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A history of the town of Gorham, Maine
This is the original manuscript copy of Pierce’s A history of the town of Gorham, Maine, which was published in 1866. A portion of Appendix C is missing.
A Midwife's Tale documentary research collection
Research notes, typescripts, correspondence, printed material, slides, photographs (including negatives and slides), and audiovisual material.
Aaron Porter papers
Correspondence, deeds, depositions, plans, Biddeford and Saco, Me., land titles, patents, and other legal documents; notes of comment and history; and miscellaneous material including papers collected by Mr. and Mrs. L.D.M. Sweat, of Portland. Me., on a foreign trip, papers on the Mexican War, 1846-1847, and printed matter.
Adrian H. Scolten papers
Correspondence, writings, newspaper clippings, photograph, and other memorabilia including some papers relating to his unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate in 1948, essays against marijuana, cigarettes, socialized medicine, and fluoridation.
Alfred C. Knight genealogical data
Birth, death and marriage data relating to members of the Knight family in Maine.
Archelaus Lewis papers
Papers of Archelaus Lewis consisting of correspondence, including two letters of Senator Justin Smith Morrill, relating to Lewis’ attempt to secure congressional approval of a bill providing pension benefits to children of Revolutionary War veterans, and also printed materials relating to the activities of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution and other organizations.
Arthur Schuh photographs and negatives
The photographs in this collection were taken in Portland, Me., between 1942 and 1949, and consist of both prints and negatives. Many photographs document activities at the US naval yard in Portland during WWII, including images of a captured Italian submarine. Additional subjects depicted in the photographs include a wedding, local residential areas, the Portland Country Club, Swearingen Motors, Thomas P. Beals Furniture Co., and a Christmas party at the Zonta Club.
Asa Edward Smith papers
Primarily correspondence from Shepard Cary, Rufus Dwinel, Ira Fish, Alvin Haynes, William P. Preble, Albert Smith, Hastings Strickland, and others, about state politics and appointments, but also includes information about personal and business affairs and a letter of Charles Plummer about gold mining in California.
Asa Smith correspondence
Atherton Bernard Furlong papers
According to the notes attached to the inventory, there are two, unrelated parts to this collection. The first contains biographical and career information on Furlong and his family. The second contains information on various aspects of John Bundy Brown (1805-1881), a prominent Portland merchant and banker. It is not known how the Brown materials came into the possession of the donor. This information and inventory was done by ESM 6/88.