Mission Statement:

The Acadian Archives at the University of Maine at Fort Kent documents, preserves, celebrates, and disseminates information about the culture, way of life, and history of the Upper Saint John Valley. In pursuing this mandate of cultural conservation and affirmation, it focuses particular attention on the Acadian presence. A repository for manuscript materials, audio-visual documentation, and transcriptions relevant to regional folklore, folklife, and history, the Archives serves the University community as well as individuals and organizations regionally, statewide, nationally, and internationally.