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NOTE: At present, only Muskie-related oral histories can be searched. Interviews about other topics will be added soon.

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NOTE: At present, only a small part of the historic photo collection is available digitally.

All Things Edmund Muskie

Featured Digital Collections

Historic Campus Map (NEW!)

An interactive map for exploring changes to the Bates College campus throughout its history. The map features layers for buildings and athletics facilities, ivy stones, class gifts, memorials, and trees.

Bates College Newspapers and Yearbooks Digitized

Thanks to LYRASIS and the Internet Archive, all issues of the Bates Student from 1873 to 1980, and the Mirror from 1900 to 2012, are online.

SCARAB: Scholarly Communications and Research at Bates

An institutional repository of electronic publications, including honors theses, newsletters, annual reports, and other college publications. Includes a complete run of The Bates Student.

Historic Photographs

Historic photographs and audio materials that have been digitized from the Muskie Archives’ holdings.

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1pm-4:30pm

Wednesday & Friday
9am-11:30am

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