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Colby College Special Collections

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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3

"Joseph’s College in Standish, which the Sisters of Mercy also operated. Mrs. Salvatore, Portland, ca."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Items courtesy of Mercy Hospital Mary Catherine McAuley Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy X The story of Mercy Hospital has its…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"… received a Class A rating by the American College of Physicians and Surgeons. This was accompanied by the establishment of a permanent lay medical…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"Elizabeth’s Home, which in 1887 became St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Orphan Asylum, and in 1968 St. Elizabeth’s Child Development Center."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 2 of 3

"1890-1900 Jessie Carter's wedding dress, Bath, ca. 1896Maine Historical Society Bedecked with wide satin ribbons, Myra Bradeen Philpot’s…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… transitioned out of the program, earned a college degree, and started her own business. She later expressed gratitude to “the original staff for…"

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"… to Hallowell Academy, all graduated from Bowdoin College, all studied theology at Andover, and all became ministers and teachers."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"The Mary Snow School is on Broadway and continues to thrive. Mary Alden Hopkins Mary Alden Hopkins was born and raised in Bangor, Maine in 1876."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"(Butler’s History of Farmington) Both Colby College and Bowdoin College have some of his early music, which includes some musical presentations, in…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… ‘swinging’ fashions include English designers Mary Quant and Biba, American Bonnie Cashin, French Givenchy and St. Laurent."

Mercy Hospital - People of Mercy - Page 1 of 2

"As a Sister, Mary Consuela studied at St. Joseph’s College, Catholic University in Washington D.C., and earned both a B.S. and M.S."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"… Label of the Mandell Manufacturing Company of St. Louis. The emergent youth culture, with its rock & roll and pop music, and move towards less…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Site Overview

"Site Overview Madam de St. Felix ball dress, ca. 1820Maine Historical Society This collection portal consists of introduction narratives…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"This dress was likely influenced by Yves St. Laurent’s 1970s, exotic, richly embellished fashions inspired by an eclectic mix of embroidered ethnic…"

John Bapst Memorial High School

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