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Collection of items that belonged to Rebecca P. ("Becky") Kendall, a former resident of Bethel, Maine. Includes books, pamphlets, receipts, maps, and miscellaneous paper ephemera related to the town of Bethel and to Kendall's family (Kimball and…

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COLL 230: Allan Fraser Collection

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A collection of photos and slides (mostly in albums), plus a few miscellaneous items, compiled by the late Allan Fraser, a member of the Bethel Historical Society.

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COLL 220: Lawrence Lord Negatives

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Collection of negatives, mostly of Bethel views, taken by photographer Lawrence Lord.

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Lord's Studio (Bethel, Me.)

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COLL 219: Bethel Bicentennial Celebration Materials

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Programs, correspondence, exhibit panels, notes, and other materials from the 1996 celebration of the bicentennial of the incorporation of Bethel, Maine, as a town.

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Bethel Bicentennial Committee (Bethel, Me.)

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COLL 212: Emily Saunders Historical Pageant Papers

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Script, notes, and correspondence related to a Bethel history-themed pageant put on sometime during the 1960s or 1970s.

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COLL 204: Bethel Home-coming Materials

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Correpsondence and other materials related to the "Bethel Home-coming" event, sponsored by the Bethel Historical Society and held in 1971 (also Bethel's 175th birthday) and again in 1972.

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Bethel Historical Society (Bethel, Me.)

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COLL 196: BHS Genealogical Survey

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Collection of forms requesting genealogical information and related materials from a genealogical survey of Bethel undertaken by the Bethel Historical Society beginning in August, 1980.

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Bethel Historical Society (Bethel, Me.)

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COLL 182: Bethel American Bicentennial Committee Papers

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Correspondence, financial records, advertising matter, leaflets, and other ephemera from Bethel's celebration of the American Revolution Bicentennial in 1976.

Tags: Bethel Bicentennial Committee (Bethel, Me.)

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COLL 181: 1980 Patriot's Day Correspondence

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Collection of letters to and from Donald G. Bennett, Executive Director of the Greater Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce, relating to the planing of a large Patriot's Day celebration held in Bethel on April 19, 1980.

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce (Bethel, Me.)

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COLL 174: Sunday River/Rangeley Lakes Photo Album

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Album containing cyanotype prints of the Sunday River area (including the Locke Mountain House), of Mooselookmeguntic Lake, and of other places.

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Locke Mountain House (Bethel, Me.) | Mooselookmeguntic Lake (Me.) | Rangeley Lakes (Me. and N.H.)

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COLL 172: Made in Bethel Materials

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Materials collected and compiled in connection with the 1976 "Made in Bethel" exhibit and booklet. Includes notes, correspondence, questionaires, photocopied information, etc.

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COLL 171: 1931 "Last Indian Raid" Scrapbook

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Scrapbook compiled by Alma C. Thurston documenting the 1931 celebration of the 1781 "Last Indian Raid." Includes numerous photographs of the event.

Tags: 1781 "Last Indian Raid" (Bethel, Me.)

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COLL 168: John Mead Gould Bethel Correspondence

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Photocopies and transcriptions of letters written by John Mead Gould while a student at Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine. The material here has been copied from originals at the Maine Historical Society and represents a portion of Maine Historical…

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Gould Academy

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COLL 159: 1981 Bethel History Reprint Materials

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Letters and other materials connected with the 1981 reprint of William B. Lapham's "History of the Town of Bethel, Maine" (1891).

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COLL 156: Bean Family Photograph Collection

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Collection of photographs that were in the Bean family. Included are pictures of Bethel area people, buildings, and places in various formats (prints, tintypes, carte-de-visites, negatives, etc.)

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COLL 147: Bethel's Religious Heritage Exhibit Panels

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Exhibit panels, including a map, photographs, and descriptions of past and present churches in Bethel. These were used in an exhibit entitled "Bethel's Religious Heritage," which was on display in the Dr. Moses Mason House in summer of 1982.

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COLL 146: Bethel Voter Information Cards

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Collection of index cards containing information about Bethel people and their voter registration status. These do not appear to be official voter registarion cards themselves, but instead survey data collected to determine who was registered to…

Tags: Bethel (Me.) | Cole Block (Bethel, Me.). Odeon Hall | Democratic Party (Bethel, Me.)

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COLL 143: Roberts-Hastings Family Negatives

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Approximately 500 glass plate negatives taken by members of the Roberts, Hastings, and Bartlett families showing family members and neighbors and scenes of Hanover, Andover, and Bethel.

Tags: Andover (Me.) | Bethel (Me.) | Hanover (Me.)

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COLL 139: 1997 Community Conference Posters

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A collection of 13 posters/photo collages created for the community conference held on Friday, November 14, 1997, at the Bethel Inn Conference Center.

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COLL 137: Bethel Aerial Views

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A collection of 28 aerial photographs of Bethel and 28 corresponding property map transparencies created by Aerial Survey & Photo, Inc. on April 12, 1987.

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COLL 129: Middle Intervale Meeting House Collection

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Record books and written and typed material relating to the early history of the Middle Intervale Meeting House. This includes records from the First Baptist Society of Bethel going back to 1795. (The meeting house was built 1816.)

Tags: First Baptist Society of Bethel (Bethel, Me.) | Middle Intervale Meeting House (Bethel, Me.)

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