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Biographical material for political figures came from a variety of sources, primarily including the following:

Members of the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Senate, in large part from the Internet site of the U.S. Congress.

Governors and members of Congress, in part, from Chase, Sobel and Raimo, and from Barone and Cohen cited above, in addition to information available from the U.S. Congress.

Maine State Senate Presidents, in part, from the Maine State Senate's Internet site.

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Maine government statistical data was primarily obtained from the state agencies cited in the related articles.

Timeline and Calendar entries came from related articles and from the Bangor Daily News' "Maine Diary" supplement of December 14, 1999.

National Archives photos and images may be ordered through NAIL on the Internet at www.nara.gov/nara/searchnail.html (January 7, 2002).  Use the keyword "Maine" only and search only for digital copies.  Reference the Control Number (#) accompanying the image in the Encyclopedia.