Administrative Information:

Provenance:  Gift of James Vickery, 1997
Access Restrictions:  No restrictions
Preferred Citation:  Vickery, James B. Research Papers, MS 601, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University of Maine
Copyright:  Contact department for copyright information
For Additional Information:

Special Collections Department
University of Maine
5729 Fogler Library
Orono, Maine 04469-5729
(207) 581 1686

Biographical Information:  

James B. Vickery was born in Unity, Maine in 1917, and grew up there. Vickery was educated at Maine Central Institute and Bates College and received a master’s degree at the University of Maine. He worked as a teacher in the Maine school system for many years, and was a scholar, editor, historian and researcher, as well as one of the foremost experts on Maine history. Over a more than thirty year period, he collected thousands of books, letters, and other documents relating to Maine history and Maine families, with a special emphasis on Bangor and its surrounding areas. After his death in 1997, his extensive collection of Maine historical books and documents was divided among several institutions, including Fogler Library.         

Contents:

Contains materials collected by James Vickery concerning Maine and Bangor, ME history including biographies and family information.  Types of materials include research notes and photocopies of clippings, reprints, business and municipal records, and reports.

Finding Aid:

Box 2532

Box 2533

Box 2534  

Box 2535  

Box 2536  

Box 2537  

Finding Aids for selected manuscript collections in the Special Collections Department at Fogler Library are accessible online in URSUS, in a browsable Guide to Manuscript Collections. Please contact Special Collections at spc@umit.maine.edu or (207) 581-1686 for further information.

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