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Accession # | Identifier | Title | Type | Subject | |
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1196 | Letter from James C. Collins to The Eider |
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| Description: Letter to the editor of the Wendell Gilley Museum's publication, The Eider, from James C. Collins after learning of Wendell Gilley's death | |
1202 | Letter to Raymond L. Stearns from Wendell Gilley |
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| Description: Written on museum letterhead, this letter describes the opening of the Wendell Gilley Museum and mentions Wendell Gilley's donation of his carvings to the museum | |
1365 | Letter to the Wendell Gilley Museum from Sonia Cohn, Apr. 4, 1983 |
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| Description: The letter writer is asking for more information on Wendell Gilley after watching a Boston television program profiling him. She also mentions owning a Gilley carving of a mallard pair. | |
1410 | Letter to Wendell Gilley Museum from John A. Silver, Sept. 9, 1986 |
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| Description: Letter describes Mr. Silver's visit to Elmer Crowell's workshop where he purchased several miniature bird carvings, and his subsequent visit to Wendell Gilley's workshop. Enclosed are photographs of a greater yellowlegs and a duck carved by Crowell. Silver also describes Wendell Gilley's trip to Abercrombie and Fitch where he was inspired to start bird carving. | |
1480 | Rough Draft of Article by Fred Clark for The Mallet |
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| Description: The published version of this draft appeared with the title "A Visit with Wendell Gilley, A Legend in the Carving World" in the National Carver's Museum publication, The Mallet. The author indicates that in Nov. 1979 Wendell told him about the planned building of the Wendell Gilley Museum. | |
1493 | Ribbon Cutting at Wendell Gilley Museum, July 12, 1981 |
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| Description: Guests of honor, Wendell and Addie Gilley cut the ribbon on the museum's opening day. | |
1494 | Wendell and Addie Gilley Entering the Gilley Museum on Opening Day |
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| Description: Wendell and Addie Gilley, guests of honor at the museum's opening day, walk up the front walk | |
1495 | Wendell and Addie Gilley at Opening Day of Gilley Museum |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley waves as Addie enters the front door of the new museum | |
1496 | Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day |
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| Description: The Gilleys with Steven Rockefeller looking at miniature carvings in a round display case | |
1498 | Addie Gilley with Herons, Opening Day |
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| Description: Addie Gilley examines carving of herons in display case at the museum's opening day. | |
1506 | Wendell Gilley in front of new Wendell Gilley Museum building |
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| Description: Wendell Gilley at construction site of new museum building | |
1527 | Arnold T. Melbye, February 1983 |
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| Description: Decoy carver Arnold T. Melbye watching Wendell Gilley film on television at the home of Anne Small in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts | |
1528 | Nina Gormley, February 1981 |
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| Description: Nina Z. Gormley with sound recording gear in Wendell Gilley's workshop | |
1529 | Wendell Gilley Carving an Osprey, November 1981 |
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| Description: Polaroid photograph of Wendell Gilley in his workshop working on an osprey carving | |
1539 | Wendell and Addie Gilley at the Gilley Museum on opening day |
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| Description: The Gilleys viewing exhibits followed by Steven Rockefeller | |
1543 | Bangor Daily News article, Oct. 31, 1984. |
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| Description: Article from the Bangor Daily News reporting on a donation of Wendell Gilley bird carvings by artist Ethel Mae James to the museum | |
1553 | University of Maine at Orono Distinguished Achievement Award to Wendell H. Gilley |
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| Description: Distinguished achievement award recognizing Wendell Gilley's accomplishments presented posthumously at University of Maine at Orono commencement exercises on May 14, 1983. | |
1554 | University of Maine at Orono Distinguished Achievement Award Citation |
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| Description: Citation honoring Wendell Gilley read at University of Maine, Orono Commencement May 14, 1983 | |
1560 | Addie and Wendell Gilley with Barn Owl, Shorebirds and Ducks, Opening Day |
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| Description: Addie and Wendell Gilley passing display cases at the museum's opening day. | |
1562 | Wendell H. Gilley outside his workshop, fall 1981 |
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| Description: Snapshot of Wendell Gilley standing at the door of his workshop ; photographer unknown | |
1563 | Making a Difference, What it Takes to Make a Duck |
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| Description: Article from Audubon Adventures, volume 2, number 4 (February/March 1986). Matthew Beal and Stephen Brooks are interviewed about learning to carve at the Wendell Gilley Museum with museum artist Steven Valleau. | |
| 1645 | Shang : a biography of Charles E. Wheeler |
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| Description: Published: Spanish Fork, Utah : Hillcrest Publications, c1984 Inscription to the museum by the author on half title page. |