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| Maine Historical Records Repository Guide |
| Based on the 1997 survey of repositories by the Maine Historical Records Advisory Board and the Maine State Archives |
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| Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent 25 Pleasant Street | Fort Kent, ME 04743- |
| Repository: |
| PHONE: | (207) 834-7535, ext: | FAX: | (207) 834-7518 | EMAIL: | acadian@maine.maine.edu |
| Internet: | www.umfk.maine.edu/infoserv/archives |
| Research Facilities Schedule |
| SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 1-5 |
| EXCEPTIONS: | Closed major holidays, open by appointment non-public | APPOINTMENTS: | Recommended |
| hours and weekends. |
| Collection Characteristics |
| 8. Types of Record Formats | 9. Time Periods Covered | 10. Subject Areas in Collection |
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | ____________________________________ |
| MANUSCRIPTS: | Some | PRE-1776: | A few items | MARITIME: | None |
| PHOTOGRAPHS: | Some | 1776-1820: | No Resp | BUSINESS/INDUSTRY: | Some |
| MAPS: | Some | 1820-1860: | Some | TRANSPORTATION: | Some |
| CARDSVIEWS:* | Some | 1860-1900: | Some | AGRICULTURE: | Some |
| BROADPOST:** | Some | 1900-1940: | Some | RELIGIOUS: | Some |
| AUDIO TAPES: | Some | 1940-present | Some | MUNICIPAL RECORDS: | Some |
| MOTIONFILMS: | Some | Paper Records: | 15 | linear feet | MILITARY: | A few items |
| VIDEO TAPES: | Some | _____________________________ | PERSONAL PAPERS: | Some |
| Collections Notes: | #10 -- Folklore -- Some, Oral history -- Some. |
| Content/ | More than 15 linear feet of manuscripts, 8500 photo images, 450 audio/visual or film |
| Scope: | recordings, 200 rolls microfilm, 1600 reference books (and journals and newspapers), 100 |
| maps, ephemera. Subjects: local history, genealogy, Acadian/Quebecois history and culture, |
| folklore, North-American French language, French language traditional song |
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| * Postcards and/or stereo views | ** Broadsides and/or posters | Last Update: | 1/1/98 |