Margaret Chase Smith Foundation

Margaret Chase Smith Library - The Library opened in 1982 and encompasses the archival and library collections, memorabilia and residence of Senator Margaret Chase Smith. The Library has a three fold mission of serving as an archive, as a museum and as an educational and public policy center. It is recognized as one of the premier Congressional libraries in the United States. Since the founding of the Library, the Margaret Chase Smith Foundation has provided financial support of the Library via funding to Northwood University. In 2011, the Foundation purchased the Library's collections and real estate from Northwood University and now directly operates the Library through an operating contract with the University of Maine.