Papers, 1905-2003.

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Papers, 1905-2003.

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The collection includes biographical information about Matthew and Ramona Highlands, newspaper clippings about his war service and career, and correspondence dated 1945-1949, including letters of appreciation for his service in the military and during the Berlin blockade. Included among the letters is one from Pres. Harry Truman written in 1949, expressing his appreciation to those involved in the relief effort in Germany after the war. The collection also includes photographs of Matthew and Ramona Highlands and obituaries and remembrances at the time of Dr. Highlands' death in 2003.

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Highlands, Ramona Poley.

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Highlands, Matthew Edward, 1905-

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Matthew Edward Highlands was a graduate of the University of Maine and later a faculty member there. He was born in 1905 and after being orphaned at a young age, was raised by relatives in North Berwick, Maine. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1928, received a masters degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1934, and a doctorate from the University of Massachusetts in 1951. Dr. Highlands was a food technologist for the Frigidaire Corp. before returning to the Univers...

University of Maine

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The University of Maine saw approximately 1,000 students and alumni serve in World War I and 3,900 serve in World War II. Both wars had a strong effect on the university and its students; the desire to honor those who had served and to memorialize those who had died led to various activities on campus. After the end of World War I, funds were raised to erect the Memorial Gymnasium and Armory and after World War II, those who had died were honored in a volume titled "University of Maine, World Wa...