PUBLIC "-//College of William and Mary::Earl Gregg Swem Library::Special Collections//TEXT (US::ViW::viw00403:: Portland (Me.) Voter Registration Records, -)//EN" "viw00403.xml" Inventory of the Portland (Me.) Voter Registration Records - Portland (Me.) Voter Registration Records Mss. Acc. 2009.349 Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary © 2012 By the College of William and Mary. All rights reserved.

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Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Portland (Me.) Voter Registration Records, - A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.349

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Portland (Me.) Voter Registration Records circa 1880s-1890s 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.349 0.05 1 volume. The records are in: English Portland (Me.) arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

 Preferred Citation

Portland (Me.) Voter Registration Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 08/18/2009.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and processed in August 2009 by Ute Schechter.

 Historical Note

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 Scope and Contents

The following information was provided by the seller:"Contains information pertaining to the "Ward 3" voting district of the city of Portland, Maine. Volume contains about 133 pages of handwritten entries giving the name, address and occupation of hundreds of Portland's registered voters. Names are listed alphabetically and are organized by lettered tabs." "Several occupations relate to Portland's coastal environment [lobster dealer, sea captain, naval architect, seaman, sail maker, fish inspector, fisherman, fish packer, boat builder, etc.] while many others are relevant to the period [blacksmith, carriage maker, stove cutter, cooper, peddler, telegraph office, etc]. Additional notations include "blind", "sick", etc., along with penciled notations accompanying each voter denoting "D" for Democrat and "R" for Republican. Also included is a section titled "Aliens"."

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Voters' lists Topical Term: Maine--History--19th century. Portland (Me.)--History--19th century. Voting--United States--History--19th century.