Papers, 1947-1968.

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Papers, 1947-1968.

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The collection contains photographs and slides taken by Freeland Jones from around 1947 to 1965 of buildings and activities at the University of Maine including Winter Carnival, Penny Carnival, Class Day, etc. Also included is a folder containing correspondence between Edward W. Hackett, Jr., director of continuing education at the university, and Paul H. Day concerning a course entitled "Elements of Purchasing," to be taught at the university in 1968. Papers and articles related to this topic are also found in the folder. The collection also contains photographs taken by Vaughan Jones on the campus ca. 1915-1916. Group photographs of university students that include his brother Austin Jones are also found in the collection.

1 box (3 folders)

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7324193

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Jones, Vaughan, 1881-1967.

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Jones, Freeland, 1923-2006.

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Vaughan Jones and Austin Jones were sons of Freeland and Mabel Vaughan Jones of Bangor, Maine. Vaughan Jones was born in 1881 and was a graduate of the class of 1904 at the University of Maine. He died in 1967. His brother, Austin Jones, born in 1888 in Caribou, Maine, was a member of the class of 1912. Austin Jones' son, Freeland Jones, was born in 1923 in Bangor and was a 1948 graduate of the university. He died in 2006. From the description of Papers, 1947-1968. (Unknown). WorldCa...

Hackett, Edward James

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Jones, Austin, 1888-1967.

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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...