Scrapbooks, 1919-2008

This series consists of several scrapbooks compiled by various club members, chronicling the Club's history, growth, meetings, programs and activities. Because of their fragile condition, photocopied versions are available for research purposes.

Scrapbook #1 (1919-1930) was most likely compiled by Carrie Miller, one of the Club's charter members and author of Birds of Lewiston-Auburn and Vicinity. Material is primarily news clippings detailing the... Club's various programs and activities. There are accounts of bird walks with lists of birds seen and number of participants; several Program and Field Trip brochures; photographs of bird walks; nature columns written by club members Daisy Dill Norton and Mabel Merrill along with the Nature's Witchery and Out of Doors columns; information on the club's beginnings; and many handwritten and typed comments and annotations.

Scrapbook #2 (1921-1933) also was compiled likely by Carrie Miller and includes primarily news clippings covering club news and events, along with several pages of bird lists. The scrapbook also contains many handwritten annotations and clippings of numerous columns written by club member Mabel Merrill along with some written by Daisy Dill Norton, Arthur G. Staples, Lewiston Journal editor (Just Talks-On Common Themes), and Alice Frost Lord (Sunlit Trails).

Scrapbook #3 (1919-1921,1959) contains a broad variety of material, including the Club's constitution; membership lists; both regular and board meeting minutes (Jan. 1919-Nov. 1921); several annual reports; treasurer's reports for 1920-1921; a couple of photographs; a few program and bird walk schedules; and news clippings detailing Club events and programs, such as the Out of Doors and Just Talks-on Common Themes columns, a few of Mabel Merrill's columns, and Daisy Dill Norton's obituary (1959).

Scrapbook #4 (1921-1931, 1949) contains numerous news clippings chronicling the Club's programs and activities; columns by Daisy Dill Norton; incorporation documents; by-laws and changes to them; a few pieces of correspondence; one photograph; Program and Field Trip brochures; an annual report (1927); and both regular and board meeting minutes (Dec. 1921-Dec. 1927; Jan. and Mar. 1931, Jan. 1949).

Scrapbook #5 (1934-1942) is comprised almost entirely of news clippings covering Club programs and events and various articles on nature. Also included are columns by Daisy Dill Norton and Arthur G. Staples (Just Talks-on Common Themes), and brief memorials written in honor of several former club members.

Scrapbook #6 (1945-1958) contains meeting minutes (Mar. 1955-Mar. 1958) and accounts of bird walks and lists of birds seen. Also included are many news clippings chronicling the club's programs and events, columns by Daisy Dill Norton, and articles on a variety of nature topics.

Scrapbook #7 (1990-1997) was compiled by club member and former secretary, Louise Sylvester. It includes several Program and Field Trip brochures; issues of the Chickadee Chronicle; treasurer's reports; board meeting minutes; numerous new clippings about the club's growth, programs, and various activities; a list of the club's activities/highlights for 1996-1997 and a directory of board members for 1997.

Scrapbook #8 (1998-2001) was also compiled by Louise Sylvester. It contains a copy of the by-laws; issues of the Chickadee Chronicle and Program and Field Trips brochure; treasurer's reports; minutes of board meetings; notes on a facilitated discussion concerning the Stanton Bird Club's goals (1998); a directory of board members for 1998 and 1999; a list of activities and accomplishments for 1998-99 and 1999-2000; a small amount of correspondence; and many news articles on Club programs and events.

Scrapbook #9--Thorncrag Natural World notebook (undated) was compiled by Betty Dexter and contains digital prints of lichens, mushrooms, ferns, flowers, and pond life found at Throncrag

Scrapbook #10--Along Thorncrag Trails notebook (circa 2007) was compiled by Betty Dexter and contains drawings of trail maps, digital prints and information about sites along the various trails such as fireplaces, memorial benches, ponds and foundations.

Scrapbook #11--Thorncrag Flowers notebook (undated) was compiled by Betty Dexter and contains digital prints and information on the various flowers including bloom time and where along the trails they can be found.

Scrapbook #12--Thorncrag Birds notebook (undated) compiled by Betty Dexter contains digital prints and infomation on many of the birds including nests, eggs, food, song and likely trails where they can be seen.

Scrapbook #13--Thorncrag's Forest notebook (undated) compiled by Betty Dexter contains digital prints and information on glaciation, boulder succession, trees and forest management plan.

Scrapbook #14--Stanton Bird Collection notebook (circa 2008) was compiled by Betty Dexter and contains digital prints of some of the birds in the collection which was originally housed at Bates College and is now at the Maine State Museum; also includes a history of the collection and a list of all the birds (includes CD of images).

See also the Meeting Minutes, Publications, and Newspaper Clippings series for additional related material.