Gideon Emerson Newcomb collection, 1870-1899 and undated.

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Gideon Emerson Newcomb collection, 1870-1899 and undated.

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Scrapbook with Newcomb's published poems and pieces and other assorted clippings on various subjects pasted in; photos (originals and photocopies) of Gideon and his children and of his granddaughter Charlotte Parker, for whom he wrote a poem; papers relating to his professional practice; and poems which have been divided into categories by the donor, Richard S. Parker: humor, philosophy, religion, family, and friends; selection of miscellaneous poems; clippings; and Newcomb family genealogy (undated).

.5 linear ft.

Maine Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7008842

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Newcomer family.

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Parker, Richard S. (Richard Stanley)

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Newcomb, Gideon Emerson, 1835-1899

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Gideon Emerson Newcomb married Charlotte Eliza Walker in 1858; they lived in Nova Scotia and had five children (one died at birth); Charlotte died in 1868 and after her death Gideon took his family to Old Town, Me., where he worked as a homeopathic doctor and spiritualist; m. Agatha Galliatt but marriage not a happy one; turned to poetry for solace, writing many poems during the years. From the description of Gideon Emerson Newcomb collection, 1870-1899 and undated. (Maine Historical...

Parker, Charlotte Newcomb

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Newcomb family.

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