Browse Items (244 total)

  • Collection: Finding Aids

COLL 86: David E. Burnham Papers

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

A large collection of papers relating to the life and work of Rev. David E. Burnham inculding biographical information, sermons, diaries, and autobiographical writings.

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COLL 87: Hope Tibbetts Collection

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Collection of ephemera and artifacts relating to Bethel and the Bethel area, including a number of items connected with Gould Academy that were once owned by the donor's brother, Edward Bean.

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COLL 88: E. C. Vandenkerckhoven Glass Negatives

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Collection of glass negatives, with mostly Bethel scenes, believed to have been taken by E. C. Vandenkerckhoven.

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COLL 89: Moses Davis Papers

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Collection of papers relating to Moses Davis (1802-1835), who was a Methodist minister in Bethel for a brief period.

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COLL 90: Barker C. Grover Family Collection

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Collection of photocopied materials, including letters and school records, relating to Cornelius Barker ("Barker C.") Grover and his wife, Elizabeth Rose, among others.

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COLL 91: Moses M. Robinson Papers

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Small collection of papers relating to Moses M. Robinson.

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COLL 92: Herb Shirrefs Papers

Finding Aid / Mixed Availability

Collection of letters, photocopies, newspaper clippings, photographs, typescripts, and other materials compiled and/or written by Herbert P. Shirrefs while researching and writing his book The Richardson Lakes: Jewels in the Rangeley Chain, published…

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COLL 93: Gordon Fish Collection

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Material related to New Hampshire and the White Mountains collected by Gordon Fish. Includes a small collection of seven glass negatives showing the Berlin, New Hampshire, area, presumably taken by Gordon or another family member.

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COLL 94: Alice Ballard Collection

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Small collection of materials connected with Alice Ballard, a long-time Bethel schoolteacher. Includes forty-two small unidentified school photos, and five documents.

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COLL 95: Bethel Universalist Church Records

Finding Aid / In-house Use Only

Five record books from First Universalist Church in Bethel, Me. Complete transcriptions have been made of all five books.

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COLL 96: Edith Labbie Papers

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Research materials on the township of Albany compiled by Edith Labbie. Also, six letters between Edith Labbie and various other persons relating to Albany, Maine, history and families, including the Hutchinson, Cummings, Bean, and Lovejoy families.

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COLL 97: Diaries of Persis Sibley Andrews Black

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Typescript of the diaries of Persis Sibley Andrews Black transcribed by Mary Parsons from originals held at the Maine Historical Society and Massachusetts Historical Society.

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COLL 98: Bethel Historical Society Gould Collection

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Materials relating to Gould Academy collected by the Bethel Historical Society over several decades.

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COLL 99: East Bethel Deeds

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Small collection of deeds and related pieces of paperwork (11 items total) relating to land in East Bethel. Persons named include Everett S. Mitchell, Ora E. Swan, Maggie M. Newton, Sherman B. Newton, Fannie R. Holt, and Lester F. Bean.

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COLL 100: Jasper Everett Papers

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Collection of correspondence and other documents relating to Jasper Everett.

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COLL 101: 1974 Special Edition Materials

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Correspondence, draft articles, notes, etc. from the planning of the 1974 special edition of the Bethel Oxford County Citizen, which was published in observance of the bicentennial of the first settlement of Bethel. Most of the correspondence is with…

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COLL 102: David Vail Collection

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Small collection of five documents relating to the Civil War service of David Vail of Houlton (and later Newry). Includes his certificate of honorable service and documents related to his pension.

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COLL 103: Veterans of World War I Applications

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Collection of twenty-five applications to Veterans of World War I of the United States, Inc. from Bethel area veterans.

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COLL 104: G. R. Wiley Prescriptions

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Collection of about 75 prescriptions from G. R. Wiley, druggist and apothecary, Bethel Hill, Bethel, Me.

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COLL 105: Diaries of Edith Kimball Howe

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Original diaries and transcriptions of four of Edith Kimball Howe's diaries: 1951 (transcription only), 1954 (transcription only), 1959-1960, 1966-1968.

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COLL 106: Bethel Band Records

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Two record books and miscellaneous other papers from the Bethel Band.

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COLL 107: Clara L. Jackson Papers

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Small collection of papers relating to legal and business matters of Clara L. Jackson.

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COLL 108: Elwin L. Wilson Papers

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Collection of writings of Elwin L. Wilson. Includes a folder of various short writings, a 65 page typescript entited "The Grandparent's Book : Answers to a Grandchild's Questions," and seven letters to his cousin Maud Wilson.

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COLL 109: Durell Family Papers

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Collection of journals, letters, and other papers relating to the family of Ada M. Durell, the last owner of the Dr. Moses Mason House before it was purchased for the Bethel Historical Society.

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COLL 110: William L. Farwell Collection

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Collection: Finding Aids