Letters
Found in 60 Collections and/or Records:
A Midwife's Tale documentary research collection
Research notes, typescripts, correspondence, printed material, slides, photographs (including negatives and slides), and audiovisual material.
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.
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.
Barbara Bardeen Cobb genealogical collection
Genealogy research including charts, internet printouts, pages from books (photocopies), and original documents, such as death certificates, Bible records, newspaper clippings, photographs, memorial cards, and correspondence. Includes photocopies of original documents. Mostly Maine ancestors and names, including Banks, Webster, Donnell, Young, Bradbury, and Wheelwright.
Benjamin Carson family correspondence
This collection consists entirely of letters written by Benjamin Carson to his wife and son while traveling for work. The letters share details of the towns he visited, the people he met, his sales (and lack thereof), and the weather. A desk calendar from a hotel frequented by Carson in Calais, Maine, is also included.
Benjamin F. Cary correspondence
Bickford family genealogy collection
Carol A. Wilson architecture collection
Chapman-Doten family collection
Correspondence, photographs, Wellesley English assignments, poetry, illustrations, book reviews, newspaper clippings, papers related to the Junior League of Portland and a financial ledger, among others.