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Pepperell Manufacturing Company collection (MS 100)
The history of the textile industry that developed along the banks of the Saco River in Biddeford and Saco, Maine is complicated by a complex web of interconnectedness. A core group of businessmen show up repeatedly in the development of … Continue reading
Clement Deschambault papers (MS 50)
This collection contains materials relating to Hon. Clement Deschambault’s law enforcement and political careers in the city of Biddeford. It is comprised of clippings, correspondence, photographs, awards, and speeches he delivered in both French and English. The bulk of the … Continue reading
Miscellaneous collection – Small manuscripts (MS 999)
The Library’s Miscellaneous collection – Small manuscripts includes a variety of materials relating to the history of Biddeford and environs, from colonial times to the modern era. The collection is a “catch-all” for the numerous single item and very small … Continue reading
Newspapers collection (MS 61)
Collected single issue and bound volumes of newspapers, spanning over 200 years of mostly local news. Most of the papers come from Biddeford and Saco, however the collection also includes papers from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York and St. Paul, … Continue reading
Salvas-Coulombe Theater Collection (MS 49)
For nearly forty years Joseph Jovite “J.J.” Salvas was actively engaged in the staging and direction of amateur theatrical productions. His companies were made up largely of Biddeford people, and they played to enthusiastic audiences in Biddeford and throughout New … Continue reading
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Tagged acting, actors, arts, Biddeford, collections, Conrad Coulombe, culture, Felix Coulombe, Franco-Americans, Francos, history, John B. Joncas, local history, theater
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Walter Perkins Amateur Newspaper Collection (MS 12)
Collection of amateur newspapers, the bulk produced between 1873 and 1874, from across the United States and Canada. They were collected by Walter E. Perkins of Biddeford, who at age 14 was producing his own paper “The Snow Flake”. Perkins … Continue reading
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Tagged amateur newspapers, Biddeford, collections, history, hobbies, journalism, local history, Maine, newspapers, Saco, United States, Walter Perkins
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Joseph Libby Papers (MS 5)
This collection contains the papers of Biddeford constable Joseph Libby including bills and receipts, court summonses, as well as various other work and personal papers. Joseph Libby (1725-1802) was from Kittery, Maine, and was the constable of Biddeford and lived … Continue reading
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Tagged Biddeford, legal, local history, municipal, Saco
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