American AcornsThe Commercial (Bangor), 5 October 1955, p. 6: 'Penobscot County Students Registered at University', from Orono; the first list includes 'Ivan R. Oak'.
Image · dated 5 Oct 1955 · source: The Commercial, Bangor, Maine, 5 October 1955, via Newspapers.com (C's item crop of the page)
How it is shown: Newspaper item as supplied (crop of the article); no retouch, no highlight. Released 4 Oct 2026 as a public-source document.
Keep in mind: What the page says: Confirmed. A list of students registered for the fall semester at the University of Maine; 'Ivan R. Oak' appears in the Orono list. IDENTITY: Likely, not Confirmed. The name and the University of Maine in 1955 fit Ivan Ray Oak (born 1931, graduated 1957); the printed list gives no hometown for him. Read on 4 Oct 2026 by Main.