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Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 23, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

The Society's Annual Meeting was held on Saturday, June 12, at the Memorial Union on the University of Maine (Orono) campus. The morning session was devoted to the business meeting, the minutes of which are summarized elsewhere in this Newsletter, followed by an Open House at the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History. In the afternoon, there were three short presentations on the general topic, "Folklore Field Work in the Maritime Provinces." Carole Spray of Fredericton, N.B., spoke on "Collecting Folklore in New Brunswick: An Amateur's Experiences"; Catherine Jolicoeur of the Centre Universitaire, Saint-Louis-Maillet, Edmundston, N.B., spoke on "Collecting …

Interview No. 720, Mary Lou Armendariz

Combined Interviews

The role of Mexican-American women in politics, particularly voter registration drives and assistance in Raymond Telles Campaign for Mayor of El Paso

Interview No. 653, Lucy Acosta

Combined Interviews

Life history; LULAC activities in the 1950s; the Raymond Telles campaign for Mayor in El Paso; reactions to President Kennedy.

Ua37/5/5 Dero Downing & Kelly Thompson Interview, Harvey Gardiner, Dero Downing, Kelly Thompson

WKU Archives Records

Oral history conducted by Harvey Gardiner with Dero Downing and Kelly Thompson regarding E.A. Diddle.

Interview No. 544, The Great Debate: Gen. William Westmorel And Carl Strokes

Combined Interviews

Former Army Chief of Staff debates with Cleveland's first Black Mayor and NBC Political analyst on defense spending and social programs. Included is a paper written by Kim Vernon based on the debate.

Interview No. 543, A Look Over The Shoulder: Women In The History Of U.T. El Paso

Combined Interviews

Panel moderated by Prof. Jean Miculka: Florabelle Rogers Harris, Lucille Ponsford, Ti-lman, Mirtle Ball, Charlotte Foster Hansen, Eleanor Duke, and Bulah Liles Patterson.

Donnelly, John F., Sr. Oral History Interview: Local Business Persons, Abby Jewett

Local Business Persons

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

De Pree, D. J. Oral History Interview: Local Business Persons, Abby Jewett

Local Business Persons

This is an interview with Mr. D.J. De Pree, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Herman Miller, Incorporated. This was conducted on June II, 1982, by Abby Jewett. The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Sligh, Charles R., Jr. Oral History Interview: Local Business Persons, Abby Jewett

Local Business Persons

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Van Voorst, Cornelia Oral History Interview: Local Business Persons, Abby Jewett

Local Business Persons

The Hope College Oral History Project was designed to record and transcribe for permanent collection the living heritage of Holland, Michigan.

Interview No. 605, Joseph Magoffin Glasgow

Combined Interviews

TAPE I: Biographical data; childhood recollections and early El Paso; moving around the country with his family; how he came to enter Viest Point; experiences as part of the Army of Occupation in Europe following World Viar I; brief histories of the Magoffin and Glasgow families. including his Scottish. Irish. French and Spanish ancestors; the Mexican Revolutionary era; the Chinese community in El Paso
TAPE II: The Escobar Revolution of 1929 and his experiences while stationed in El Paso
at the time; Juarez and Prohibition; experiences during his tour of duty in
Brest. France in 1919 and having a close …

Interview No. 542, John-Steiner Vera

Combined Interviews

Speech, "Gender Differences in Teaching Style."

Interview No. 548, Manuel Carrillo

Combined Interviews

Narracion sobre algunas de sus fotografias.

Interview No. 746, Prisciliana Torres Rentería

Combined Interviews

Nació el 5 de enero de 1901 en la ciudad de Camargo, Chihuahua. Cuenta de anecdotas de la Revolución, cuando era ella muy pequeña aún. Se vino para El Paso y trabajó de sirvienta antes de casarse. Al casarse dejó de trabajar de sirvienta. Su esposo trabajó por mucho tiempo en Asarco. Cuando él murió, ella puso una tienda pequeña (adaptada en su casa), vendiendo sólo leche, huevo y pan en un principio. Posteriormente extendió un poco la tienda. En el mismo tiempo, debido a la falta de hombres por la Segunda Guerra Mundial, trabajó desempeñando trabajos para hombres en …

A History Of The Bowling Green Fire Department: A Look At Two Traditional Methodologies, Edward Mccurley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The history of the Bowling Green, Kentucky, Fire Department is presented through the use of two methodologies. Traditional historical methodology has been applied to compile the first ninety years of history while traditional folklore fieldwork--the collection of personal narratives through interviews--has been applied to compile the last fifty-six years, concluding with 1970. Six years, from 1914 to 1920, reflect the blending of the two methodologies.

The personal narratives used in this study are those of Assistant Chief Harold Hazelip, who joined the fire department in 1952. Recognized informally as the department's historian, Hazelip's recollections include his own personal experiences as …

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 22, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

Marshall Dodge of "Bert and I" fame was killed when struck from behind by a car while he was riding his bicycle on a back road in Hawaii, Wednesday, January 27 [1982]. That's a real loss for the State of Maine; Marshall was nothing short of an institution, and a beloved one at that. When it came to telling that particular kind of story — what I've come to call the "St. Botolph's Club tradition"-there was simply no-one who could touch him. He didn't invent the genre; generations of Maine-loving summer people before him did that. But he was the …

Ua52/1 College High & Training School Memories, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Records

Memories of College High, University High and Model Training School alumni solicited by WKU Archives.

Ua52/1 Alumni Memories, Wku Archives

WKU Archives Records

Memories of WKU and other alumni solicited by WKU Archives.

Interview No. 635.2, Joe Armendariz

Combined Interviews

Recollections about El Paso streetcars.

(Another interview on street cars immediately precedes Armendariz interview on the tape.)

Interview No. 635.1, Mary Rita Crowson

Combined Interviews

Recollections about El Paso streetcars.

(Another interview on streetcars with Joe Armendariz immediately follows Crowson interview on the tape.)