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Maine Folklife, Vol. 6, Iss. 2, Maine Folklife Center

Maine Folklife Center Newsletter

We recently completed the NEH sponsored preservation of endangered tape recordings. Over the course of the two-year grant period we built and equipped a first-class sound lab and copied over 600 hours of audio tape-recorded material to high quality preservation master reels — over 250 hours of which were also copied to public-access CD-Rs. We also expanded and standardized our finding aides for these accessions, which are among the oldest and most valuable in our collection. Now that we have the equipment and necessary procedures in place, we will continue the preservation program as part of our regular work load. …

Vander Kallen, Sophia Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Gretchen Bouwer

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Bannink, Jacob Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Chris Lowe

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Barabas, Zolly Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Zolly Barabas

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Lamb, Teresa Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Carrie Scott

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Dykhouse, Rient And Helen Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Tim Soper

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De Haan, Sander Oral History Interview: Class Projects, James Lamb

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Ho, Johnny Oral History Interview: Class Projects, John Vlnka

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Bach, Niels Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Megan Riley

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Maine Folklife, Vol. 6, Iss. 1, Maine Folklife Center

Maine Folklife Center Newsletter

Pamela Dean has joined the staff of the Maine Folklife Center as archivist of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History. A native of Bar Harbor, Dean received her Bachelor of Arts and Masters Degree in history from the University of Maine and her Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 1991 to 1999 she was the director of the Williams Center for Oral History at Louisiana State University.

"My career as an archivist and oral historian began in Sandy lves's fieldwork class in the early eighties," Dean said. "You know that book …

Hwang, Yooyeun Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Tom Bouwens

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Sew, Meng Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Ashley M. Pries

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Carvalho, Marcos And Moema Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Melanie Lofquist

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Kleis, Margaret Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Michael C. Bona

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Silveira, Lupita Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Melissa Labarge

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Sytsma, William Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Beverly Katt

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Christensen, Arne And Florence Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Cheri Stibitz

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De Vries, John Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Kai C. Bouchard

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Kok, Charise Oral History Interview: Class Projects, Craig Gruner

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Interview No. 1356, Antonio Mendoza García

Combined Interviews

Mr. Mendoza briefly talks about his family; initially, he heard about the bracero program through the radio; during the 1960s, he enlisted in the bracero program; he went through centers in Durango and Monterrey, Nuevo León, México; the center in Monterrey was a sports stadium, and people often went by to give the men free food as they waited; once in the United States, he was medically examined and deloused, like an animal; the powder used smelled horribly, and he had to wait two hours before he could wash it off; he and others were then packed into trailers like …