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Mf012 Lumberman's Life Series, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf012 Lumberman's Life Series, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids
An assembled series of accessions created in May 2002 to bring together interviews that focus on lumbering, woods work, and river drives that are not associated with specific projects. Many were previously assigned to the Maine/Maritime Folklore Collection, the General Collection, or those of individual interviewees or collectors.
Mf108 Norman Soucie Photo Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf108 Norman Soucie Photo Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids
Norman Soucie photo collection, 1974, Allagash and St. John, Maine. Collection of 36 black and white photographs depicting woods work and woods life in the region of Allagash and Saint John, Maine, ca. 1900-1930. Images show men working in batteaux (boats) to free jammed logs and other aspects of river work; scenes of lumber operations along the river; woods scenes showing Lombard log hauler; pulpwood train; sleds; camp scenes; horses; sluiceways; log piles; log marks; sorting gap; river rapids; cribwork piers, etc. Photos: P00453 - P00487.
Mf003 Argyle Boom Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf003 Argyle Boom Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids
The Argyle Boom was one of several locations at which logs that were cut upriver and floated or “driven” down the Penobscot River were sorted before being sent on to the lumber mills in Old Town, Orono, Veazie, Bangor, and Brewer, Maine, from approximately 1900 to 1930. See also: Argyle Boom , Northeast Folklore, XVII (1976) and SpC MS 0398 Penobscot Lumbering Association, 1854-1953.
Mf016 Deering Lumber Company Project, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf016 Deering Lumber Company Project, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids
A project undertaken by Michael Chaney in the summer of 1980 which led to the publication of White Pine on the Saco: An Oral History of River Driving in Southern Maine (Northeast Folklore XXIX: 1990). Collection consists of fourteen interviews with employees of the Deering Lumber Company.
The Spring Of ‘65, Eddie Rollins
The Spring Of ‘65, Eddie Rollins
Maine Song and Story Sampler
In the old days of the Maine Lumberwoods, March and April marked the end of cutting and hauling lumber for the winter. As loggers came out of the woods, either before returning for the river drives or just headed home until next Winter, many made their way to cities and went on drunken sprees that became legendary.
The Wabassus Cannonball, George Macarthur
The Wabassus Cannonball, George Macarthur
Maine Song and Story Sampler
George MacArthur's song, "The Wabassus Cannonball," is a musical parody of the well-known American folk song "The Wabash Cannonball." The original song is about a fictional train and MacArthur's tune tells the story of how he and a friend, fellow guide Hazen Bagley, outsmarted two wardens and a judge to avoid a conviction for poaching.
Canaday-I-O, Robert French
Canaday-I-O, Robert French
Maine Song and Story Sampler
The major recurring theme in these folksongs from Maine and Maritime Canada is the flow of cultural products and people within the area of New Hampshire, Maine, and eastern Canada. But while this cultural and demographic exchange helped define the region, it did not mean there was no rivalry or animosity between states, provinces, or nations.