Baxter family collection, ca. 1854-2003.

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Baxter family collection, ca. 1854-2003.

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Photographs of various family members; correspondences written by James Phinney Baxter and Percival Baxter to various family members; diaries and journals by Rupert Henry Baxter; two 19th century scrapbooks with letters written to Rupert Henry Baxter; cookbook written by Mehitable Baxter; and various newspaper articles and magazine clippings regarding Baxter State Park, James Phinney Baxter, Percival Proctor Baxter, and James Phinney Baxter III, and various donations by the Baxter family.

1 oversized box.

Maine Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8061192

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Baxter, Percival Proctor, 1876-1969

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Mayor of Portland, governor of Maine (1921-1925), philanthropist and benefactor of Maine Historical Society, creator of Baxter State Park and a school for the deaf, of Portland, Me. From the description of Maine legislature hearings report, 1917. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 214070790 Lawyer, legislator, and governor of Maine. From the description of Percival P. Baxter collection of theater programs, 1895-1901. (Maine Historical Society...

Baxter, James Phinney, 1831-1921

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President of Maine Historical Society from 1890-1911. A Republican, he was mayor of Portland from 1893-1897 and 1904-1905. From the description of Scrapbooks of municipal affairs in Portland, Maine, 1893-1898. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 686772318 American author and editor. From the description of Papers of James Phinney Baxter [manuscript], 1885-1904. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647859308 Served as presiden...

Baxter, Rupert Henry, 1871-1960

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Baxter family.

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The Baxter family was among the prominent families of Maine. Various notable members such as James Phinney Baxter, Percival Proctor Baxter, and James Phinney Baxter III have contributed much to Maine in government, business, and education. With philanthropic views, the Baxter family contributions to Maine include the Baxter State Park, Baxter Boulevard, and Baxter Memorial Library. From the description of Baxter family collection, ca. 1854-2003. (Maine Historical Society Library). Wo...

Baxter, James Phinney, 1893-1975

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Baxter received his Ph.D.from Harvard in 1926 and taught history there for 12 years (1925-1937). He was a student, friend, and colleague of American historian and Harvard professor Edward Channing (1856-1931). Baxter went on to become the 10th president of Williams College (1937-1961). From the description of Correspondence with Edward Channing, 1924-1931. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612759676 ...

Baxter, Mehitable

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