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John Mead Gould papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 337

Scope and Content note

Papers containing genealogical material relating to the ancestry of Mager Gould (d. 1781) of Ipswich, Mass.; an historical sketch of the Portland Society of Natural History and newspaper clippings relating to the Society’s seventieth anniversary celebrations; letters written by J.M. Gould to his parents while a student at Gould Academy, Bethel, Me.; correspondence from Percival Proctor Baxter, William Bingham, 2nd, J.N. Bolling, Jonathan Prince Cilley, William Pierce Frye, Wendell Phillips Garrison, Obadiah Gardner, James Augustine Healy, Asher Crosby Hinds, Charles Edgar Littlefield, Knute Nelson, Charles Edward Pickering, and others.

Dates

  • Creation: 1854 - 1930

Creator

Access

Unrestricted

Copyright

Access to collections at Maine Historical Society is not an authorization to publish. Rights and reproduction requests may be submitted in writing to the MHS Image Services Coordinator or Research & Administrative Librarian, subject to format.

Biographical note

John Mead Gould was a Portland, Maine, banker, author, historian, and Civil War veteran.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Gift of Dr. Joseph B. Francus (acc. no. MS83-50-1).

Title
Guide to the John Mead Gould papers
Status
Completed
Author
Donna Knoblock, Library Volunteer, March 2025
Date
March 2025
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository