Maiden Cliff Material and Miscellaneous Documents

Name/Title

Maiden Cliff Material and Miscellaneous Documents

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2018.133.16

Scope and Content

A collection of documents of local interest. Includes billheads from Penobscot Cabin Company and the Comique Theatre; a notice about littering from the Megunticook Fish and Game Association; Henry A. Kontio's commission as deputy inland fish and game warden for the state of Maine, 1930; a dog license issued to Kontio from the town of Rockport in 1932; Clifford E. Richards' award of pension from the Veterans' Administration, 1944; copies of two articles about the history of Maiden Cliff; a self-published booklet called "Maiden Cliff Country: A Collection of Folk-Songs, Poems, Superstitions, Lies, Legends, Jokes, Conjectures and Opinions Concerning the Maiden Cliff Tragedy."

Collection

Allen Twitchell Collection

Cataloged By

Marie Stickney

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2018.133

Source or Donor

Allen Twitchell

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Documents, Veterans, Veterans' benefits, Licenses, Billheads

Search Terms

Comique Theatre, Megunticook Fish and Game Association, Rockport, Maiden's Cliff, Penobscot Cabin Company

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Documents

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1930 - 1954

Archive Size/Extent

2 folders

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1930-1954

Location

Location

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Dec 2, 2018

Examined By

Marie Stickney

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Kontio, Henry A.

Person or Organization

Richards, Clifford

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Marie Stickney Status Date: 2018-12-02

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

December 2, 2018

Updated By

Administrator (Marie)

Update Date

December 2, 2018