Keywords: Paperwork
Item 76611
Horatio Jose on ordnance paperwork, Portland, 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1865 Location: Norfolk; Portland; Bayou Boeuf; Ship Island Media: Ink on paper
Item 102326
Certificate of honorable death for Herbert Cobb, Washington D.C., 1919
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918-10-14 Location: Washington Media: Print on paper
Exhibit
Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army
Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteers.
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine
"He did lots of paperwork. In his last ten to fifteen years of his career, he had more administrative work and a lot of reports."
Site Page
The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.
Story
Being a woman Union member was a challenge in the paper mill
by Cindy Bennett
I worked in the paper mills and for the Union during the 1987 strike.
Story
If you wanted a good job, the mill was the place to be.
by Brent Gay
Changes in the paper industry, labor strikes, and the community around International Paper's mills
