History/ES 247
Office Hours, Spring 2007:
- Mon. and Wed. 2:30-3:30 pm
Tues. and Thurs. 2:00-3:00 pm
and by appointment - Contact information:
smcmahon@bowdoin.edu, or x3241 (207-725-3241)
Syllabus
History/ES 247 Reading Guide and Electronic Reserve Reading Links
- Note: For a sample of postcards, see below. See also the Reading Guide pages and Course Resources pages.
Course Resources
- The Travelers’ Tales: Instructions for the Short Papers
- Guidelines for Writing a Critical Analysis of a Primary Document
- A Brief Guide to Footnote Citations in History
- A brief guide to correction marks
- Guidelines for Writing a Research Paper Prospectus in History
- History 247 Library Course Guide
- Maine History Research Guide
- History 247: Service Learning Projects
- Postcards—Maine Views
Resources on the Web
- Patrick Rael, "Reading, Writing and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students" (Bowdoin College, 2000)
- Sources: Their Use and Acknowledgement (Dartmouth College, 1998)
For additional information on citations:
- Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Manual to Writing in History, 3rd ed.
- Kate Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed.
- Diana Hacker, Research and Documentation Online (Bedford/St. Martin's Press).
- H-Net, A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities.
- Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger, Online! A Reference Guide to using Internet Sources (Bedford's/St. Martin's Press, 2003).
Postcards:
What Some People Think of Maine. (C.H. Clark, St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1908)
South Harpswell, Me., Shore Scene. (c.1912)
Dressing Fish, Biddeford Pool, Me. (c.1907)
Portland, Me., Baiting Trawls at Custom House Dock. (c.1907)
The Famous “Fly Rod” landing a big one at Mt. Kineo, Moosehead Lake, Me. (c.1908; orig. photo by Edwin R. Starbird, c.1897)
Maine Brook Trout (c.1906)
Camp Fairview, Patten Maine.
Rangeley Lake Trout. (c.1905)
12 lb. Salmon caught by R.N. Parish at Upper Dam, Maine. (c.1910)
Maine Salmon (c.1906):
Dear Brother:—
We have been at the Lakes at Rangley for two weeks, and this is a sample of the fish out home now. All well- Sister Mae
Alberta comes home next week, the children go home tomorrow. Scott comes after them. They are going to have a “Litchfield Fair” it comes of next Tuesday one week from tomorrow (Oct 2) better come.
Dan Adams was here all this afternoon, going to stay to the fair & said he would like to see you.
Love to Lewis and Bertha
In the Maine Woods, A Lumber Camp. (c.1915)
Maine Logging Camp and Saw Mill near [illeg.] Me. (c.1905)
A Yarding Crew. Lumbering Scene in Maine Woods. (c.1920)
Waterville, Me., Sorting Logs on the Kennebec. (c.1910)
Ferry to Indian Island, Oldtown, Me. [Note the log boom.] (c.1905)
The Island Home of the Penobscots. [Note the log boom.] (c.1906)
Indian Island Ferry. Old Town Maine. (real photo post card, n.d.)
A No. Harpswell Farm Scene (c.1908)
Uncle John’s Ox Team, Chebeague Island, Me. (c.1914)
Aroostook Wheat field, Caribou, Me. (c.1907)