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Mf057 History Of The University Of Maine Oral History Project / David Smith, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf057 History Of The University Of Maine Oral History Project / David Smith, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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A series of interviews conducted by Shirley Tardiff for David C. Smith, a professor of history at the University of Maine, in 1971, about the history of the University of Maine in Orono. See Smith's book, The First Century: A History of the University of Maine, 1865-1965.
Mf 036 Maine Leaders Oral History Project, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf 036 Maine Leaders Oral History Project, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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Interviews with Senator Margaret Chase Smith (1990), James Russell Wiggins (1988) (Editor of the Ellsworth American). The interviews were supported with funds from the University of Maine President’s Office.
Mf041 "Me And Fannie" Interviews, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf041 "Me And Fannie" Interviews, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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This series of interviews resulted in the publication of the 1973 XVI edition of Northeast Folklore (Me and Fannie: The Oral Autobiography of Ralph Thornton of Topsfield, Maine, ed. by Wayne Bean). Note: The Fannie in "Me and Fannie" refers to Ralph Thornton's wife, maiden name Fannie Hamilton.
Mf066 When I Grew Up Long Ago / Alvin Schwartz, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf066 When I Grew Up Long Ago / Alvin Schwartz, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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Interviews conducted as part of research for When I Grew Up Long Ago, by Alvin Schwartz, published by J. B. Lippincott Co., 1978. RESTRICTED: For in-house use only. Publication in any form, written or aural, not permitted without written permission of Schwartz. Use in student papers permitted. In all cases, material should be cited as research done for When I Grew Up Long Ago, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1978, by Schwartz.
Mf055 American Thread Company / Russell Carey, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf055 American Thread Company / Russell Carey, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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A collection of fourteen series deposited by University of Maine graduate student, Russell Carey between March, 1992 and November, 1993. The collection features videotaped and or audio interviews with workers at the American Thread Company's wooden spool mill in Milo, Maine, and contributed to research for Carey's Master's thesis entitled, "3,750,000,000 Perfect Wooden Spools" (University of Maine, 1994). The collective oral history of the mill's workers documents conditions, issues, history, occupational lore, and people's feelings about the mill from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Mf163 Somalis In Lewiston, Maine Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf163 Somalis In Lewiston, Maine Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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This collection includes interviews with five Somali women living in Lewiston, Maine in 2003. The interviews were conducted by Elizabeth Hoyt Hannibal and Dianne Schindler for a project for ANT 425 taught by Dr. James Moreira at the University of Maine. Included is a narrative of how Hannibal and Schindler set up the interviews with Fatuma Hussein, Azeb Hassan, Hawa Kahin, Kiih Issa, and Ayan Ismail. Interviews took place in Lewiston at Daryeelka, Inc., a resource for families that assists them in becoming economically independent and active participants in community life. Also included in the collection is a paper by …
Mf102 Miramichi Folksong Festival Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library
Mf102 Miramichi Folksong Festival Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library
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This collection includes a series of interviews relating to the Miramichi Folksong Festival and recordings of various years of the festival. The Miramichi Folksong Festival takes place annually in Newcastle, New Brunswick. It was founded by Louise Manny in 1958 as a means of showcasing and preserving the traditional songs and ballads of New Brunswick, especially those found in the Miramichi River region. See also: MF 032 Louise Manny / Lord Beaverbrook Collection; MF 008 Norman Cazden Collection; and MF 027 Edward D. Ives Collection.
Mf061 Tom Tilton: Coaster And Fisherman / Gale Huntington, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf061 Tom Tilton: Coaster And Fisherman / Gale Huntington, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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Interviews with Tom Tilton, 92, about his life, coasting, fishing, and Martha's Vineyard, 1979. Basis of Northeast Folklore XXIII: Tom Tilton: Coaster and Fisherman (1982). All of the tapes are on file at the Martha’s Vineyard Historical Society, (formerly Dukes County Historical Society), Edgartown, Massachusetts, with duplicates here at the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History. RESTRICTED.
Mf089 Marshall Dodge Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf089 Marshall Dodge Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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Rob Golding and Earl Bonness give humorous stories and anecdotes of Downeast about local people and events, and these anecdotes reflect the quintessential Downeast character and type of humor later made famous by Marshall Dodge in his stories of “Bert and I” and may suggest the origins of the types of characters and humor Dodge used in his “Bert and I” records.
Mf050 Popular Music Of Newfoundland Project Recording Dubs / Michael Taft & Shelley Posen, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf050 Popular Music Of Newfoundland Project Recording Dubs / Michael Taft & Shelley Posen, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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Dubs of tapes on deposit at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archives. Newfoundland Popular Music Project, sponsored by a grant from the Canadian Folk Music Society. RESTRICTED. Rights controlled by the Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archives.
Mf104 Whitewater Raft Guides Project / Ian Cameron Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf104 Whitewater Raft Guides Project / Ian Cameron Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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This collection consists of a series of interviews with whitewater rafting guides conducted by Ian H. Cameron in 1986 as part of an independent study class at the University of Maine. Cameron interviewed four whitewater rafting guides on the West Branch of the Penobscot river and some of the experiences they had.
Mf063 Um Augusta Communication Course Interviews, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf063 Um Augusta Communication Course Interviews, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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The collection consists of a series of interviews done for a University of Maine at Augusta course in Speaker-Audience Communications, Fall 1977. Topics covered include: the Farnsworth Museum; the Robert Abbe Museum; Lucy Farnsworth; Rockland, Maine, in the early 1900s; Northport in the War of 1812; Waldoboro News Stand; Knox Arboretum in Warren, Maine; lace mills and the lace business in St. George, Maine; lime kilns; Clark Island Quarry and quarry stone cutting; farm life in Vassalboro in the 1930s and 1940s; the Children's Aid Society; Sweetser Children's Home in Saco, Maine; Fleming's Upholstery Shop in Rockland; Stockton Springs; work …
Mf071 Pride Of Maine Fair, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf071 Pride Of Maine Fair, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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Music performances and narrative workshops recorded at the Pride of Maine Fair held at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, July, 1979. 38 hours.
Mf035 Maine Folklife Survey, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf035 Maine Folklife Survey, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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The survey was developed to identify and document folklife resources within the state. Material culture collections were identified, and traditional festivals and community events were recorded using audio and video equipment. Almost a hundred interviews were conducted with informants during the course of the project. The interviews have been accessioned in summary form instead of with full transcriptions, and they are open to the public. Through a series of questionnaires and interviews, fieldworkers were able to locate and document private collections of photographs, artifacts, family records, etc. The materials found within the Maine Folklife Survey are most valuable to researchers …
Mf224 Maine Vietnam Veterans Oral History Project, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf224 Maine Vietnam Veterans Oral History Project, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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The Maine Vietnam Veterans Oral History Project was conducted under the supervision of Christopher Beam, director of the Edmund Muskie Archives, Bates College. The project captured the recollections of Mainers who participated in a controversial watershed in U.S. history, the Vietnam War. Five students from Bates College, Lewiston-Auburn College, and the University of Maine at Farmington conducted 32 oral history interviews with veterans living in central and western Maine during the summer of 1999. Funding was provided by the Maine Humanities Center.
Mf043 Northeast Harbor Library Oral History Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf043 Northeast Harbor Library Oral History Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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These accessions were brought to the Northeast Archives by Pamela Dean. They are copies of tape-recorded interviews about the history of Northeast Harbor, Maine, and are from the Northeast Harbor Library's oral history collection. They provided part of the source material for Dean's M.A. Thesis, "Us and Them: An Oral History of Life on the Summer Estates in Coastal Hancock County, Maine." University of Maine, 1984. See also MF 119 "Us and Them" Summer Estates Collection. For access, contact Northeast Harbor Library.
Mf168 Crab-Picking Project / Blossom Kravitz, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf168 Crab-Picking Project / Blossom Kravitz, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
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Interviews about crab-picking in Maine. This research led to Crab Picking: An Endangered Maine Cottage Industry, Northeast Folklore XLVI.