Records, 1954.

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Records, 1954.

Records of the organization formed to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the town of Unity, Maine. Includes minutes of meetings, June and July, 1954; invoices to the Society for goods purchased for various events; and a letter from Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine to James B. Vickery, chairman, declining an invitation from the Society.

1 folder (ca. 26 items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8116125

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Smith, Margaret Chase, 1897-1995

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Margaret Chase Smith was born in Skowhegan, Maine, on December 14, 1897. Her entry into politics came through the career of Clyde Smith, the man she married in 1930. Clyde was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1936. Margaret served as his secretary. When Clyde died in 1940, she succeeded her husband. After four terms in the House, she won election to the United States Senate in 1948. In so doing, she became the first woman elected to both houses of Congress. Senator Smi...

Vickery, James B.

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James B. Vickery was born in Unity, Maine in 1917 and grew up there. He was educated at Maine Central Institute and Bates College and received a master's degree at the University of Maine. He worked as a teacher in the Maine school system for many years and was a scholar, editor, historian and researcher as well as one of the foremost experts on Maine history. Over a more than thirty year period he collected thousands of books, letters, and other documents relating to Maine history and Maine fam...

Unity Sesquicentennial Society.

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