In addition to ongoing digitization projects, staff members of the Special Collections Department scanned 5,017 pages at the request of researchers during the 2020 calendar year.  We would like to share a huge thanks to all of our dedicated researchers who continue to express interest in our collections and for their patience as we develop […]

Several photographs from the Halloween Holiday Traditions Collection are featured in a new, short video created by the Maine Community Archives Collaborative, “What’s Your COVID-19 Halloween Story?”  Libraries, archives, and museums across Maine have shared some fun materials related to Halloween, and they want to hear from you about your Halloween experience this year during […]

Originally published as part of the 2020 UMaine Virtual Homecoming, this video with University Archivist Matthew Revitt highlights the types of materials available through the University Archive at Fogler Library. The video includes general overviews as well as specific examples of materials related to the University of Maine’s history that are preserved by Fogler Library […]

The September/October issue of the Society of American Archivists’ national magazine, Archival Outlook, includes an article by University Archivist, Matthew Revitt, titled “Creating an Archives of Our Time: Documenting the University of Maine During COVID-19.” The full issue is available online. To access the UMaine COVID-19 archive, visit https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/c19/ . For more information on this […]

Maine Alumni Magazine (and its preceding titles Maine Alumnus and Maine) is now fully available online. This digital collection, a collaborative effort of Fogler Library’s Circulation Department, Dean’s Office, and the Special Collections Department, provides access from 1919 to 2015. Combined with the most recent issues provided by the University of Maine Alumni Association, it’s […]

Our new virtual tour of Fogler Library Special Collections allows viewers to learn more about the department, explore our reading room, see behind-the-scenes into staff-only shelving areas, get a glimpse of the Library Storage building, and quickly access our digital collections.  We hope this will allow for easy, 24/7 access to an introduction to our […]

The Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History collection, Islands and Bridges: Communities of Memory in Old Town, Maine / French Island, is now available online through our ArchivesSpace database.  It is also possible to download a list of all the interviews as a  PDF finding aid for the collection through DigitalCommons@UMaine.  Links from either […]

New plexiglass is in place, furniture has been rearranged, and a new online appointment system is ready so that Special Collections is now open to members of the University of Maine System.  At this time, access to the building is limited to: Faculty, staff, and students of the University of Maine System; Staff from the […]

Matthew Revitt, Fogler Library’s Special Collections and Maine Shared Collection Librarian, was one of the presenters at a recent session, “All in This Together: Preserving Maine’s COVID-19 Memories,” an event organized by the Maine Community Archives Collaborative. A link to the meeting recording is available at https://mainestatelibrary.omeka.net/.

Three oral history interviews from the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History collection were recently featured on Coastal Conversations, a public affairs radio program on WERU Community Radio produced with support from Maine Sea Grant and hosted by Natalie Springuel.  The series explores current issues facing Maine’s coastal communities through conversations with people who […]