Portland (Me.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Thornton Libby papers
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 1724
Scope and Content note
Collection is primarily a genealogical and local history collection, but also contains some personal and professional material. Includes drafts of The Libby Family in America, 1602-1881, correspondence and other papers relating to the Libby and allied families; supporting documents such as deeds, tax lists, voter lists, depositions, writs, indentures, letters, receipts, estate papers, and other miscellaneous material; correspondence, transcripts, historical...
Dates:
1643 - 1945
Found in:
Maine Historical Society
First Parish Church collection
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 1919
Scope and Content note
The collection covers almost 275 years of First Parish Church history. The majority of the focus is on the church itself, but there is also material relating to the history of the city of Portland and its environs. The collection includes administrative records (financial records, correspondence), records of Church clubs, committees and official positions of responsibility (trustees, church school teachers), and reports produced by these groups (newsletters, bulletins, annual...
Dates:
1753 - 1989
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
Records of the Merrill Companies
Collection
Identifier: Coll. 2894
Scope and content note
The scope and content of this collection is quite broad and includes the records of many companies and many different media types. The majority of the collection is comprised of the paper records of Merrill Industries, Merrill Transport Company, Merrill Marine Terminal, and P.D. Merrill’s professional records. There are photos that date from as early as 1930 and documents from as late as 2009, but the bulk of the collection dates from the late 1970s through the early 2000s—essentially the...
Dates:
1930 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1975 - 2005
Found in:
Maine Historical Society