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Aroostook County materials cover the County and the St. John River Valley, including New Brunswick, Canada. The Aroostook County materials support UMPI courses in history, social studies, and literature. Materials are also collected with the interests of the non-university public in mind, but there is a conscious effort to avoid duplication of local history collections made available by the public libraries of Aroostook County. Funding for purchase and maintenance of Aroostook County materials are made possible by the UMPI Foundation; the Friends of the Aroostook County Historical Center at the Library; the Farm Fund; and gifts from individuals and institutions. The Aroostook County materials are primary and secondary sources, and come in a variety of formats:

Books:

Books, both fiction and nonfiction, by Aroostook County authors and about the County are cataloged and listed in URSUS, the University of Maine's online catalog.

Census:

Census records for Aroostook County are available in book and in microfilm formats. A microform reader/printer is located in the Special Collections room.

Charlotte Melvin Collection:

The Charlotte Melvin Collection, named after its compiler, the late County historian, consists of information files in the Special Collections' room on a variety of subjects. Presently the structure of of the Charlotte Melvin Collection is being modified.

Aroostook County Residents:

A database consists of Aroostook County residents who have appeared in biographical sources, in platt atlases, in obituaries, etc.

Newspaper Clippings:

"The Aroostook/Maine Information Resources Files" is a vertical file of newspaper clippings, brochures, etc.

Maps:

Maps, historical and topographical, of Aroostook County and of Maine are stored in map cases. A complete list of USGS maps is available on our web site.

Oral History:

Oral history audiotapes, periodicals relating specifically to Aroostook County are cataloged, listed in URSUS, and intershelved with the books in the Aroostook County/Maine Collection general shelving area.

Videocassettes:

Videocassettes are listed in URSUS and are intershelved along with books and periodicals in the Aroostook County/Maine Collection general shelving area.