Portland, Me., Overseers of the Poor record books
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 2160
Scope and Content note
The manuscript volumes kept by the Portland Overseers of the Poor.
Dates
- Creation: 1805 - 1913
Creator
- Portland (Me.). Overseers of the Poor (Organization)
- Longfellow, Stephen, 1776-1849 (Person)
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.
Administrative note
Portland Overseers of the Poor was part of the City of Portland Health & Human Services. Stephen Longfellow appears as a clerk in the first volume.
Extent
3 Volumes
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Gift of Shirley Bibber, December 22, 2004 (acc. no. 2004.347).
Processing note
These volumes are in separate boxes.
Source
- Bibber, Shirley (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Portland, Me., Overseers of the Poor record books
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Donna Knoblock, Library Volunteer, September 2025
- Date
- December 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