipated.
SUBJECTS:
PAYSON FAMILY
FOGLER FAMILY
GENEALOGY - SOCIETIES, ETC.
PEASE, WILLIAM HENRY, 1924-.
Papers of William Henry and Jane H. Pease, 1957-1987. 3 ft.
Historian and educator. Correspondence, mss., edited copy, proofs and notes, relating
to the Peases' book Bound With Them in Chains (1972), about slavery.
Card catalog in the repository.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Pease.
SUBJECTS:
SLAVERY IN THE U.S. - ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENTS
PEASE, JANE H.
PEIRCE FAMILY.
Papers, 1800-1930. 17 ft.
Correspondence, deeds, receipts, bills, and other papers of a Bangor, ME, family and
their relatives in Massachusetts, relating to land titles, lumbering, real estate,
shipping, and the import and export business.
Card index in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Gift of Mrs. Waldo Peirce, 1971.
SUBJECTS:
LUMBERING
FORESTS AND FORESTRY
LAND TITLES
PEIRCE, WALDO T.
PENOBSCOT LUMBERING ASSOCIATION.
Business records, 1854-1930. ca. 2 ft. and 520 v.
Correspondence (including letter books), receipt books, checkbooks, log mark lists, log
agent reports, and time and payroll, logging, and cash records, and other ledgers and
record books.
Card catalog in the repository.
Deposited by F.B. Knight.
SUBJECTS:
LUMBERING - MAINE
BUSINESS RECORDS
PERKINS FAMILY.
Papers, 1685-1945. 1 ft.
Correspondence, diaries, deeds, legal papers, family register, poems, genealogical
material, and other papers of a Minot, Me., family. Persons represented include Enoch and
Thomas Perkins.
Gift of Mrs. Ruth Emery.
SUBJECTS:
ALMANACS, AMERICAN
AMES, NATHANIEL
THOMAS, ROBERT
FARMER'S ALMANACK
PHI KAPPA PHI.
Records, 1897-1980's. ca. 107 ft.
History, financial papers, notes, and chapter records, of a national honorary
fraternity founded at the University of Maine.
Card index in the library.
Information on literary rights available in the library.
Deposited by Phi Kappa Phi.
Future additions to the collection are anticipated.
SUBJECTS:
GREEK LETTER SOCIETIES
PHIPPEN, SANFORD EDWIN, 1942- .
Papers, 1936 - . 15 ft.
Maine author, poet and high school teacher and alumnus of the University of Maine. Resident of Orono, Maine and Hancock, Maine. Papers, correspondence, manuscripts, reviews, etc. for several of his books, articles, and publications including High Clouds Soaring, Storms Driving Low: The Letters of Ruth Moore, The Police Know Everything, and Kitchen Boy. Also includes writings of Orono High School Students and writings of and about other Maine authors.
SUBJECTS:
AUTHORS, AMERICAN - MAINE
HANCOCK, MAINE - HISTORY
MAINE - HISTORY
MAINE IN LITERATURE
MOORE, RUTH
ORONO, MAINE
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE
PIERCE, ALLEN B.
Papers, 1830-1880. ca. 1 ft.
Shipmaster of Bangor, Me. Personal and business correspondence, deeds, business
records, ledgers, account books, and ships' papers for the brigs George E. Dale, L.P.
Snow, and Walter Howes.
Gift of Mr. Pierce, Orrington, Me., 1969.
SUBJECTS:
SHIPPING
PIKE, JAMES SHEPHERD, 1811-1882.
Papers, 1850-1880. 7 ft.
Journalist, diplomat and author from Calais, Maine. Including correspondence, diaries,
note-books, account books, manuscripts, and some family material. Correspondents include
Salmon P. Chase, Charles Anderson Dana, G.G. Fogg, and Horace Greeley.
Card catalog in the repository.
Deposited by Calais Free Library.
SUBJECTS:
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLITICIANS - MAINE
JOURNALISTS - MAINE
DIPLOMATS
PINE ISLAND CAMP, BELGRADE LAKES, ME.
Camp records, 1902-1987. 15 ft. 10 folio items
Records and photographs of the camps and activities. Includes camp records, financial
records, correspondence, and records of campers. The photographs cover the entire period
of the camp.
Deposited by E.L. Swan.
SUBJECTS:
CAMPING - MAINE
POTTLE POSTCARD COLLECTION.
1 ft.
Maine and Massachusetts scenes.
SUBJECTS:
POSTAL CARDS
MAINE
MASSACHUSETTS
PRENTISS AND CARLISLE CO., INC.
Business records, 1874-1940. 13 ft.
The business records of the estate of Henry E. Prentiss, as administered by Henry M. Prentiss, concerning timberland holdings. Includes stumpage bills, records of checks received and sent, and correspondence. Also includes the Aroostook Land Company records.
SUBJECTS:
LUMBER TRADE
BUSINESS RECORDS
AROOSTOOK LAND COMPANY
PRICE, HARRIET H.
Papers, 1970-1985. 2 ft.
Papers concerning civil rights, American Indian Policy, and peace. Reports, clippings, news releases and audio tapes.
SUBJECTS:
CIVIL RIGHTS
INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA
PEACE MOVEMENTS
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