Merrill family correspondence, 1887-1960.

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Merrill family correspondence, 1887-1960.

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A collection of letters mostly to Edward N. Merrill with a few to his sons Edward F. Merrill and William F. Merrill from Maine governors, United States senators and United States congressmen. Most letters concern politics in Maine and in Congress. Many letters are from Edwin C. Burleigh and concern his successful gubernatorial campaign of 1892. Other correspondents include S.S. Marble, Henry B. Cleaves, Llewellyn Powers, William T. Cobb, Carl E. Milliken, Eugene Hale, William P. Frye, Bert M. Fernald, William M. Calder, Frederick Hale, William Tudor Gardiner, Frederick G. Payne, John H. Reed, Seth L. Milliken, Samuel W. Gould, John A. Peters, Frank E. Guernsey, John E. Nelson, Ira G. Hersey, Carroll L. Beedy, Wallace H. White, Jr., Percival Baxter, and Louis J. Brann. Collection also includes a letter from Robert F. Kennedy to John R. Chirico, 1967, concerning the study of Latin, and three letters from Gov. Kenneth M. Curtis to the Skowhegan Chamber of Commerce.

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Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Merrill, Edward N., 1849-1919.

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Guernsey, Frank Edward, 1866-1927

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Lawyer, state legislator, and U.S. representative from Maine; of Dover, Me. From the description of Frank E. Guernsey letters, 1910. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 182750593 ...

Fernald, Bert Manfred, 1868-1926.

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Peters, John Andrew, 1864-1953

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Hale, Eugene, 1836-1918

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Lawyer and U.S. representative and senator from Maine; of Ellsworth, Me.; lived in Washington, D.C., during much of his political career and after retirement. From the description of Eugene Hale autograph letter signed to Hayne Davis, 1907 Feb. 12 and undated. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 182580057 ...

Powers, Llewellyn, 1836-1908

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Nelson, John Edward, 1874-1955

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John Edwin Nelson was born Johan Nilsson on July 15, 1893 in Knäred, Halland, Sweden. John began working immediately after completing school and receiving his confirmation at the age of 14. He worked for his cousin and then his uncle tending cattle and gardening. On an impulse, John decided to move to America; he traveled aboard the Hellig Olav, although he had the option of going on the Titanic. John left Sweden on April 4, 1912 and arrived in Tacoma, Washington on April 25. After ...

Payne, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1904-1978

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Kennedy, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968

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Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also referred to by his initials RFK and occasionally by the nickname Bobby, was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. Senator from New York from January 1965 until his assassination in June 1968. He was the brother of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Senator Edward Moore Kennedy. Kennedy and his brothers were born into a wealthy,...

White, Wallace Humphrey, Jr., 1877-1952

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Wallace H. White Powerless to his Party Little noted in the realms of political science, even senators with a firm grasp of institutional history may have trouble recalling his name. During his prime years in the House of Representatives, however, Wallace White, Jr. influenced the course of radio broadcasting regulation and helped develop the American Merchant Marine. And in the Senate, White's colleagues considered him one of the kindest, gentlest, and most fair-minded individuals to grac...

Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-

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Governor. From the description of Reminiscences of Carl Elias Milliken : oral history, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309742116 ...

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...

Gardiner, William Tudor, 1892-1953.

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Merrill, William H.

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Cleaves, Henry B. (Henry Bradstreet), 1840-1912

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Governor of Maine from 1893 to Jan. 2, 1897. From the description of Henry B. Cleaves typed letter signed, 1897 Jan. 23. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 449211558 ...

Reed, John H. (John Hathaway), 1921-2012

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Governor of Maine. From the description of Oral history interview, 1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70957465 Governor of Maine and U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldive Islands. From the description of Christmas cards, 1962-1963. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70926051 ...

Curtis, Kenneth M

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Beedy, Carroll L. (Carroll Lynwood), 1880-1947.

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Brann, Louis J.

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Frye, William P. (William Pierce), 1831-1911

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Senator and Representative from Maine. From the description of William P. Frye autograph letter signed, 1884. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 261346577 Lawyer, mayor, state legislator, U.S. Representative and Senator (1881-1911), of Lewiston, Me. From the description of William P. Frye collection, 1882-1975. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 501843365 Lawyer, mayor, and U.S. Representative and Senator, of Lew...

Hersey, Ira G.

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Merrill, Edward F., 1883-

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Hale, Frederick, 1874-1963

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Lawyer, judge, and U.S. Senator (1917-1941) from Maine; of Portland. From the description of Scrapbooks, 1917-1940. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70976855 Frederick Hale (1874-1963) was an American lawyer and United States Senator from Maine formore than thirty years. Hale was born in Detroit, Michigan, into a political family. His mother was the daughter, wife and mother of United States senators and his father, Eugene Hale...

Marble, Sebastian S.

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Merrill family.

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Edward Newton Merrill and his sons Edward Folsom Merrill and William Folsom Merrill practiced law in Skowhegan, Maine. Edward Newton Merrill, a graduate of Bowdoin College in 1874, was a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1899 and 1905 and was a member of the Maine Senate in 1917. Edward Folsom Merrill graduated from Bowdoin in 1903 and from Harvard Law School in 1906. In addition to practicing law with his father and brother, he was a member of the Maine Board of Bar Examiners and ...

Calder, William Musgrave, 1869-1945.

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Skowhegan Chamber of Commerce.

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Gould, Samuel W. (Samuel Wadsworth), 1852-1935.

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Burleigh, Edwin C. (Edwin Chick), 1843-1916

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Governor (1889-1892), U.S. Representative, and Senator from Maine; resident of Augusta, Me. From the description of Edwin C. Burleigh autograph letter signed, 1892. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979715 ...

Cobb, William Titcomb, 1857-1937.

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Milliken, Seth L. (Seth Llewellyn), 1831-1897

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