Old Town Letter Written in Penobscot Language

This is a letter with Old Town as its subject, written in the Penobscot Language

Contributors

This is a list of all of those speakers who have contributed their time to the Penobscot Dictionary Project.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/contributorbios/1001/thumbnail.jp

Team Member Biographies

This page consists of the biographies of the team members of the Penobscot Dictionary Project.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/teambios/1000/thumbnail.jp

The Historian’s Dilemma: Choosing, Weighing, and Interpreting Sources

In world history, those who have helped to build the same culture are not necessarily of one race, and those of the same race have not all participated in one culture. In scientific language, culture is not a function of race. –Ruth Benedict, Race: Science and Politics, 1940

The Life and Career of Bangor’s Frederick Wellington Ayer (1855-1936), Founder Of Eastern Corporation

In this article, Pauleena MacDougall presents a brief business biography of Fred W. Ayer, who founded the Eastern Manufacturing Company in Brewer, Maine, and set this pioneering firm on course as a leader in lumber production and later in the production of fine papers

Some observations on the Penobscot writing of Joseph Polis (1809-1884)

This article, written by Penobscot Dictionary Project Team Member, Pauleena MacDougall, reflects on the ideas set forth at the 32 Algonquian Conference in Montreal. The article discusses her observations on the Penobscot writings of Joseph Polis

Something in Common: Eastern Manufacturing Company, Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s School of Chemical Engineering Practice, and the University Of Maine

Part of Eastern Manufacturing Company’s innovative history in the field of fine paper production was the development of a unique cooperative arrangement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Chemical Engineering Department, which was focused on the practical application of chemistry to industry. To further its goals, the MIT department formed Practice Schools that partnered with chemical-using industries across the nation to bring academic chemists and their students into manufacturing plants to solve practical problems in chemistry. Eastern Fine’s pioneering role in this project was a model for the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Maine

Dialect Symbols in Aubrey\u27s Dictionary

MacDougall\u27s article discusses the translation of Aubery\u27s Abenaki Dictionary and its representation of the Penobscot culture, society, and language

Penobscot Response Treaty

This letter, written in the Penobscot Language, represents a Penobscot Response Treaty from August 6, 1790