Special Collections

Special Collections

Photograph of library shelves and a display table. — Gorham Normal School Library

Research

Cover of a notebook — Macabee Notes

Teach and Learn

Two men shaking hands in a government office — Gerald Talbot sworn in to State Board of Education

Get Involved

Crowd celebrating outside Glickman Library. — Repeal Prevails

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News

Built in 1806 as a private secondary school, the Academy Building today houses USM's Department of Art.

January 2, 2025

Seeds of ‘Sunnybrook Farm’ were planted on Gorham Campus

Students in Dr. Paula Gerstenblatt's master's level Social Work class explain the research that went into their allegorical map about the complexities of student loan debt.

December 16, 2024

Social Work students convey complex ideas through mapmaking

Among the dozens of papers that were pulled out of the Academy Building's walls during a renovation project was this drawing.

August 29, 2024

Renovation project opens a time warp to campus life in the 1800s