Inventory of the Portland (Me.) Voter Registration Records - Portland (Me.) Voter Registration Records Mss. Acc. 2009.349

Inventory of the Portland (Me.) Voter Registration Records -

A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2009.349


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Repository:
Special Collections Research Center
Identification:
01/Mss. Acc. 2009.349
Title:
Portland (Me.) Voter Registration Records circa 1880s-1890s
Quantity:
0.05
Alternate Extent Statement:
1 volume.
Creator:
Portland (Me.) arrangement
Language of Materials
The records are in: English

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

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Portland (Me.)">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Portland (Me.)</a>.

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"."

Index Terms

    Genre/Form of Material:

  • Voters' lists
  • Topical Term:

  • Maine--History--19th century.
  • Portland (Me.)--History--19th century.
  • Voting--United States--History--19th century.