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Viles, George. Folklore paper, 1964.

Title: Folklore paper, 1964.

Folklore collection, from Fryeburg, Paris, and Eustis, Me., region, including song, tall tales: Joe "Trapper" Watson, local characters: Molly Ockett (midwife), Spencer Pete (hermit), place names, jokes, naked Negro (similar to claw story), and gorbey belief tale.

ArchivalResource: 23 p.

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Rasch, Philip J. Rasch papers, 1961-1991 (bulk 1957-1986).

Title: Rasch papers, 1961-1991 (bulk 1957-1986).

Research correspondence, newspaper articles, manuscripts of articles, photographs and photocopies of documents from Rasch's research primarily about crimes, lawmen and outlaws in Tombstone, Ariz. and St. Johns, Ariz. The majority of the collection relates to the OK Corral shooting and related Tombstone residents including the Earps, Clantons, Frank Leslie, "Doc" Holliday, John Ringo, "Curly" Bill Brocius, and Pete Spencer. St. Johns material includes a shooting involving the Greer brothers and Mormon families. Correspondents include Dave Cruickshank, Glenn Boyer, and others. Binders of typed newspaper extracts are present for Tombstone, Tucson and other Arizona newspapers. Most articles deal with outlaws in the 1880s. There are also photocopies of the "Commercial Advertiser", Jan-May 1882, Tombstone, Ariz. Also present is a listing and description of prisoners in the Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma from 1876 to 1895. The photographs are mostly 1980s snapshots of grave sites, former homes of outlaws, and sites of shootings.

ArchivalResource: 5.25 linear ft. (11 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39502607 View

Scovell, Noah, 1759-1821. Noah Scovell shipping papers, 1768-1812.

Title: Noah Scovell shipping papers, 1768-1812.

Primarily correspondence and bills and receipts of a Saybrook, Connecticut, ship captain and shipowner and his son. Letters discuss such topics as trading in the West Indies and Portugal, purchasing anchors in New London and New York City, and the purchase of a figurehead in New York. Bills and receipts reflect the same items--shipping and trade, anchors purchased from Lamberton Cooper and Peter Spencer, and ordering a woman's figure as a figurehead. Includes specifications and other documents concerning the construction of the Ship Northern Liberties. Also includes personal and business correspondence of Noah Scovell, Jr., with letters to his mother, father, and brother Lewis.

ArchivalResource: 85 items.

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