Maine History cal Society THE CENTER FOR MAINE HISTORY NICHOLAS NOYES Head of Library Services MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 485 Congress Street Portland, Maine 04101-3498 Tel: 207-774-1822 Fax: 207-775-4301 E-mail: innoyes@mainehistory.org The Center for Maine History: About Us Page 1 of 7 Genealogy bout Us Membership Shop Home Notz: See Coll.2556: Jump down to: Maine olmsted Alliance for Parks The l Research Library Wadsworth-Longfellow House Landscapes: Records 1990-2009. Maine History Museum Gallery Upcoming Events Collections Contact Information Directions THE RESEARCH LIBRARY The MHS Research Library constitutes the world's premier collection of printed materials on Maine history. The collection includes 125,000 books, newspapers, and other printed items, as well as 2 million manuscripts documenting Maine's social, economic, political, and cultural history. The Library also contains 3,500 maps and atlases, 70,000 photographs, and 100,000 architectural and engineering drawings. Of particular note is the Fogg collection of autographs which includes a complete set of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and one of only 25 known original printed copies of the Dunlap version of the Declaration of Independence. The Library is open: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am - 4pm (closed Sunday, Monday & holidays) Access to the collections is free for members. The first visit is free of charge for non-members. Subsequent use for nonmembers is $2/hour. A 3-day research pass is available for $25. The collections do not circulate. Memberships available online. Contact the Library (207) 774-1822 x209 rdesk@mainehistory.org To help protect the Maine Historical Society from receiving viruses, we require that all e-mail messages contain a relevant and informative heading in the subject field such as "Requesting information about Madison, Maine." Please do not send attachments. Any e-mail messages without a subject or with suspicious or ambiguous wording will be deleted before they are read. Thank you for your cooperation. http://www.mainehistory.org/about.html 2/3/2003 The Center for Maine History: About Us Page 2 of 7 WADSWORTH-LONGFELLOW HOUSE The 1786 Wadsworth-Longfellow House is the childhood home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 19th-century America's most famous poet. Maine Historical Society opened the house to the public in 1901, making it the first historic house museum in Maine. Recently restored, the Wadsworth-Longfellow House reopened to the public on June 29, 2002. more info Built by the poet's grandfather, General Peleg Wadsworth, the house today contains original furnishings belonging to the Wadsworth and Longfellow families, who occupied the house until 1901. Presented as it appeared during the 1850s, the Wadsworth-Longfellow House gives a charming and intimate glimpse into the life of a lively and fascinating family. The elegant Longfellow garden behind the house provides a Colonial Revival oasis amidst the modern bustle of Congress Street just a few steps away. The Wadsworth-Longfellow House is open: Saturdays in November Tours at 10:30 am, 12:30, and 2:30 pm Wednesday, December 4th - Monday December 30th Hourly Tours 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm. (Excluding December 24th and 25th) May 1, 2003 - October 31, 2003 Monday - Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday 12:00 noon - 4:00 Group and school tours are available by reservation only throughout the year. Admission: $7.00 adults, $3.00 children aged 5 to 17. .CENTER FOR MAINE HISTORY MUSEUM The museum features changing exhibitions and programs spanning more than five centuries of Maine life. Current Exhibit From Dairy to Doorstep: Milk Delivery in New England, 1860 - 1960 http://www.mainehistory.org/about.html 2/3/2003 The Center for Maine History: About Us Page 3 of 7 February 1st through May 25th, 2003 From Dairy to Doorstep chronicles the origins of home milk delivery and the heyday of the milkman. In one hundred years, an era that had touched so many lives in the New England region had come and gone. This evocative exhibition is rich with oral histories and nostalgic artifacts like old-time glass milk bottles, gadgets for separating cream, a recreated 1950s kitchen, colorful advertisements, toys, and historic photographs. From Dairy to Doorstep explains and gives meaning to items associated with milk production, milk delivery, and milk consumption in New England. Visitors will recognize signs, advertising, milkman uniforms, dairy goods and milk bottles. The exhibition includes regional artifacts from Maine dairies, as well, including an authentic Oakhurst Dairy milk delivery wagon. This exhibition is sponsored in Maine thanks to the generous support of Oakhurst Dairy and Linda Bean Folkers. The show was organized and created by the SPNEA Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA), in collaboration with the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA, and made possible by H.P. Hood Inc., Elizabeth McAfoose, and Emily C. Hood. The public is invited to join the opening festivities on Saturday, Febrary 1st, from 11am to 2pm. Special activities will include: Meet "Oakie," the Oakhurst Acorn; Free Ice Cream for Everyone; Old Time Farm Music; Butter Churning; Explore Maine's Dairy Heritage; and Create Your Own Colorful Paper Cow. Kids free with adult. The Museum is open: June - October: Monday - Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday: Noon - 5:00 PM December - May: Monday - Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:00 PM Admission: $4 adults, $2 children 5-17; children under 5 and MHS members, free EVENTS Maine Historical Society Presents Winter Programs 2003 February 20th Thursday, 7:00 pm From Dairy to Doorstep, Milk Delivery in New England, 1860-1960 http://www.mainehistory.org/about.html 2/3/2003 From: Rebecca Clark To: "'repp@mail.hartford.edu'" Subject: George Dorr Date sent: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:25:43 -0500 Dear Ronald Epp, My name is Rebecca Clark and I am writing to you on behalf of Richard D'Abate at the Maine Historical Society. According to our Reference Librarian, Bill Barry, we have several books about the history of AcadiaNational Park which talk about George B. Dorr, as well as some biographical information. However, we do not have any manuscripts or any information of that type about George Dorr. The library is openTuesday-Saturday, 10-4. I hope that we can be of service to you. Thank you, Rebecca Clark -- -1-- -- Thu, 22 Mar 2001 15:47:27 Epp, Ronald From: Nick Noyes [nnoyes@mainehistory.org] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 3:45 PM To: Epp, Ronald Cc: 'Anne Davis' Subject: Henry Richards Dear Dr. Epp: Thanks for your interest in Henry Richards (1848-1949) as indicated from Anne Davis' CC to me. I am sending via USPS 1) the MINERVA cataloging record for the "Yellow House Papers" (Coll. 2085, hereafter YHP) to which Anne refers; 2) a brief (6 page) summary showing Henry Richards material in Record Groups 4 - 7 and 34 (primarily personal, though there is some mention of the paper mill); and 3) and a 4 page biog from the Biographical dictionary of architects in Maine. Despite his local fame, he does not seem to have made the standard biographical dictionaries (DAB, ANB, www or a local compilation, "Ring's Index") I assume you are familiar with Ninety years on. The only architectural drawings in the YHP are for a Chicago courthouse competition (RG1) he did not win. There is mention of extant drawings in Roger Reed's BDAM. I realize that this is not much, but I hope that it helps in planning your research. Please remember we are closed Mondays, but open most Saturdays. Saturday is perhaps not, however, a good day to begin work on the YHP (see Use of the collection; the two finding aids total 384pages). Again, I hope this is of some help. Please let me know if I can provide more specific information. Nicholas Noyes Head of Library Services Maine Historical Society 489 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101-3498 (207) 774-1822 X 207 innoyes@mainehistory.org www.mainehistory.org Read a diary, hear a letter, purchase an image, send a postcard, make an album, create a slideshow, download a lesson plan, and more at Maine's database of historical documents, the Maine Memory Network: http://www.mainememory.net Shop for Maine history on our online store: http://www.mainehistory.org/shop Become a member of the MHS today! http://www.mainehistory.org/membership Connect with other genealogists on our discussion board: http://www.mainehistory.org/discus From: Anne Davis [SMTP:annedavis@gpl.lib.me.us] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:46 AM To: Epp, Ronald Cc: Nick Noyes (E-mail) Subject: RE: Henry Richards, GPL Architect Mr. Epp, Thank you for your inquiry regarding Henry Richards. We do have some archival materials about Mr.. Richards stored in our local history room. (opened Mon., Tuesday, Weds, Thurs (1-3pm). This is staffed by volunteers so should you plan a trip, it would be best to call ahead to be sure they are available that day. If you give me some lead time, I may be able to set up an appointment for you with Danny Smith who is in charge of our Special Collections and most knowledgeable about the Richards family. 1 We have a wonderful portrait of Mr. Richards hanging in the library as well. Unfortunately, we have never been able to find the actual blueprints for the library, but you certainly can get a sense of the footprint from the original building as it is perfectly intact with some later additions on it. May I also suggest that you plan a visit to the Maine Historical Society in Portland. They are the depository for our "Yellow House Papers" in which much is documented about Mr. Richards. Please go to their website at: http://www.mainehistory.org/ to get there hours and times. Good luck in your research and I hope you can plan a trip to Gardiner, Maine this summer. Anne Davis Library Director Gardiner Public Library 152 Water Street Gardiner, ME 04345 207-582-3312 annedavis@gpl.lib.me.us www.gpl.lib.me.us Original Message From: Epp, Ronald [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:09 AM To: Anne Davis Cc: Epp, Ronald Subject: Henry Richards, GPL Architect For the past fopur years I have been preparing an archival-based biography of George B. Dorr (1853-1944), founder of Acadia National Park. The architect of the Gardiner Public Library, Henry Richards, designed the Bar Harbor "cottage" of Mr. Dorr and his parents, named Old Farm in 1878. of course I am acquianted with the family relations between the Dorr and Ward (Howe & Richards) families, but I write to inquire whether your special collections or archives may contain biographical material on Henry Richards which would warrant a trip to your library. It would be helpful to compare Henry Richards plans for your library with the floor plans for Old Farm. However, I am also interested in related material on Mr. Richards industrial career. Thank you for this professional consideration. I look forward to hearing from you. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 fax 2 Epp, Ronald From: rdesk [rdesk@mainehistory.org] Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 10:41 AM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: RE: Access to Research Materials Dear Dr. Epp: Steve Bromage forwarded your email to the Library. You're welcome to come in and use the Yellow House papers here at MHS. The 13th & 14th are days that we're open and our hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is a new finding aid for the collection and we can assist you with the collection when you arrive. Because this is archival material, we do not allow photocopying or photographing from this material. If you need copies we can provide you with other options while you're here. We also have accomodations for laptop computers if you would like to bring one on which to take notes. Bill Barry, Jamie Kingman or I will be here to assist you. We look forward to meeting you. Best regards, Stephanie Philbrick Maine Historical Society Library Original Message From: Steve Bromage [mailto:sbromage@mainehistory.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 2:59 PM To: rdesk@mainehistory.org Subject: Fwd: Access to Research Materials Hi Bill and/or Steph, I sent this fellow an email back saying that one of you would be in touch via email to let him know what, if any, issues there might be related to doing research in the Yellow House papers, and availability on the dates he'd like to come to MHS. Thanks. Please let me know if you need anything else from me. Steve Original Message Wednesday, July 6, 2005 2:27:17 PM Message From: "Epp, Ronald" kr.epp@snhu.edu> Subject: Access to Research Materials To: Steve Bromage Attachments: Attach0.html 3K Dear Mr. Bromage: This past Friday I met your parents at a Brass Week concert at St. Saviour's Church. In the course of our conversation they mentioned you when I indicated that I needed to follow through on some research at the Maine Historical Society. I've spent the past five years doing archival-based research on a biography of George Bucknam Dorr. In your collections are the Yellow House Papers, 70 linear feet of resources from Laura E. Richards and her husband, the architect who designed Old Farm, the Bar Harbor "cottage" of Mr. Dorr and his parents. I've met with Danny D. Smith, the compiler of this collection, and would like to examine just a small portion of the collection for some remarks attributed to Henry Richards regarding the character of Mr. Dorr's mother. 1 Epp, Ronald From: Steve Bromage [sbromage@mainehistory.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 2:56 PM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: Re: Access to Research Materials Hi Ronald, It's good to hear from you. As I work on the Programs/Education side of things here, I am going to forward your inquiry on to Bill Barry and/or Stephanie Philbrick, our two reference librarians in our Research Library. One of them should be able to quickly answer your questions about using the Yellow House Papers, and what, if any, issues there are related to accessing and doing research in them. I will have either Bill or Steph email you back. Please don't hesitate to be back in touch with me if I can be of any futher assistance. Good luck in your research! Best, Steve Bromage Director of Education Maine Historical Society 489 Congress Street Portland, ME 04101 207.774.1822 www.mainehistory.org Visit the Maine Memory Network! www.mainememory.net "Epp, Ronald" on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at 2:27 PM -0500 wrote: >Dear Mr. Bromage: > >This past Friday I met your parents at a Brass Week concert at St. >Saviour's Church. In the course of our conversation they mentioned you >when I indicated that I needed to follow through on some research at >the Maine Historical Society. > >I've spent the past five years doing archival-based research on a >biography of George Bucknam Dorr. In your collections are the Yellow >House Papers, 70 linear feet of resources from Laura E. Richards and >her husband, the architect who designed old Farm, the Bar Harbor >"cottage" of Mr. Dorr and his parents. I've met with Danny D. Smith, >the compiler of this collection, and would like to examine just a small >portion of the collection for some remarks attributed to Henry Richards >regarding the character of Mr. Dorr's mother. >I'd appreciate any assistance you could provide. Might I make use of >these manuscripts July 13th or 14th? > >Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. >Director of University Library & > Associate Professor of Philosophy >Southern New Hampshire University >Manchester, NH 03106 > >603-668-2211 ext. 2164 >603-645-9685 (fax) 1 Message Page 1 of 2 Epp, Ronald From: Epp, Ronald Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 9:34 AM To: 'Anne Davis' Subject: Yellow House Papers Follow-Up Dear Anne, Well it has taken more than a year but I spent yesterday at the Maine Historical Society reviewing portions of the Yellow House Papers. I made a remarkable find thanks to Danny Smith's inventory, an eight page essay by Laura Richards on the character of Mary Gray Ward Dorr, the mother of the Acadia's Founding Father. After five years of research it is the only full characterization of what Laura calls "this remarkable woman." I need to contact Danny Smith by phone and I find that I have misplaced his phone number. Can you provide? With best wishes for a most pleasant summer. Ronald Epp, Ph.D. Director of University Library Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 Original Message From: Anne Davis [mailto:annedavis@gpl.lib.me.us] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:46 AM To: Epp, Ronald Cc: Nick Noyes (E-mail) Subject: RE: Henry Richards, GPL Architect Mr.. Epp, Thank you for your inquiry regarding Henry Richards. We do have some archival materials about Mr.. Richards stored in our local history room. (opened Mon., Tuesday, Weds, Thurs (1-3pm). This is staffed by volunteers so should you plan a trip, it would be best to call ahead to be sure they are available that day. If you give me some lead time, I may be able to set up an appointment for you with Danny Smith who is in charge of our Special Collections and most knowledgeable about the Richards family. We have a wonderful portrait of Mr. Richards hanging in the library as well. Unfortunately, we have never been able to find the actual blueprints for the library, but you certainly can get a sense of the footprint from the original building as it is perfectly intact with some later additions on it. May I also suggest that you plan a visit to the Maine Historical Society in Portland. They are the depository for our "Yellow House Papers" in which much is documented about Mr. Richards. Please go to their website at: http://www.mainehistory.org/ to get there hours and times. Good luck in your research and I hope you can plan a trip to Gardiner, Maine this summer. Anne Davis Library Director Gardiner Public Library 152 Water Street Gardiner, ME 04345 207-582-3312 annedavis@gpl.lib.me.us 7/15/2005 Message Page 2 of 2 www.gpl.lib.me.us Original Message From: Epp, Ronald [mailto:r.epp@snhu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 10:09 AM To: Anne Davis Cc: Epp, Ronald Subject: Henry Richards, GPL Architect For the past fopur years I have been preparing an archival-based biography of George B. Dorr (1853-1944), founder of Acadia National Park. The architect of the Gardiner Public Library, Henry Richards, designed the Bar Harbor "cottage" of Mr. Dorr and his parents, named Old Farm in 1878. Of course I am acquianted with the family relations between the Dorr and Ward (Howe & Richards) families, but I write to inquire whether your special collections or archives may contain biographical material on Henry Richards which would warrant a trip to your library. It would be helpful to compare Henry Richards plans for your library with the floor plans for Old Farm. However, I am also interested in related material on Mr. Richards industrial career. Thank you for this professional consideration. I look forward to hearing from you. Ronald H. Epp, Ph.D. Director of Shapiro Library Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH 03106 603-668-2211, ext. 2164 603-645-9685 fax 7/15/2005