Digital exhibits from the University of New England Library Services' Special Collections.
Check each UNE Special Collection's individual website for further information on exhibits and collections:
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Dainty, Fresh, And Lovely: Advice For Women On Hygiene And Beauty, 1890-1960
Maine Women Writers Collection, University of New England
The exhibit Dainty, Fresh, and Lovely: Advice for Women on Hygiene and Beauty, 1890-1960 was on display on both UNE campuses in 2015 and 2016. The exhibit included reproductions from periodicals from the 1890s-1960s, a curling iron and mirror from the Josephine D. Peary papers, a boxed course on charm, and several books from MWWC’s collection. Only a portion of...Read More
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From Scribes To Scrawlers: Handwriting In America
Maine Women Writers Collection, University of New England
The exhibit From Scribes to Scrawlers: Handwriting in America was on display at UNE in 2018. The exhibit included samples of handwriting through the ages – from an 1809 letter from Mary Parker to her friend Harriet Payson Flagg, to modern day notes written to and from Donna Loring. Educational panels covered the history of writing, cursive education in America,...Read More
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Hand Over Hand: An Exploration Of Osteopathic Medicine In New England
New England Osteopathic Heritage Center
In 2012 the New England Osteopathic Heritage Center (NEOHC) produced a self-guided video exhibit entitled "Hand Over Hand," examining the definition, history and practice of Osteopathic Medicine. The NEOHC interviewed D.O.s, M.D.s, nurses and medical students and combined them with records from the NEOHC collections to create short documentary style videos. The video exhibit was created by the New England...Read More
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Haven’t A Studious Inclination: College Life In The Early 20th Century
Maine Women Writers Collection, University of New England
The exhibit, Haven’t a Studious Inclination: College Life in the Early 20th Century, was on display on the first floor of Marcil Hall on UNE's Biddeford Campus from Fall 2016 to Summer 2017. It drew on the letters of Barbara Banker Kamar, who summered on Chebeague Island, Maine and attended Mount Holyoke College in the late 1930s, as well as...Read More
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Maine Women Writers Collection 60th Anniversary
Maine Women Writers Collection, University of New England
Images and displays from the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Maine Women Writer's Collection.
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Sincerely Yours, Letters From The Maine Women Writers Collection
Maine Women Writers Collection, University of New England
The exhibit Sincerely Yours, Letters From the Maine Women Writers Collection was on display on UNE’s Biddeford campus in 2014. The exhibit included reproductions of correspondence including telegrams, emails, letters, and drawings. Dates ranged from the early 1800s to the 21st century. A number of MWWC collections were represented, including Ann Beattie, Mollie Lee Clifford, Elizabeth Coatsworth, Sarah Wood Frost,...Read More
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To Keep A Home: Advice To Women On The Domestic Arts, 1870-1960
Maine Women Writers Collection, University of New England
The exhibit To Keep a Home: Advice to Women on the Domestic Arts, 1870-1960 was on display on both UNE campuses in 2015 and 2016. The exhibit consisted of materials pulled from MWWC periodicals, the book collection, and numerous manuscript collections. Included in the physical exhibit were the personal recipe books of Margaret Jane Mussey Sweat and Elizabeth Coatsworth, along...Read More
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Tracing History
Cathleen Miller and Benjamin S. Fitzgerald
Tracing History was produced by Cathleen Miller and Ben Fitzgerald as part of an internship in UNE Special Collections in the fall of 2023, in collaboration with Arthur Anderson, who offered us time and consultation on the archaeological history of this land. We are grateful to Laura Taylor for the technical expertise and time spent creating this online exhibit.