Leeds Historical Society: Resource Room: Collections Inventory

Resource Room

Original Material

Early 1900’s genealogy records by Albert Bryant covering the period from Leeds founding to the 1930’s.

Bishop Shoe Day Book/Ledger, 1840-1850’s
Leeds Agricultural Association, minutes, 1926-1950
Leeds Grange records donated by Freda Buckley, scattered mainly 1910’s-1920 and 1960’s-1980
Tri-Corner Club, account book and ledgers, 1949-68
Leeds Bicentennial planning records
Postcard collection of Leeds scenes
Documents related to building of road from Wales to Keene’s Corner, 1823-1826
Fitch/More – McKenny Collection (2005.2)
Dr. R. D. Russell Collection, photographs, interview
Ernest and Kitty (Carville) Russell Collection (2007-1) photos, diaries, 1919, 1921-26, 1928
Henry M. Brewster collection (2004.9) including 1902 diary, earlier extracts, and scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings of 1880’s consisting mostly of agricultural articles written by him
John Young Merrill Collection, photographs, deeds and diaries, 1855-1865
Willard J. Fisk, Civil War diary, Jan 30 – Aug 27, 1865

Historical Objects

A McCaskey’s Account Register from W. Scott Lane’s store
Civil War swords and Colt pistol, Ames Chicopee US 1864 from Gerald Thompson housed in a custom crafted case of oak cut and cured by Roland Poulin
Leeds Post Office sign circa ?
Sunshine Society quilt and brooch donated by E. Murphy
Notary Public stamp used by Weston Bishop circa ?
A large Iraqi national flag and currency from Reggie Poirier

Public Records
(see also records held at Leeds Town Office)

Leeds Town Reports 1889 to present (missing 1801-1872, 1896, 1905, 1993, 1996 and 1999)
Town tax records from 1863-1930’s some missing
Tax List Book 1911-1913, 1935-1942, 1945
Valuation and List Book 1912
The Town Register: Wayne, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds, Greene, 1905. Compiled by H.E.Mitchell.
1905 and 1912 Leeds Census donated by the John Nutting family
Microfilm of Leeds Vital Statistics from 1785-1891, including town meetings from 1801-1806 provided by the Church of Latter Day Saints
Vital Statistics from town reports 1920-2004 compiled by Robert Scott

Books

The Journey of Faith: The Leeds, Wales, Hartford and the Mision at the Eastward, 1952-1988 by Carl Geores, 1989
Souvenir of Greene & Leeds, 1911 by Maine Map and Register, 1911
Maine Families in 1790, 5 vols., by Gray, 1988-
Maine Register 1891-1928, generally
Soldier in our Civil War: a pictorial history of the conflict, 1861-1865, illustrating the valor of the soldier as displaced on the battlefield, 2 vols. edited by Mottelay, 1884-85
“Glimpses of America”; a pictorial and descriptive history of our country’s scenic marvels, delineated by pen and camera, by J.W.Buel, 1894
Song for Service, for the church, Sunday school and evangelistic services by Rodeheaver and Gabriel, 1915
Gospel Hymns No.3 by Sankey, McGranahan and Stebbins, 1878
Bible of the Gilmore family, O.O. Howard’s mother
Maine’s Visible Black History: the first chronicle of its people by Talbot, 2006
Alnobak: a story of indigenous people in Androscoggin County by Lecompte, 2003
Androscoggin County, Maine: a pictorial sesquicentennial history, 1854-2004 by Lord and Stires, 2003 (section on Leeds written by Marilyn Burgess)

Photographs
Some of our photographs are available for viewing at the Maine Memory Site.

Agriculture
Brewster
Brick School House, scrapbook, 1931-45 - compiled by Faith Burnham
Bridges and ferries
Bryant
Buckley
Burnham/Newcomb
Centennial/Bicentennial
Churches
Clubs and organizations
Commercial
Coolidge Photos
Cornshop
Deane
DFD Russell Medical Center
Eula Carville and students
Fish, Charles: deeds and other records
Floods
Goulds
Grange
Hollowell, Thomas home and family in oval frame
Howard, Luther Loomis
Kemp
Lavallee, Roland of Winthrop (2000.1) - collection of ~ 2000 photos of Leeds taken during 60’s and early 70’s, includes negatives
Leeds Center
Leeds Fair
Leeds Houses
Logging
Merrill
Monument, Peace
More/ Fitch families
North Leeds
Railroad
Rose
Russell family
Silas Morse
Teachers
Town Government
Waites family

Maps/Atlases

Newspapers

Tightwad Gazette, June 1990 - Nov 1996
Androscoggin Post, Dec 21, 1972 - July 19, 1973 (Leeds column "Getting Together" written by Marilyn Burgess)
Framed copy of old newspaper clippings of Leeds scenes from the early 1900’s provided to Lewiston Sun Journal probably by Hilda Waite correspondent
Newspaper clippings from the Lewiston Sun Journal 1975 - present and the Country Courier 1998 - present
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