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  Maine Federation of Women's Clubs Records, 1892-2007

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  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. Topics include support for womens suffrage, establishment of kindergarten, and national health care.

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  Maine Field Naturalist Bird Sightings Files, 1952-1972

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains report slips for bird sightings used in a collaborative project of the Portland Society of Natural History and the Maine Audubon Society. Under the guidance of Christopher M. Packard, curator of the Portland Society, project members, both observers and "feeding station operators" recorded bird and other natural history observations from around the state of Maine.

  Cards are arranged in AOU (American Ornithologists Union) checklist order. See Science Reference QL 681.C52 1983, in the Fogler Library.

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  Maine Forest and Logging Museum Records, 1957-1998

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The mission of the Maine Forest and Logging Museum is to preserve, celebrate and educate people about the sustainable forest culture of Maine. The museum is a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1960, and is unique within the State in its focus on forest resources in a cultural context.

  Collection, 1957-1998, includes documents and files about the Maine Forest and Logging Museum in Bradley, Maine. Specifically includes information about Leonard's Mills Dam and Chemo Pond documenting elevation data, recorded water levels, and restoration/alteration projects and proposals.

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  Maine Masque Theater (University Of Maine) Records

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Maine Masque Theater at the University of Maine was founded in 1906 as the University of Maine Dramatic Club. In 1910, its name was changed to the Maine Masque Theater. All students at the University may participate in its productions. Each year the Maine Masque produces one main stage production as part of the School of Performing Arts season of events.

  The Maine Masque is an independent organization under the jurisdiction of the University of Maine Student Government, but closely works with the School of Performing Arts to support various theater related activities on and off campus.

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  Maine Music Educators Association Records, 1916-2006

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains minutes, treasurers' reports, handbooks, directories and correspondence of the Association. It also includes videocassettes, audiocassettes and records of various performances sponsored by the organization.

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  Maine School Administrative District Records Collection, 1959-1994

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Contains materials from various school administrative districts in Maine and includes annual reports, budgets and informational booklets. Much of the material dates from 1959 and the early 1960s when districts were being formed in many communities.

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  Maine Slate Company of Monson Records, 1915-1941

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains records of the Maine Slate Company of Monson as well as personal papers of Walter L. Johnson, superintendent of the company, and his wife Harriet F. Johnson. This small collection contains a few folders of material from Walter Johnson's work as superintendent of the Maine Slate Company of Monson, including correspondence with C.N. Fay, the company president, and a group of reports to Fay of daily operations at the quarry, all from 1915. Also included are ten undated photographs showing quarry workers, the mining operation, and the mine buildings. The collection also contains personal papers of Walter and Harriet Johnson, most having to do with their business investments. One folder contains Harriet Johnson's correspondence after the death of her husband and concerns primarily her investments and business interests in logging and other activities.

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  Maine State College and University of Maine History Records, 1865-1990

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Maine State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts was established in 1865. The College opened on September 21, 1868. In 1897, the College changed its name to the University of Maine. A group of miscellaneous records regarding the history of the University of Maine from its founding. Items appear to have been curated and compiled over time by Fogler Library Special Collections staff to document key events, figures, and milestones in the University's early history. Most material is from the end of the Nineteenth century through to the mid Twentieth century.

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  Maine State Federated Labor Council Records, 1914-1967

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains business records of the Maine State Federation of Labor and its successor, the Maine State Federated Labor Council. Records include correspondence, financial records, records of conventions and of the Council's newspaper"Maine State Labor News." Both national and state projects and campaigns are represented in the collection, and subject areas include work programs, labor laws and legislation, strikes, workers' compensation, etc. Correspondents include prominent state and national labor leaders as well as Maine politicians such as Margaret Chase Smith, Edmund S. Muskie, William Hathaway and others. Many materials are from Benjamin Dorsky, president of the Council until 1979.

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  Maine Statehood Broadside, 1803

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Broadside signed by residents of Pittston, Maine, arguing for the separation of the District of Maine from Massachusetts and suggesting that the legislature authorize a convention of delegates from all towns in the district "to declare the sense of their constituents, to frame a constitution ... and to do and transact all things ... necessary to the ... establishment of a separate and independent state."

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  Maine State Subordinate, Juvenile, and Pomona Grange Records, 1873-2003

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The first Grange in Maine was the Eastern Star #1 in Hampden organized October 20, 1873. The Maine State Grange was organized in 1874. It was a fraternal order whose purpose was the intellectual, social, and financial improvement of the farmer and his family.

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  Maine Stein Song Collection, 1927-1990

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains copies of scores of the Maine Stein Song, correspondence of university presidents and the alumni association, and articles and clippings about the song and its history. The correspondence includes letters written in 1930 from various temperance organizations voicing objections to the song's associations with drinking as well as two letters written by Rudy Vallée, one of which gives a history of the song and Vallée's involvement with it.

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  Maine Twin Party Papers, 1938-1976

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Welton P. Farrow was born in Tryon, Prince Edward Island, Canada, on December 10, 1898 with his twin brother, Harold J. Farrow. In 1938, after 18 years of living apart, they visited each other in Waterville, Maine, and at the request of a researcher named D. C. Rife from the University of Ohio, they invited pairs of twins to meet together in order to conduct research on the subjects of twins.

  Collection, 1938-1976, consists of the papers of the Maine Twin Party organization. Includes correspondence, photographs, clippings, scrapbooks, and a film reel documenting their semi-annual parties celebrating twins, and their research benefits. This party started as a small gathering for research, it expanded into a state organization that continued until the mid 1950s.

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  Maine Typothetae Records, 1920-1933

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Contains records of Maine Typothetae, Portland, Maine, including correspondence, 1920-1926, of executive secretary Edward A. Harris and administrative subject files containing member and customer lists, payroll records of various member companies, communications from United Typothetae of America and statistical information. Collection also contains newsletters and other publications produced 1923-1926 by other Typothetae organizations.

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  Maine Veterinary Medical Association Records, 1892-1995

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Association records consist of applications for membership, the treasurers' records, and minutes of meetings. The newsletter, "Maine Veterinarian", is also available in Special Collections.

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  Marine Laboratory at Lamoine (University of Maine) Records, 1931-1950

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The record group contains administrative records of the University of Maine Marine Laboratory at Lamoine, including correspondence, brochures, budget documents, publicity information and laboratory purchase orders. Much of the correspondence is that of Joseph M. Murray, director of the laboratory.

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  Martinon Lumber Company Records, 1916-1926

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Martinon Lumber Company had its main office in Bangor, Maine, with a Canadian office in St. John, New Brunswick. This collection includes business records of the Martinon Lumber Company from 1916 to 1926. The first series, executive records, is the largest in the collection and is made up primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence. Many letters are between the Bangor and New Brunswick offices and are to or from Irving G. Stetson, Frank Hinckley, or Waldo Lowell.

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  Massenet Society Archives, 1897-

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Archive of the Massenet Society, North American Branch, consisting of scores and photocopies of scores of Massenet's works, newsletters of the Society, and copies of the Society's publication, "The Massenet Compendium"

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  Mayo (Gideon) Papers, 1827-1920

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection is arranged in three series: papers of Gideon Mayo, papers of Charles W. Mayo, Gideon Mayo's son, and papers of George H. Hamlin. The Gideon Mayo series is arranged in five sub-series: correspondence, legal records, financial records, company records, and personal and miscellaneous material.

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  McChesney (Earl M.) Papers, 1930-1995

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection is arranged in two series: I. Forestry study files and II. Business records. Series II is further sub-divided into seven sub-series: 1. General office files; 2. Land survey account records; 3. Survey field books; 4. Forester client files; 5. Land survey client files; 6. General information files; and 7. Maps and plans.

  The final sub-series contains maps and plans generated by McChesney for his clients as well as those copied from other sources, primarily registries of deeds and town offices. These maps are arranged alphabetically by place and then by client name. General maps of a community follow each set of client files. Especially represented are properties in Bangor, Hampden, Hermon and Holden, Maine.

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  McCormick (Ada Peirce) Papers, 1850-1998

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The papers of Ada Stetson Peirce McCormick, a social activist, author, editor of Letter Magazine (Tucson, Arizona), and founder of the Little Chapel of All Nations. The bulk of the papers are family letters or materials concerning the Peirce timberlands. Included also are copies of Ada Peirce McCormick's magazine Letter, magazine articles and clippings, correspondence, genealogies, wills, diaries, and photographs.

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  McCrillis (William H.) Papers, 1830-1982

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains the personal and business papers of William H. McCrillis of Bangor, Maine. Papers of his sister, Harriet S. Griswold, and business records of her heirs are also included.

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  McIntire (Clifford Guy) Papers, 1953-1965

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The official records of Clifford G. McIntire during his time in office as U.S. Representative from the 2nd and 3rd districts of Maine, during the period 1953-1965.

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  McIntyre (Ernest E.) Store Journals, 1892-1959

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Ernest Eugene McIntyre (1880-1957) owned McIntyre's Market in Blue Hill between 1914 and 1957. This collection is comprised of store journals including ledgers, cash books, check books, and personal accounts.

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  McNeary (Matthew) Papers, 1924-1951

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Papers reflecting Matthew McNeary's teaching career and committee service while a professor at the University of Maine. Included is correspondence, 1946-1951; registration information and course outlines, 1949-1951; and samples of exams and drawings. Also included is correspondence, meeting minutes, etc. from McNeary's work on various university committees.

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  Media Services Records (University of Maine System)

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The University of Maine System developed distance education methods based on interactive technologies to bring higher education to communities across Maine. The network of campuses and sites was known as the "Educational Network of Maine," and was linked by an interactive television system housed on the campus of the University of Maine at Augusta. A fiber optic spine connected seven university campuses with two way audio and video transmission. From the campuses, programming was distributed by ITFS microwave to over 85 locations in Maine.

  This collection includes materials related to planning and activities of the Educational Network of Maine from 1991 to 2001. Background notes and documents related to the production of several videos as a part of the distance education program for the University of Maine System and its ITV (Instructional Television) program. Notes provide information about a teleconference titled, “Educating Amy,” a filming of the Maine Volunteers for Justice, and videos created for training of Animal Control Officers in Maine. Master videorecordings are included in beta format.

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  Mendall (Howard Lewis) Ornithology Papers, 1898-1984

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Professor Howard L. Mendall was appointed to the University of Maine faculty in Wildlife Resources in 1937. He was a leader in the Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit and was affiliated with the U.S. Department of the Interior.

  The papers of Professor Mendall concern primarily his research on birds and in particular ducks. The collection consists mainly of publications (articles, reprints, journals). Some manuscript materials are present along with field note cards.

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  Mengers (Marie Christiansen) Papers, 1930-1962

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Marie Christiansen Mengers was born in 1905 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Orono, Maine. She was a professor of French at the University of Maine from 1947 until her death in 1965. Mengers was educated at the University of Nebraska, Wellesley College, Columbia University, and the University of Toulouse, France. She attended summer sessions at Harvard and Chicago Universities. Her doctoral dissertation was on the life of French symbolist poet Henri de Régnier. Before coming to UMaine, she taught at the University of Nebraska, the University of Wisconsin, and Queens College in Flushing, N.Y.

  The collection includes correspondence, research notes, and lectures relating to the French poet Henri de Régnier (1864-1936). Correspondents include Jacques de Lacretelle, Claude Debussy, George Duhamel, and Henri de Régnier. Also included are copies of Mengers's M.A. and Ph.D. theses, an index to her Ph.D. thesis, unpublished manuscripts, and a copy of her book of poetry Nothing but Song.

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  Merriam (Kendall A.) Papers, 1913-1996

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Kendall Merriam from Richmond, Maine, is a poet and author. Manuscripts of poetry, typescripts, notebooks, newspaper clippings, correspondence and miscellaneous papers of a Maine poet and author.

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  Merrill (Adelbert Howard) Papers, 1872-1972

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains papers of Adelbert Merrill of Portland, Maine, reflecting his military career and subsequent retirement. This small collection includes notes from a course in anti-aircraft artillery, forms, correspondence, copies of special orders, etc. Much of the material concerns his efforts to obtain a pension and medical benefits after his retirement. It also contains his records while seeking civilian employment both in federal and state agencies. Also included is a manuscript volume from Merrill's library containing general orders from Camp Sykes, Dakota Territory, 1872. This fort was established in 1872 to protect construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad.

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  Merrill (Daphne Winslow) Research Papers, 1950s-1970

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Daphne Merrill was born in Rockland, Maine. She received her B.A. from UMaine in 1927 and M.A. in 1937. She was a teacher of English in secondary schools and a professor of English at UMaine, Auburn. She is author of three books and past President of the Maine Federation of Business and Professional Women.

  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.

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  Merrill Family Correspondence, 1887-1960

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  A collection of letters mostly to Edward N. Merrill with a few to his sons Edward F. Merrill and William F. Merrill from Maine governors, United States senators and United States congressmen. Most letters concern politics in Maine and in Congress. Many letters are from Edwin C. Burleigh and concern his successful gubernatorial campaign of 1892. Other correspondents include S.S. Marble, Henry B. Cleaves, Llewellyn Powers, William T. Cobb, Carl E. Milliken, Eugene Hale, William P. Frye, Bert M. Fernald, William M. Calder, Frederick Hale, William Tudor Gardiner, Frederick G. Payne, John H. Reed, Seth L. Milliken, Samuel W. Gould, John A. Peters, Frank E. Guernsey, John E. Nelson, Ira G. Hersey, Carroll L. Beedy, Wallace H. White, Jr., Percival Baxter, and Louis J. Brann.

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  Merrill (George P.) Papers, 1837-1931

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Contains personal papers of George P. Merrill as well as portraits and illustrations of geologists and other scientists collected by him and used in his writings. Of particular interest are a letter, 1904, to Merrill from Robert E. Peary and a scrapbook compiled by Merrill documenting his trip to Russia in 1897 to attend the International Congress of Geology in Saint Petersburg. Also includes a few photographs attributed to William Henry Jackson; a collection of letters, 1843-1886, to Charles Upham Shepard; and various letters to or from other geologists and scientists including William Henry Fitton, Charles Lyell, Andrew Crombie Ramsay and Ferdinand V. Hayden.

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  Merrill (Lucius Herbert) Family and Academic Papers, 1891-1974

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Edward Osgood Merrill was born in 1916, the son of Lucius Merrill. Hr graduated in 1938 from the University of Maine in Chemistry. He was a Professor of Biochemistry of the Agricultural Experiment Station until he retired in 1979. He died in 1987.

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  Miller (Charley) Papers, 1931-1966

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains the papers of Charley Miller of Bangor, Maine, an outdoorsman, Maine guide, fight conditioner, and outdoor cook. Included are photographs, celebrity endorsements, 16 mm films, and news articles documenting his work as a Maine guide, outdoorsman and outdoor cook.

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  Milliken (Cooper) Papers and Plans, 1956-1994

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Collection is composed of correspondence, financial records, photographs, and plans that were created by Cooper Milliken and his firm, for various clients. The subject of the collection is almost entirely based on his work and is geographically focused around the State of Maine with some outliers in New York and Massachusetts. Some prominent projects included the renovations of Alumni Hall, Fernald Hall and Carnegie Hall at the University of Maine. As well as the designs for the City of Old Town, the Old Town Airport, Old Town Canoe Company, the James W. Sewall Company, the Penobscot County Court House, the City of Orono and the Dow Air Force Base Exchange building.

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  Miscellaneous Records of Maine Governors, 1811-1980

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  A collection that includes correspondence, appointments to official positions, newspaper clippings, illustrations and campaign materials for many of Maine's governors from William King, governor from 1820-1821, through Joseph Brennan, governor from 1979-1987. Not all governors are included in the collection. The materials for many of the governors in the early 20th century contain correspondence and appointment papers relating to Oscar and Raymond Fellows, attorneys in the Bangor, Maine, area.

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  Mitchell (Frances Robinson) Papers, 1893-2005

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  This collection contains both materials reflecting the life, interests, and activities of Frances Robinson Mitchell and materials which document the Robinson family's work in the lumbering and timberlands business in northern Maine. Included are correspondence, business records, photographs, newspaper clippings, deeds, leases, reports, tax documents, and plans.

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  Moulton (Oliver) Papers, 1857-1887

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains financial records of Oliver Moulton's sawmills. The volumes do not specify which sawmill is included in each individual volume. Volumes give information about lumber sold, surveys done for Moulton, lists of men who worked for him and their wages, items purchased for use in logging camps, and agreements between Moulton and others to cut, haul, and deliver logs from property owned by Moulton.

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  Muench (John) Papers, 1945-1993

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Muench papers are the work of John Muench, a Maine artist and internationally known lithographer. Included are correspondence, personal letters, exhibition catalogs, reviews, and articles about his work.

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  Murdock, Eliab W. Papers, 1841-1877

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Letters written by Eliab Murdock to his wife Sarah Murdock while serving with Company F of the 17th Maine Infantry Regiment and the Veteran Reserve Corps during the Civil War. Also includes letters written by Sarah Murdock to her husband as well as a few written to Murdock by his daughter Pauline and his brother James; letters of recommendation and reference, 1841-1844, for Murdock; and his military discharge papers and military pension documents.

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  Museum of Art (University of Maine) Records, 1990-2019

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The University of Maine Museum of Art was established in 1946 by faculty member and curator Vincent Hartgen. The permanent collection of the University of Maine Museum of Art include artist such as Pablo Picasso, Roy Lichenstien and Robert Rauschenberg. This record group contains exhibit announcements, fliers and brochures. Also, includes information regarding Museum fundraising.

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  Musgrave, (Katherine) Faculty Records, University of Maine, 1937-2012

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Professor Katherine Ogilvie Musgrave was born February 8, 1920, in Allisona, TN. Having graduated with a B.S. in Food Nutrition from Maryville College in 1941 Musgrave would go on to earn a M.S. in Nutrition from Oklahoma State University in 1968. The following year (1969) Professor Musgrave started at the University of Maine as an instructor and assistant professor in Food and Nutrition before in 1979 earning a professorship. Professor Musgrave retired from the University of Maine in 1986 but remained active in the field of nutrition.

  The records include various versions of Professor Musgrave's curriculum vitae, clippings and correspondence regarding Musgrave's achievements, certificates, photographs including Musgrave with U.S. Senator Susan Collins, items from events celebrating Musgrave's life and career, and copies of articles, papers, and publications authored by Professor Musgrave.

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  Nash (Norman B.) Historical Research Papers, 1918-1956

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Norman Nash was born in Bangor, Me. in 1888. He was educated at Harvard, Episcopal Theological Seminary, and Western Theological Seminary. He served in WWI as a Chaplain; from 1916-1939 and was a professor at the Episcopal Theological Seminary.

  The Norman B. Nash collection contains historical research on Eastern Maine and New Brunswick. The collection includes manuscripts, notes, correspondence, and illustrations. A number of original documents are photocopied.

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  National Poetry Foundation (University of Maine) Records, 1957-1994

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  By embracing the experimental and extreme, the National Poetry Foundation (NPF) at the University of Maine has nurtured the development of poets whose innovative use of language has shaped modern poetry for more than three decades. Through its international conferences on modern poetry, its publications and journals, and its program of campus readings by nationally and internationally renowned poets, NPF continues to be one of the world's leading centers for contemporary poets and scholars of poetry. NPF was founded in 1971 by Carroll Franklin Terrell as a center dedicated to the study of the poetry of Ezra Pound.

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  Neeburban Club Records, 1901-1992

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Administrative records of the Neeburban Club including minutes of meetings, 1901-1978; a club history; and yearbooks, 1902-1992, listing names of members and activities at monthly meetings. Also includes scrapbooks kept by club officers, 1983/1984 to 1991/1992. A few publications from the Maine Federation of Women's Clubs are also found in the collection.

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  Nobleboro, Maine Town Records, 1793-1915

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Records (photocopies) in this collection were compiled by George F. Dow for his research on Nobleboro, Maine. Includes town records, church records, diaries, and information on some Nobleboro families.

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  Nolde (John J.) Records, 1950-1985

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  John Jacob Nolde was born in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1919 and died in 1988. He was a member of the faculty of the history department at the University of Maine and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. He served the University of Maine from 1950 to 1984. He wrote numerous articles on The China cantos of Ezra Pound.

  Records cover Nolde's years as Professor of History (1950-1986) and tenure as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1966-1973) at the University of Maine. The record series Lecture Notes contains Professor Nolde's notes for various history classes he taught and a copy of student evaluations (1983).

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  Norton (Arthur Herbert) Ornithological Papers, 1888-1943

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The correspondence, notes, articles, scientific papers, and other papers of Arthur Norton concerning birds, mammals, botany, and the natural history of Maine. Includes the card file catalog used in "Maine Birds."

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  Oaks (Nathaniel) Papers, 1791-1835

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains correspondence, legal documents, and other personal papers of several individuals who lived in Exeter, Maine in the 19th and 20th centuries. Included are 19th century materials of Nathaniel Oaks, Matthew Hedges, Benjamin Evans, Benjamin Evans, Jr., and Samuel Cortland and 20th century papers of Chalma and Eva Cooley and Eva Martin. The relationship among these individuals is unclear.

  The collection also contains various materials which cannot be linked to any particular individual; these include accounts of wages paid for farm work, advertisements, printed pamphlets and postcards.

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  Office of Facilities Management (University of Maine) Records, 1920-1987

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Collection contains records discovered during a renovation project in Alumni Hall. Files may be attributable to a past Chief Financial Officer of the University. Records include textual information and photographs regarding buildings on the UMaine campus.

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  Office of Human Resources (University of Maine) Records, 1950-1993

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Created in August 1980, the Office of Employee Relations, which included the Personnel Department, was responsible for all employees of the University of Maine, Orono. Over the next 11 years, the office evolved into the Office of Human Resources. In 2019, the mission of the Office of Human Resources is to work in partnership with departments and employees of the University of Maine to promote fair and equitable management practices that respect the worth and dignity of all employees while assuring that the University complies with all applicable employment related laws and policies.

  Records in this collection include textual information related to the University of Maine's Job Classification program which was introduced in 1969; public facing information circulated to University of Maine employees; employment records including details of appointments, promotions, tenures, emeriti titles, retirements, and resignations submitted to the University of Maine Board of Trustees by the Office of the President; and Employment Policies and Benefits Plans.

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  Office of Innovation & Communications & Instructional Technology (University of Maine) Records, 1985-1991

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Office of Innovations was created in 1987 by University of Maine President Dale W. Lick with Owen Gaede serving as its director. The Office later merged with the Instructional Systems Center becoming the Office of Innovation & Communications & Instructional Technology. The Office had a broad charge to assist in the planning and introduction of new technologies both on campus and throughout the state including those that would support instruction and presentations. Most of its initial activity was spent on implementing the NovaNET System in the state. NovaNET was a development of the University of Illinois and was used in computer based education. In Maine, NovaNET was used in support of teaching mathematics and science to high school students.

  The records contain textual information created and curated by the University of Maine's Office Of Innovation & Communications & Instructional Technology. The majority of the records relate to a project for implementing the NovaNET System in the state.

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  Office of International Programs (University of Maine) Records, 1981-2024

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The University of Maine has a long history of exchange programs with universities from across the globe. Such programs have provided opportunities for students to study abroad and for international students to attend UMaine.

  The record group mainly contains textual information created and curated by the University of Maine's Office of International Programs. This includes copies of University of Maine guides and manuals for international students; publicity material regarding the Office of International Programs and for specific events; training material from workshops, annual reports; and material compiled on the history of Office of International Programs. The digital files include copies of newsletters, oral history interviews, brochures, and a video of the International Dance Festival (2023).

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  Office of Student Activities & Organizations (University of Maine) Records

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The records mainly contain textual information created and curated by the University of Maine's Office of Student Activities & Organizations. The record group includes copies of Dean of Students meeting minutes, various memorandums, policies, procedures, by-laws, and regulations related to student organizations, parietals, dormitories, open houses, records, and behavior, copy of University of Maine Judicial Code, miscellaneous information regarding social affairs including contracts and financial statements, and miscellaneous information regarding fraternities and sororities and the University of Maine's Student Senate.

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  Office Of Student Affairs (University Of Maine) Records, 1967-1985

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Office of Student Affairs provided a number of services and programs to contribute to the growth and development of students. The Office had responsibility for housing, religious affairs, health, testing and research, the Onward Program, student aid, new student orientation, admissions, counseling, career support, support for commuter students, various recreational and social activities, educational support, host family support, seminar and lectures, and student behavior.

  The records contain textual information created by the University of Maine Office of Student Affairs. The record group does not include administrative material related to the management of the office, but instead outward facing publicity material that was circulated on campus, including: brochures, fliers, and pamphlets regarding student life on campus in the 1970s and 1980s.

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  Office of University Development (University of Maine) Records, 1923-2015

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The University of Maine first established an active development fund in 1959. Its efforts were directed by the University of Maine Development Council (which later became the President's Development Council). Funds raised by the Development Office were used for a range of activities including: library facilities, student financial aid, scholarships, graduate fellowships, chair and professorships, construction projects, and teaching equipment.

  Effective July 1, 2016, the University of Maine Development Office closed with funding raising operations unified with a partnership with the University of Maine Foundation.

  The records mainly contain textual information on a range of subjects compiled by the Office of University Development, including promotional material for various funding raising campaigns, events, and projects and publications regarding the work of other University of Maine departments which development funds helped support. The records also include lists of donors to the University of Maine and details of their donations and also files on potential donors.

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  Office of Vice President of Academic Affairs & Provost Records (University of Maine)

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Various documents transferred from the Office of Vice President of Academic Affairs & Provost, mainly correspondence, meeting minutes, memorandums, press releases, and reports. There are also some photographs and phonograph musical records.

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  Olmstead (Kathryn J.) Journalism Papers, 1954-2005

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Kathyrn J. Olmstead served 25 years on the journalism faculty of the University of Maine (1984-2003), the last six as associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (2003-2009). Olmstead published Echoes magazine, a quarterly journal of rural culture based in Caribou, Maine, from 1988 to 2017, and wrote a biweekly column for the Bangor Daily News. Before joining the UMaine faculty she served as district representative for US Senator Bill Cohen, was a correspondent for the Bangor Daily News, editor of the Aroostook Republican weekly newspaper in Caribou, and a free-lance agricultural journalist for regional and national newspapers in Vermont and Kansas.

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  Olson (W. Kent) Conservation Papers, 1931-2011

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  After college at Yale, W. Kent Olson's first charitable work began in 1971 at age 25 when he became the youngest person ever to direct the Appalachian Mountain Club's (AMC) combined Hut System, Pinkham Notch Camp, Saco River campgrounds. He was publisher and editor-in-chief of many AMC books, maps, magazines (including Appalachia), and published many of his own books and articles. Ken retired in 2006 from a three-decade conservation career that included 20 years as chief executive of three nonprofit corporations: The Nature Conservancy of Connecticut, American Rivers (formerly Amerian Rivers Conservation Council), and Friends of Acadia.

  This collection consists of W. Kent Olson's professional papers (1931-2011), plus documents in other media, spanning a three-decade career in nonprofit management, publishing, lecturing, and alliance building around a passion for conserving public lands and waterways, primarily in Maine. The papers also include non-conservation and personal materials.

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  O'Meara (Lieselotte) Slide Collection, 1938-1977

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Lieselotte O'Meara was born in Danzig, Poland in 1920. She and her family defected to Germany after the Russian take-over of Poland. Lieselotte became a nurse in Germany during World War II and worked in an American occupied hospital in Bayreath, Germany where she met her future husband, David O'Meara. After his discharge from the U.S. Army, they moved to the United States, finally settling in Old Town, Maine in the mid-1950s.

  The collection includes 35mm slides documenting Lieselotte O'Meara's international travels, natural, and scenic landscapes.

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  Onawa House (Onawa, Me.) Records, 1897-1904

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains three volumes of guest registers, 1897-1904, for the hotel. Volumes two and three have printed blotter sheets advertising various businesses in Maine. They also contain printed guides listing hotels for each state, their rates, etc. Book plates in the registers identify them as belonging to the library of Inez and Webb Noyes, Pinawa II, Onawa, Maine. Pinawa II was the Noyes family camp built in 1937 to replace Pinawa I, built in 1901 or 1902. This camp had been given to Webb and Inez Noyes as a wedding gift in 1927 and burned in the 1930's.

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  Orono, Maine Town Records, 1877-2006

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  A collection of town items such as ordinances, photos, and records from organizations in Orono, Maine. Includes historical as well as recent items, covering a broad range of topics.

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  Our Neighborhood Club Papers, 1908-2007

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Our Neighborhood Club of Old Town, Maine, was organized in 1893 and federated in the Maine Federation of Women's Clubs in 1901. The group sought out the collective betterment of each member and the community by doing charity work. They often donated gifts, money, and time to hospitals, veterans organizations, and cancer research.

  The Our Neighborhood Club papers collection consists of club program booklets, scrapbooks, photographs, as well as club meeting minutes and attendance. The collection does have papers that span between 1908 to 2007, however, the collection primarily focuses on club materials during the 1960s through the 1990s.

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  Outing Club (University of Maine) Records, 1920-2005

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Collection contains records of activities of the Club including administrative records, minutes of meetings, correspondence, cabin logs, photograph albums, memorabilia and scrapbooks.

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  Packard (William) Papers, 1965-mid-1970s

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Collection, 1965-mid-1970s, consists of a variety of materials originating from William Packard. Includes a portrait, an adaptation of a play from the Japanese, a number of letters, several manuscripts, publicity, and teaching course material, copies of Packard's poetry in several formats and poetry by Michael Harlow.

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  Packard (William) Papers, 1966-1985

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Papers of William Packard, a screenwriter, poet, playwright, and editor of The New York Quarterly, a poetry magazine. The papers contain worksheets for plays, novels, films, poetry, and trade books by William Packard. Included also are editorial drafts, interviews, documents, and correspondence for The New York Quarterly.

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  Page Farm and Home Museum (University of Maine) Records, 1989-2021

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Planning for the Maine Farm and Home Museum began in 1989, overseen by the University of Maine Farm and Home Museum Committee. In 1992, the Museum was renamed the Page Farm and Home Museum in honor of Henry Page

  Items in this collection were compiled by Page Farm and Home Museum donor Claire S. Sanders. Sanders was born December 14, 1910, in Sangerville, Maine and was a member of the University of Maine Class of 1934, graduating with a B.S. degree in Home Economics. Sanders went on to work for the University of Maine from 1938-1973, including in the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. Sanders died at the age of 95 on March 26, 2006.

  The record group contains an incomplete run of "The Cracker Barrel" newsletter, which was first published in the summer of 1994 and sent to Claire S. Sanders as a donor of the Page Farm and Home Museum, and copies of annual membership reports (missing copies of report from pre-1996 and for 2012 & 2016). The record group also includes letters sent to Sanders, from both the museum and the University of Maine Development, regarding her donations to the museum, invitations to member meetings, and museum publicity material.

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  Paideuma (University of Maine) Records, 1981-1985

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Paideuma: A Journal Devoted to Ezra Pound Scholarship was first published in 1972 by the National Poetry Foundation. In 2002, its focus was expanded, as indicated by its current title Paideuma: Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics. The record group includes papers for publication, manuscripts, typescripts, page proofs.

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  Palmer (Llewelyn D.) Legal and Municipal Papers, 1820s-1900

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The documents of the law partners of 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.

  Llewelyn D. P. Palmer was a General of the Maine volunteer militia and Commander of the 8th Division. He was an attorney, an Athens, Maine Selectman, a Democratic Party official, and the Athens Postmaster. Charles F. H. Green was a Judge of the Somerset County Probate Court and an attorney.

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  Palmer (Ralph S.) Collection, 1842-2002

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains research material and writings of Ralph S. Palmer, a professor and naturalist. It includes material related to Manly Hardy and his daughter Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, as well as an extensive reprint collection of publications in natural history and zoology. Included are notes, articles, clippings, photographs, reprints, ledgers, typescripts, illustrations, card indexes, and correspondence of Ralph S. Palmer, Jonathan Titcomb Hardy, Manly Hardy, Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, and Walter M. Hardy.

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  Parsons Family Papers, 1838-1956

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Parsons family papers consist primarily of the business records and personal papers of George Parsons and his sons Henry and William Usher Parsons. They reflect the involvement of the Parsons family in the banking, interurban railroad, steel and coal businesses, primarily in Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama.

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  Passamaquoddy Photograph Collection, 1885-1970

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  A collection of photographs of Passamaquoddy Indians of Maine. The photographs date from 1885 to 1970 and are mostly of unidentified men, women and children. Among those identified are Susan Dana, Peter F. Neptune, Francis Joseph Neptune, Wallace Lewey, Mrs. Wallace Lewey, Peter Mitchell, Mary Mitchell, John Socotomah, Joseph Tomah, Sabat Tomah, Bennett N. Francis, Noel Joseph, Alexander Sapin and Mary Elmanico.

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  Patch (Edith M.) Papers, 1900-1991

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection consists of correspondence with naturalists, manuscripts, speeches, stories, articles, and essays by a professor of entomology, naturalist and author of children's books.

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  Paul Family Papers, 1771-1917

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains personal papers of various members of the Paul family of Eliot, Maine, as well as a few documents from the Bartlett, Hammond, Leighton and Shapleigh families of Eliot. A folder of papers of Horace Remick is also included.

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  Payson (Ellen Louise) Collection of Landscape Architectural Drawings, 1913-1941

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Ellen Louise Payson was born in Portland, Maine in 1894, and trained as a landscape architect at the Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture for Women in Groton, Massachusetts. She gained widespread recognition for her designs for private estates in Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.

  The collection consists of about 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 1920s and 1930s primarily for clients in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, with a few for clients in Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri and North Carolina.

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  Payson-Fogler Family Reunion Collection, 1865-2003

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Paysons and Fogler (Vogler) families trace their lineage back to John Payson (b.1789) and Abigail Fogler (b.1801), who were married. Materials include letters and accounts of reunions.

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  Payson (John Dana) Diaries, 1885-1910

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  15 diaries, 1885-1910, of John Dana Payson, a teacher, summer resort keeper, and pastor. Payson was born in Cushing, Maine in 1861. Diaries date from his time at seminary in Bucksport, followed by stations in Bangor, Dexter, Southport, Camden, and Union. Payson notes the weather, church activities such as marriages and funerals, and daily activities.

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  Peace and Reconciliation Studies (University of Maine) Records, 1987-2013

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The University of Maine's Peace and Reconciliation Studies (formerly known as Peace Studies) was established in the 1987/1988 academic year, with an interdisciplinary, global perspective with the goal to infuse concerns for peace into the campus community and beyond. The program is currently a part of the College of Education and Human Development having formerly been in the Division of Lifelong Learning. The program provided training in conflict resolution, campus mediation, maintained a lending library, and organized Peace Week events and special events on campus.

  The record series Digital Photographs of Peace Studies Posters contains photograph images of posters promoting Peace Week events at the University of Maine and other special events organized by the Peace Studies Program. The photographs were taken by University Archivist Matthew Revitt in Hugh Curran's office.

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  Pease (William H. and Jane H.) Records, 1957-2003

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  William Pease was a professor of history at the University of Maine, 1966-1987 focusing on U.S. history. Jane Pease was a professor of history at the University of Maine, 1969-1987 and in 1975 also taught the first Women's Studies course at the University. Together, the Peases authored Bound with Them in Chains: A Biographical History of the Antislavery Movement.

  The records contain textual material created and curated by University of Maine history professors William and Jane Pease.

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  Peck (H. Austin) Records, 1946-1963

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Henry Austin Peck was born in 1921 in Somerville, Mass. and graduated from Tufts College in 1942. He received his master's degree and Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts where he was also named to Phi Beta Kappa. Before joining the University of Maine faculty in 1948 he was an instructor in economics at Tufts and also was director of veterans' housing at that college. In 1961 he was named vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maine. In 1968 he was named president of the State University of New York at Potsdam. He died in Potsdam, N.Y. in 1970.

  The collection includes course notes, correspondence, office files, materials connected with Peck's Jamaica sabbatical, correspondence with Frank Coffin, and personal effects.

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  Peirce Family Papers, 1812-1940

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Papers of several generations of the Peirce family of Bangor, Maine centered on materials of Waldo Treat Peirce and his son, Mellen Chamberlain Peirce. Also included are papers of Mellen Peirce's father-in-law, William B. Hayford.

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  Penobscot Chemical Fibre Company Records, 1912-1993

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Penobscot Chemical Fibre Company was established in 1882 as a sawmill site in Old Town, Maine, which had been running since about 1860. The name was changed to the Penobscot Company in 1964. In 1967 the company was acquired by Diamond International Corporation and became the Penobscot Division of Diamond International. In 1983 the facility at Old Town was purchased by James River Corporation. In 2000 Georgia-Pacific purchased and took over operation of the Old Town plant.

  The collection is arranged in four series:

  I. Records of Penobscot Development Company,

  II. Records of Penobscot Purchasing Company,

  III. Records of Penobscot Chemical Fibre Company/Penobscot Company, and

  IV. Records of Diamond Match Company, Diamond National and Diamond International.

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  Penobscot Lumbering Association Records, 1854-1953

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Penobscot Lumbering Association records consist primarily of legal, financial, and lumbering records maintained by the Association from the time of its incorporation in 1854 through the early 20th century. The collection is arranged in one series with seven sub-series: Organization and Administration, Financial, Purchasing, Labor, Lumbering Operations, Miscellaneous, and Ancillary Companies.

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  Penobscot Paddle and Chowder Society Records, 1974-1976

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains records of the Penobscot Paddle and Chowder Society, an organization in Bangor, Maine, for people interested in canoeing, kayaking and other outdoor activities. The materials center on environmental advocacy activities of the group in the 1970's.

  The Society, organized in 1968-1969, is a family-oriented group which through its activities promotes interest in paddling, paddling instruction, river safety, and conservation. A volunteer organization, it seeks to make canoeing and kayaking safe, accessible, and fun. Its members come from throughout New England but are primarily from the Penobscot River area in central Maine. The Society sponsors paddling, hiking and cross-country skiing trips for its members as well as several meetings per year and dinners at which chowder is often served.

  The Society is an affiliate member of the American Canoe Association and the Natural Resources Council of Maine. More information about the Society can be found at its website (www.paddleandchowder.org).

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  Perkins Family Papers, 1700-1945

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains notes and information on the Perkins family gathered and compiled from around 1911 to 1913 by Enoch Perkins of Malden, Massachusetts. Also included are letters to various generations of the family written between 1772 and 1885 as well as legal documents, wills, deeds, receipts and other family papers dating from 1700 to 1901. Newspaper clippings about family members, poetry and various artifacts are also found as part of the collection. A folder of letters from 1846 to 1888 written to Nelson Bean and his son Byron Bean, both of New Sharon, Maine, is also included in the collection. The relationship of the Beans to the Perkins family is unknown.

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  Phi Beta Kappa. Delta of Maine (University Of Maine) Records, 1922-1981

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The Delta of Maine chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a national scholastic honor society, received its charter at the University of Maine in Orono in 1922. The purpose of the honorary society is to recognize and encourage scholarship, friendship, and cultural interests.

  The records contain textual information created and curated by the University of Maine chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, a national scholastic honor society. Included are correspondence, minutes of meetings, histories of the chapter, membership lists, candidate lists, clippings, publications, constitution and bylaws.

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  Phi Kappa Phi Records, 1897-[ongoing]

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The records and papers of the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, a national honorary fraternity founded at the University of Maine. Papers include records from the national office, the board of directors, the "Journal", and records of all of the chapters. Future additions to the collection are anticipated.

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  Pierce (Allen B.) Papers, 1848-1884

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains papers reflecting Allen Pierce's service as master on various vessels, 1850-1881. A small group of personal papers is also included.

  The collection begins with correspondence, 1855-1884, most of it related to the shipping business. This is followed by a group of bills and receipts, both general and relating to a particular vessel; most are bills for ship stores, provisions and produce. A few are receipts for wages received by seamen aboard Pierce's vessels. The largest portion of the collection contains maritime documents arranged in alphabetical order by type of document: account books, articles of agreement, bills of health, bills of lading, charter party documents, insurance documents, manifests of cargo, and seamen's protection certificates. Most of the documents relate to the vessels Walter Howes and George E. Dale.

  A small group of personal documents from Allen Pierce's life in Orrington ends the collection. These include school essays, essays about the Riverside Lodge of the International Order of Good Templars in Orrington, deeds and notes, writs and an account book belonging to Pierce's wife, Charlotte.

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  Pike (James Shepherd) Papers, 1850-1880

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The papers of James Sheperd Pike, a journalist, diplomat and author from Calais, Maine. Including correspondence, diaries, notebooks, account books, manuscripts, and some family material. Correspondents include Salmon P. Chase, Charles Anderson Dana, G.G. Fogg, and Horace Greeley.

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  Pine Island Camp Records, 1902-2015

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection contains records of the Pine Island Camp, a summer camp for boys in the Belgrade Lakes region of Maine. The records include correspondence, applications from campers, and financial records. The collection also contains an extensive group of photographs of campers and camp activities.

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  Pinkham (Lawrence D.) Papers (University of Maine), 1947-1950

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Lawrence D. (Larry) Pinkham was born September 12, 1962 in Bangor, Maine. While studying history and journalism at the University of Maine, Orono, worked on the student newspapers The Maine Journalist and The Maine Annex. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of The Maine Campus in 1950. He also served as Class Secretary at the University of Maine Brunswick campus.

  Pinkham graduated from UMaine in 1950 and from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1951. He went on to work as a reporter for the Providence Journal, the Wall Street Journal, and the United Press before joining the faculty at Columbia University in 1956 and the UMass Amherst faculty in 1972. He received a Fulbright Award to lecture in the People's Republic of China during the 1986-87 academic year. Pinkham retired in 1991 and died February 28, 2010 at age 83.

  This collection includes materials related to Pinkham's time at UMaine including copies of the student newspapers, The Maine Journalist (May, 1950) and The Maine Annex (February 28, 1947). The collection includes photographs of Pinkham and other journalism students at work.

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  Plummer (E.) and Sons Records, 1898-1937

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  The collection consists of four unidentified volumes. By their dates, it is assumed that they mostly concern the firm of E. Plummer and Sons, incorporated in 1901.

  The daybook, 1898-1904, gives an account of amounts of corn, meal, flour, oats, bran, etc., ground for various customers. The cashbook, sales book and time book concern the sawmill and lumberyard. The sales book lists shingles, clapboards, laths and lumber as products, and the weekly time book gives employee names, time worked and rates of pay.

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  Portland Central Labor Union Records, 1906-1940

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Collection contains administrative records of the Portland Central Labor Union. Included are minutes of meetings, 1914-1919, 1924-1925; correspondence, 1915-1938 with gaps; financial and membership information. Correspondence includes incoming letters to the union's secretary, many from the American Federation of Labor and the Maine State Federation of Labor as well as from unions affiliated with the Portland organization. Also contains copies of the secretary's outgoing correspondence.

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  Portland League for Peace and Freedom Records, 1933-1940

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  This collection documents the foundation and activities of the Portland League for Peace and Freedom in the years before World War II. Included are correspondence, pamphlets, newsletters, and clippings concerning the League. Of interest are the publicity scrapbooks that include manuscript material. The collection also includes materials from the American Civil Liberties Union and the Emergency Peace Campaign.

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  Prentiss and Carlisle Co., Inc. Business Records, 1874-1938

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  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.

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  Price (Harriet H.) Papers, 1970-1995

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Collection contains Harriet Price's papers documenting her work with Maine's Native American population and her activities as a citizen opposed to the war in Vietnam. Includes material from her work with the American Friends Service Committee, the United States Commission on Civil Rights and the American Indian Policy Review Commission as well as from her membership in the Hancock County People for Peace in Vietnam Now. Collection contains correspondence, reports, background material, transcriptions of hearings and newspaper clippings from Price's service with these organizations. Also contains publications on Maine Indian laws and legal issues and a collection of articles from Maine newspapers concerning Maine Indian land claims, 1977-1987.

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  Printing and Mailing Services (University of Maine) Records, 1920-1981

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  A printing plant was purchased by the University of Maine in 1915 and with it the University of Maine Press (later to become the Printing Office and now known as Printing & Mailing Services) was founded. In 1967, the Printing Offices moved to a new building attached to a wing of the Public Information and Central Services (now known as the Keyo Building). Over time the Service has seen a number of technological advances, particularly in printing equipment used.

  Starting in the 2000s, the mission of Printing & Mailing Services became to provide high-quality, eco-friendly, economical printed material, supplies, and fulfillment services in support of the work and goals of the University of Maine community and its affiliates.

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  Professional Employees Advisory Council (University of Maine) Records, 1969-1996

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  Established in 1972 as an advisory council to the President of the University of Maine at Orono, the purpose of the Professional Employees Advisory Council (PEAC) is to encourage, facilitate and contribute to collegiality among the professional staff and administration of UMO. Originally PEAC concerned itself with a variety of issues such as fringe benefits, job security, guidelines, and grievance procedures.

  The records contain textual information created by the University of Maine Professional Employees' Advisory Council, includes: correspondence, handbooks, copies of various policies and procedures, salary information, member and officer information including election voting, constitution, minutes of meetings, and agendas.

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  Professor Colbath (James Arnold) Papers, 1907-1994

  Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine

  James Arnold Colbath earned a B.S. in 1948 from the University of Maine, a M.A. (1950), M.F.A. (1951), and Ph.D. (1962) from Case Western Reserve University. Colbath's Ph.D. was on Japanese Noh drama. Colbath taught at a number of academic institutions from 1951-1968 before returning to the University of Maine in 1968 as an Associate Professor of Theatre. While at the University of Maine Colbath was also the Area Coordinator of the Theatre Division in the School of Performing Arts and Director of the Maine Masque Theatre (1970-1978). In 1977, Colbath was named a Fellow to the National Endowment for the Humanities "Symposium on Shakespeare in Performance. Colbath died in 1986.

  Records contain textual and photographic information created and curated by Colbath during his career in theatre. Also, includes audio recordings of some theatre performances that Colbath was involved in directing and set and costume designs. Also, draft manuscripts of an unpublished biography Colbath wrote on the French actor and director Jacques Copeau. Biographical and family items include biographical profiles of Colbath, information on his military service during World War II, his military uniform, a regiment photograph, a photograph of and letter to Colbath's wife Mary Lou, and a photograph of Colbath's son Sean.