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Glenn Skillin papers

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 4317

Scope and Content note

This collection houses the personal and research papers of Glenn Skillin, documenting his life, relationships, genealogical research of the Skillin family, and research conducted for his book A bibliography of Maine imprints 1785-1820. Contents include correspondence, notes, writings, reports, vital records, genealogical data and charts, publications, news clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Dates: 1789 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2022

Found in: Maine Historical Society

Goold family papers

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 2996

Scope and Content note This collection contains business and personal papers of the Goold family of Windham and Portland, Maine, from 1751-1946. Some larger items are included, such as tax ledgers, day books, pocket diaries and a broadside. The majority of the papers belong to Nathan Goold, born 1778, however the collection contains a much larger cast of characters, whose relationships are described in the Biographical note. Other families included in the collection are the Gowens and the Clarks, whose daughters...

Dates: 1751 - 1946

Found in: Maine Historical Society

Great Northern Paper Company records

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 2950

Scope and Content note This collection documents the administration and properties of the Great Northern Paper Company in Maine. Consisting of manuscript material (primarily in the form of ledgers and photographs) and drawings (including engineering and architectural) and maps, the collection reflects aspects of the financial and operational activities of the company, as well as its extensive land and facilities management. Manuscript material includes inventories, accounting records, land purchase and sale...

Dates: 1813 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1899 - 1980

Found in: Maine Historical Society

Gunpowder mills of Maine research papers

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 4205

Scope and Content note

The collection spans the research, writing, and distribution of Whitten's pamphlet and book, along with associated lectures he prepared on the subject. Contents are divided into two series: 1. Research notes and reference and 2. Publication and promotion, comprising manuscript, printed documents, photographs, scrapbook pages and film negatives. Contains many photocopies.

Dates: 1898 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1989

Found in: Maine Historical Society

Harry R. Hichborn wedding invitation collection

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 286

Scope and Content note

Chiefly wedding announcements, arranged alphabetically, but also includes calling cards, engagement, and birth announcements, collected by Harry R. Hichborn and his family.

Dates: 1874 - 1943

Found in: Maine Historical Society

History of Baldwin, Maine: photocopies of typescripts and manuscript notes

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 264

Scope and Content note

Photocopies of typescripts, manuscript notes, letters, and maps about Baldwin history, including schools, tax records, voter records, town officials, historic homes, soldiers of pre-1775, Civil War, WWI and WWII, churches, and secret societies.

Dates: 1933 - 1950

Found in: Maine Historical Society

Hugh D. McLellan family papers

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 4231

Scope and Content note The collection consists of personal correspondence, legal documents of various types and purposes, financial papers, receipts and accounts, notes, and essays. The material reflects the personal and professional lives of members of both the McLellan and Lewis families. Contents include veteran bounty land papers filed by Hugh McLellan on behalf of military soldiers outlining claims to land in accordance with Congressional acts and papers and writings documenting the McLellan family history...

Dates: 1800 - 1889

Found in: Maine Historical Society

Huston and Waite family collection

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 4142

Scope and Content note Deeds, legal documents, genealogical notes, photographs, coat of arms. The collection, in volume, is almost equally divided between deeds of conveyance and other legal documents and a collection of largely unrelated notes containing geological information. As noted in the inventory, the authors of the various genealogical notes are not identified nor did they provide their sources. The collection also includes a number of photographs, including a picture of the farm at Mast Road Falmouth...

Dates: 1739 - 1955

Found in: Maine Historical Society

International Appalachian Trail records

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 4213

Scope and Content note The collection documents the formation, development, and administration of the IAT. While the collection primarily documents the Maine Chapter, where the IAT was initially conceived, there is also a great deal of information from and about the international chapters. The records include emails and letters, financial statements, membership records, meeting agendas, tax and insurance records, news clippings, maps, brochures, photographs, slides, and audiovisual material. These items reflect...

Dates: 1982 - 2024; Majority of material found within 1993 - 2021

Found in: Maine Historical Society

It's Our World Too collection

Collection

Identifier: Coll. 4204

Scope and Content note

Letters, photographs, printed material (such as newsletters), and petitions.

Dates: 1982 - 1991

Found in: Maine Historical Society

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Glenn Skillin papers

Goold family papers

Great Northern Paper Company records

Gunpowder mills of Maine research papers

Harry R. Hichborn wedding invitation collection

History of Baldwin, Maine: photocopies of typescripts and manuscript notes

Hugh D. McLellan family papers

Huston and Waite family collection

International Appalachian Trail records

It's Our World Too collection

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