Newspaper clippings, 1918-2014
Scope and Content Note
This series includes photocopies of numerous news articles from the Lewiston papers covering the history, growth, meetings, programs and activities of the Stanton Bird Club. It also includes lists of birds seen in and around the area; obituaries of club members; general articles on nature and the environment; and several articles and columns written by Daisy Dill Norton, long time club secretary, who reported on club news and events and often used Thorncrag and other local settings as subjects in her writing.
This series also includes three scrapbooks from the 1930s, comprised entirely of clippings of news articles on the Bird Club and its programs, nature topics, and local people and events.
See also the Scrapbook series for additional newspaper clippings.
Dates
- 1918-2014
Access Restrictions
Preservation photocopies are available for part of the collection. Due to their fragile condition, access to some of the original documents is restricted based on the discretion of the archives staff.
Extent
1.5 linear_foot
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Organization and Arrangement
Alphabetical, then chronological.
Creator
- From the Collection: Stanton Bird Club (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Repository
70 Campus Avenue
Lewiston Maine 04240 United States of America
207-786-6354
207-755-5911 (Fax)
muskie@bates.edu