{"id":718,"date":"2020-08-05T16:34:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T20:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/archives\/?page_id=718"},"modified":"2026-01-27T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:41:12","slug":"718-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div id=\"searches\">\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"bates_tab bates_tab_initial\" href=\"#\" data-bates_tab_name=\"archives-manuscripts\">Archives &amp; Manuscripts<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bates_tab \" href=\"#\" data-bates_tab_name=\"oral-histories\">Oral Histories<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bates_tab \" href=\"#\" data-bates_tab_name=\"historic-photos\">Historic Photos<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"bates_tab \" href=\"#\" data-bates_tab_name=\"site-search\">This Site<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bates_tab_area\" id=\"bates_tab_area-archives-manuscripts\">\n<h5>Search Archives &amp; Manuscripts<\/h5>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/bates-archives.libraryhost.com\/search\" method=\"get\"><input name=\"utf8\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"\u2713\" \/> <input name=\"op[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"\" \/> <input name=\"limit\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"\" \/> <input name=\"field[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"\" \/> <input name=\"from_year[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"\" \/> <input name=\"to_year[]\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"\" \/> <input name=\"q[]\" size=\"30\" type=\"search\" value=\"\" aria-label=\"search archives collections\" \/><br \/><input name=\"commit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\" \/><\/form>\n<p>or <a href=\"https:\/\/bates-archives.libraryhost.com\/repositories\/resources\">Browse the collections<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <div class=\"bates_tab_area\" id=\"bates_tab_area-oral-histories\">\n<h5>Search Oral Histories<\/h5>\n<form action=\"\/\/scarab.bates.edu\/do\/search\/\" method=\"get\"><input name=\"fq\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"virtual_ancestor_link:&quot;http:\/\/scarab.bates.edu\/muskie_oh&quot;\" \/> <input name=\"q\" size=\"30\" type=\"search\" aria-label=\"search muskie oral history\" value=\"\" \/><br \/><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\" \/><\/form>\n<p class=\"incidental\">NOTE: At present, only Muskie-related oral histories can be searched. 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