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Portland (Me.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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

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