Category Archives: Family Collections

Douglass Family Papers (MS 14)

Posted on April 28, 2017 by McArthur Library

Abstract: Lloyd Douglass (1912-1984) worked as an apprentice in the Metallurgy Laboratory at the Saco-Lowell Shops in Biddeford in the years leading up to WWII. This collection is particularly good at showing the tightly controlled business practices employed by SLS … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives, Family Collections, Processed | Tagged apprenticeship programs, Biddeford history, education, Maine history, Metallurgy Laboratory, Saco-Lowell Shops, textile industry, training programs | Leave a comment

George Thacher papers (MS 1)

Posted on November 19, 2014 by McArthur Library

The Thacher collection consists of a folio album containing an account between George Thacher and his nephew, Silas Lee; one photograph of George Thacher’s portrait, painted by Henry Williams; and eighteen pieces of correspondence. The correspondence includes a letter written … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives, Family Collections, Processed | Tagged archives, Biddeford, collections, Colonial era, Continental Congress, domestic life, family life, government, judges, lawyers, Maine history, politics, Revoluntionary era, Thacher family | Leave a comment

Wilfrid Landry papers (MS 79)

Posted on January 22, 2014 by McArthur Library

Abstract: Scrapbook kept by Hon. Wilfrid A. Landry, mostly documenting his political activities during his years as mayor of Biddeford (1937-1940). Contains clippings, photographs, and other ephemera. Also contains family material, including greeting cards from his children and family pictures. … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives, Family Collections, Processed | Tagged Biddeford, clippings, Depression Era, ephemera, history, Landry family, mayors, nursing, politics, Pre-WWII, public service, Red Cross, WWII | Leave a comment

Elijah Smith Papers (MS 4)

Posted on April 19, 2013 by McArthur Library

Abstract: These are the personal and business records of Elijah Smith. They include records of the Free Will Baptist Church of Saco, Maine, along with Smith’s own diaries and daybooks. Biography: Elijah Smith (1800-1886) was a deacon and founder of the Free Will … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives, Family Collections, Processed | Tagged 19th century, archives, Biddeford, business records, diaries, Free Will Baptist Church, local history, personal papers, religion, Saco | Leave a comment

Remich Family Papers (MS 3)

Posted on April 19, 2013 by McArthur Library

Abstract: These are the papers of James K. Remich and his son Daniel Remich. They include a biographical sketch of Daniel Remich, lectures/speeches, and their legal documents. Biography: James K. Remich founded The Weekly Visitor, a newspaper in Kennebunk in 1809. … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives, Family Collections, Processed | Tagged Daniel Remich, history, James Remich, Kennebunk, lectures, religion, Remich, Temperance | Leave a comment

Flood-Thomas Collection (MS 71)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by McArthur Library

Abstract: Memorabilia and records of the Flood and Thomas families in Biddeford, Maine from 1908 until 1962. Earliest records are guest registers and memorabilia of the family restaurant, Flood’s Shore Dinners, which was run out of the family home (The … Continue reading →

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