This collection includes several books, pamphlets and documents related to Maine History that are now in the public domain that have been digitized by Raymond H. Fogler Library. Several early town histories have also been included in this series. In some cases, a link to full text access has been provided rather than a downloadable file, particularly if the electronic version was originally made available by an institution other than Fogler Library.
In addition, the series includes contemporary papers and articles related to the state's history written by University of Maine faculty, staff, alumni/ae, students and Friends of Fogler Library.
For more information about these materials or about submitting to the collection, please contact the Special Collections Department, 5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04469-5729
207.581.1686
um.library.spc @ maine.edu
Submissions from 1887
Closing Exercises of Bluehill Academy, 1887, Bluehill Academy
The Controllable Bee Hive and New System of Bee Management: 1887 Annual Circular, Lizzie E. Cotton
The Use and Abuse of Wealth in America, F. S. Root
Submissions from 1886
Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, Liberty Printing Company
The Returned Maine Battle Flags, Moses Owen
Submissions from 1885
A Collection of Words and Phrases Taken From the Passamaquoddy Tongue, Abby Langdon Alger
A History of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, from the Earliest Explorations to the Present Time, 1776-1885, Francis Gould Butler
Submissions from 1884
Constitution and By-laws of South Branch Grange No. 142 of Prospect, Maine, South Branch Grange
History of the town of Houlton, Maine, from 1804 to 1883, Old Pioneer
How Blaine Grew Rich in Office, Anonymous
Industrial Education in Public Schools, Edwin F. Small
Mount Desert Souvenir : Fifteenth Annual Excursion of the Massachusetts Press Association, July 5-9, 1884, Charles W. Eddy
Semi-Centennial of the Oxford Democrat : Sketch of the Paper, William B. Lapham
Speech of Hon. Nelson Dingley Jr. of Maine in the House of Representatives, Tuesday, April 29, 1884, Nelson Dingley Jr.
York Institute: Something of Its Past, Present, and Future, B. R. Melcher
Submissions from 1883
History of Paris, Maine from its Settlement to 1880 with a History of the Grants of 1736 & 1771 Together with Personal Sketches, a Copious Genealogical Register and an Appendix, Wm. B. Lapham and Silas P. Maxim
The Maine Horse Breeders' Monthly, January 1883, J. W. Thompson
Submissions from 1882
Copy of Lease, European and North American Railway to Maine Central Railroad, Maine Central Railroad Company
History of Woodstock, Me., with Family Sketches and an Appendix, William B. Latham
The History of Ancient Sheepscot and Newcastle [Me.] Including Early Pemaquid, Damariscotta, and Other Contiguous Places, From the Earliest Discovery to the Present Time, David Quimby Cushman
Submissions from 1881
Routes to Ktaadn, Charles E. Hamlin
Summer School of Philosophy at Mt. Desert, John Ames Mitchell
The Lobster at Home in Maine Waters, W. H. Bishop
Submissions from 1880
History of Piscataquis County, Maine: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1880, Amasa Loring
History of York County, Maine: with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, W. W. Clayton
Submissions from 1879
Reply of Mr. Wm. E. Chandler to the Slanders of Honorable Bainbridge Wadleigh, William E. Chandler
The History of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, Comprising Historical Address, by Henry P. Warren; Record of Families, by Rev. William Warren, D.D.; Centennial Proceedings, by Samuel Warren, Esq., Henry P. Warren, William Warren D.D., Samuel Warren Esq., and Waterford (Me.)
Submissions from 1878
Address of Governor Conner to the Legislature of the State of Maine, January 3, 1878, Maine Office of the Governor
History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine, including the ancient territory known as Pejepscot., George Augustus Wheeler and Henry Warren Wheeler
History of Schools in Gorham, Maine, Author unknown
Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Session of the Grand Lodge of Maine, Independent Order of Good Templars, Independent Order of Good Templars
Survey of Hancock County, Maine, Samuel Wasson
Submissions from 1877
Seventh Annual Report of the Directors of the Maine General Hospital, Maine General Hospital (Portland, Me.)
Submissions from 1875
Articles of Faith and Covenant, Adopted by the Congregational Church of Christ in Winthrop, Maine, Congregational Church of Winthrop (Me.)
The History of Wells and Kennebunk From the Earliest Settlement to the Year 1820, at Which Time Kennebunk Was Set Off, and Incorporated, With Biographical Sketches, Edward E. Bourne LLD
The Nut-Crackers' Monthly, [Editor not identified]
The Oldtown Monthly, S. Bradbury
Submissions from 1874
Catalogue and Circular of the Eastern State Normal School at Castine, Maine, 1874, Eastern State Normal School
Centennial, Congregational Church, Bluehill, Maine, Congregational Church (Bluehill, Me.)
Submissions from 1873
History of the Town of Windham, Prepared at the Request of the Town, Thomas Laurens Smith
Mt. Desert in 1873, Portrayed in Crayon and Quill, J. R. Osgood and Company
Survey of Waldo County, Maine: Historical, Physical, Agricultural, J. W. Lang
Submissions from 1872
An Act to Incorporate the Castine and Ellsworth Railroad Company, Maine State Legislature
Copies of the Maine Central Railroad Co.'s Leases and Contracts, Maine Central Railroad Company
Hon. John Alfred Poor, of Portland, Me., Charles W. Tuttle
Submissions from 1871
Order of Exercises for the Decoration of Soldiers' Graves, 1871, H. A. DeWitt
Submissions from 1870
A Historical Discourse Delivered at the Fiftieth Anniversary of Colby University, August 2nd, 1870, J. T. Champlin
Anti-Liquor Law -- Ought it to Pass?, State Central Committee
Submissions from 1869
History of Industry, Maine. From the First Settlement in 1791, William Allen
Minutes, Twenty-First Session of the Penobscot Musical Association, Penobscot Musical Association
Submissions from 1868
Address of Governor Chamberlain to the Legislature of the State of Maine, January, 1868, Joshua L. Chamberlain
Minutes, Twentieth Session of the Penobscot Musical Association, Penobscot Musical Association
Report of the Commissioner on the Variations of the Magnetic Needle, Maine Commissioner on Variations of the Magnetic Needle
Speech of Hon. Lot M. Morrill of Maine in the Senate of the United States, February 5, 1868, Lot M. Morrill
Submissions from 1867
Abstract from the Transactions of the Maine Medical Association, June, 1867, Maine Medical Association
Address of Governor Chamberlain to the Legislature of the State of Maine, January, 1867, Joshua L. Chamberlain
Submissions from 1866
Apportionment of Representation: Speech of Hon. Lot M. Morrill, of Maine, in the Senate of the United States, March 8, 1866, Lot M. Morrill
Submissions from 1865
A Sermon in Commemoration of the Death of Abraham Lincoln, Charles Carroll Everett
Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln Delivered at Rockland, Maine, April 19, 1865, Edward F. Cutter
Speech of Mr. Blaine of Maine in Favor of Amending the Federal Constitution by Striking Out the Clause which Prohibits the Taxing of Exports, James G. Blaine
The Church After the National Convulsion, a Charge Delivered to the Clergy of the Diocese of Maine, George Burgess
The History of Portland, from 1632 to 1864, William Willis
Submissions from 1864
European and North American Railroad : Paper on Railway Extension Westward from Saint John, E. R. Burpee
Submissions from 1863
Articles of Faith and Covenant of the Winter Street Church, Bath, Maine, Winter Street Church
Penobscot Musical Association Minutes of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Sessions, Penobscot Musical Association
Submissions from 1862
By-laws of Dunlap Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, China, Maine, Royal Arch Masons, Dunlap Chapter
Speech of Albert P. Gould, of Thomaston, Delivered in the House of Representatives of Maine, March 6th and 7th, 1862, Albert P. Gould
Submissions from 1861
Chimes of Freedom and Union: A Collection of Poems for the Time, Various Authors
National Fast: A Proclamation by the President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln and Israel Washburn Jr.
The Actual Value of Medicines: an Introductory Lecture, Israel Thorndike Dana
Submissions from 1860
Bangor Daily Union Report of the Grand Union Meeting in Norombega Hall, Bangor, Bangor Daily Union
Submissions from 1859
Castine; and the Old Coins Found There, Joseph Williamson
Catalogue of the Officers and Members of the Teachers' Convention for Lincoln County, Teachers' Convention for Lincoln County
Fishing Bounties: Speech of Hon. Nehemiah Abbott, of Maine, Nehemiah Abbott
Submissions from 1858
Catalogue of the Officers and Students of the Maine State Seminary, for the Year Ending Nov. 4, 1858, Maine State Seminary (Lewiston Falls, Me.)
The Stranger in the Church, George Burgess
Submissions from 1857
Journal of the Voyage of Gov. Thomas Pownall, from Boston to Penobscot River, May, 1759, Thomas Pownall
Submissions from 1856
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Penobscot Lumbering Association, Penobscot Lumbering Association
Speech of Hon. Freeman H. Morse of Bath Delivered in the House of Representatives, February 27th, 1856, Freeman H. Morse
Submissions from 1855
Albert Noyes' Stove Catalogue, Albert Noyes
A Sermon Delivered at the Dedication of the New Chapel of Bowdoin College, June 7, 1855, Roswell D. Hitchcock
Submissions from 1854
A History of Shapleigh, Amasa Loring
Speech of W. P. Fessenden, of Maine, Against the Repeal of the Missouri Prohibition North of 36 30, William Pitt Fessenden
Submissions from 1853
Report of the First Annual Meeting, Held in Union Street Church, Bangor, Maine Unitarian Church Association
Stories about Indians, Rufus Merrill
Submissions from 1852
Submissions from 1851
The Indian of New-England, and the North-Eastern Provinces, Joseph Barratt
Submissions from 1850
Bunker Hill Songster, Containing National and Patriotic Songs, as Sung by the Principal Vocalists, Murphy, Printer and Publisher
Catalogue of the Officers and Members of the Teachers' Institute for the County of Piscataquis, Held at Dover, November, 1850, The Institute
Submissions from 1848
An Act in Relation to Lands Reserved for Public Uses, Maine State Legislature
Report of a Survey and Estimate for a Rail-road from Waterville to Bangor, Maine, Edward Appleton
Report of a Survey and Estimate for a Rail-road from Waterville to Bangor, Maine, Edward Appleton
Submissions from 1846
Might and Right: an Oration Delivered Before the Erosophian Adelphi of Waterville College, August 12, 1846, E. H. Chapin
Submissions from 1845
Metallak; the Lone Indian of the Megalloway, Osgood Bradbury
The People's Claim on the Scholar: an Address Before the "Society of Inquiry", John P. Cleveland