A historian’s treasure trove, the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library collects and cares for Bates’ documentary records, book and oral history collections, and nationally significant holdings from the late U.S. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie ’36. Here’s a numerical look at the Edmund S. Muskie Papers:
| Size of the Muskie Papers |
2,728.5 linear feet |
| Boxes of files |
5,381 |
| Documents |
about 2 million |
| Photographs |
7,461 |
| Photo albums of square dancing |
8 |
| Photos of Muskie hypnotizing a lobster |
2 |
| Films and videos |
253 |
| Films of Muskie hypnotizing a lobster |
1 |
| Sound Recordings |
1,775 |
| Artifacts |
535 |
| Keys to cities |
64 |
| Statues of donkeys |
17 |
| Honorary plaques |
62 |
| National Hot Dog Month trophies |
1 |
Source: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library
