Voter Registration Records (Portland, Maine)

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Voter Registration Records (Portland, Maine), Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator:
Cumberland County (Me.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Voter Registration Records (Portland, Maine), Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Background

Scope and content:

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.'"

Acquisition information:
Purchased in August 2009.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard