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Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
Mf042 Frederick Pratson Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf042 Frederick Pratson Collection, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids
Independent collection of folklore material contributed to the Maine Folklife Center by Frederick Pratson. Contains interviews in connection with donor's "Oral and Visual History and Talent Development Program Among Indians and Inshore Fishing People of the State of Maine, The Canadian Maritime Provinces, and Quebec," done under the sponsorship of the New England-Atlantic Provinces- Quebec Center at the University of Maine (Orono), 1972. The interviewees were a group of Nova Scotia fishermen, a Maine lumberjack, and a Micmac chief living on the Indian Island Reservation in New Brunswick.
Mf082 C. Richard K. Lunt Collection (Jones Tracy & Boat Builders), Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Mf082 C. Richard K. Lunt Collection (Jones Tracy & Boat Builders), Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine
Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids
This collection consists of two series. The first, Jones Tracy, is a series of interviews conducted by Richard Lunt in 1963 and 1964 which served as the basis for Lunt’s University of Maine M.A. thesis. Some material was also published as Jones Tracy: Tall Tale Hero from Mount Desert Island (Northeast Folklore, Vol. X). Interviewees recorded on tape include: Chauncey Somes, Ralph Tracy, Laurie Holmes, John Carroll, Robert Smallidge, George Tracy Reed, Lydia Storer, Clark Manring, Gus Phillips, and Phillip and Charles Carroll. Material appears to include many hunting and fishing stories, some genealogy of the Tracy family and other …
The Mackerel Fishermen, Avery B. Stone
Morning Memory, Dennis Damon
Fish Shack Days, Seamanship Nights, Peter Spectre
Economic Efficiency In Fisheries And Aquaculture, Paul Molyneaux
Economic Efficiency In Fisheries And Aquaculture, Paul Molyneaux
The Catch
Reflection of the author as a worker looking to make the best use of his time and energy. His innate understanding of the principles of ecological economics followed by exposure to the discipline’s advancing theories leads to a revelation regarding the backwards logic of fisheries and aquaculture policy thus far, and the decline in real seafood production.Along with many others, Molyneaux looks to ecological economics to create a new paradigm for sustainable fisheries.
Marine Museum, Bob Brooks
Marine Museum, Bob Brooks
The Catch
Poem inspired by the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine
Sardine Manifesto 7, Karin Spitfire
Sardine Manifesto 7, Karin Spitfire
The Catch
Poem about fisheries decline, Atlantic herring, sardines, Atlantic salmon, Atlantic cod
Transference, Chris Crittenden
Gut Knife, Chris Crittenden
The Land Mark, Circa 1930, Ray Beal
The Land Mark, Circa 1930, Ray Beal
The Catch
Poem about fisherman returning to home port in Beals, Maine.
Hope, Valerie Lawson
Hope, Valerie Lawson
The Catch
Poem about cod and herring fishing, sardine canning in Downeast Maine.
Building Peapods, Eric Dow
Building Peapods, Eric Dow
Maine Song and Story Sampler
Eric Dow talks about how he came to build the type of boat known as a “peapod.”
Maine And The End Of Reciprocity In 1866, Graeme S. Mount
Maine And The End Of Reciprocity In 1866, Graeme S. Mount
Maine History
This article discusses why many Maine politicians wanted an end to economic reciprocity with Canada in spite of its seeming importance to the state’s key commercial port, Portland.
Herring And Pollock, William Lawrence
Herring And Pollock, William Lawrence
Maine Song and Story Sampler
To say that “Herring and Pollock” is a fish story is an understatement.
The Dungarvon Whooper, Billy Price
The Dungarvon Whooper, Billy Price
Maine Song and Story Sampler
The Dungarvon Whooper is arguably the most famous ghost in New Brunswick (the Burning Ship of Northumberland Strait is also widely known in eastern Canada, but multiple provinces can claim it as “their ghost”).
Lobster Fishing On The Maine Coast: Past And Present, Dohn A. Cluff
Lobster Fishing On The Maine Coast: Past And Present, Dohn A. Cluff
Maine History Documents
An article on lobster fishing on the Maine coast that appeared in The American Neptune, Volume 14, Issue 1, p. 203-208, 1954.
Maine Sports With John Mckernan For March 29, 1949, Wlbz Radio
Maine Sports With John Mckernan For March 29, 1949, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
This 1949 edition of Maine Sports with John McKernan, Sr., discusses the upcoming opening of the fishing season, the tradition of sharing the first salmon caught at the Bangor Salmon Pool with the president of the United States, and the dwindling salmon population. McKernan next covers the sport of boxing, particularly an upcoming bout organized by the Bangor Boxing Club between Hermie Freeman (known as the Eagle Lake Assassin) and Tommy "Red" Wells of Manchester, New Hampshire. Finally, the program provides coverage of awarding the Bill Stern Athlete of the Year Award to Raymond A. Cox of Bangor High School. …
Atlantic Salmon Fishing On The Narraguagus River, Narraguagus Fish & Game Association
Atlantic Salmon Fishing On The Narraguagus River, Narraguagus Fish & Game Association
Maine History Documents
A brief pamphlet on salmon fishing and hunting on the Narraguagus River near Cherryfield, Maine, circa 1940.
Work Of The Bureau Of Fisheries And Its Fish-Cultural Station At Boothbay Harbor, Me., United States Bureau Of Fisheries
Work Of The Bureau Of Fisheries And Its Fish-Cultural Station At Boothbay Harbor, Me., United States Bureau Of Fisheries
Maine History Documents
A brief report on the establishment of the Boothbay Harbor Hatchery in 1901, a description of buildings and hatching facilities, lobster propagation, cod propagation, flatfish propagation, haddock and pollock propagation. Includes a table of statistics of the numbers of lobsters collected and the fry of different species distributed from the Boothbay Harbor Station, 1905 to 1916.
Long Pond Camps, Ralph E. York, Prop.: Katahdin Iron Works, Maine, Long Pond Camps
Long Pond Camps, Ralph E. York, Prop.: Katahdin Iron Works, Maine, Long Pond Camps
Maine History Documents
A brochure highlighting Long Pond Camps for outdoor recreation, scenery, and fishing near Katahdin Iron Works in Maine, circa 1900. The printed name of the proprietor was Ralph E. York, but it was updated in handwriting to read Earl W. Perham.
The Lobster At Home In Maine Waters, W. H. Bishop
The Lobster At Home In Maine Waters, W. H. Bishop
Maine History Documents
An article reprinted from the June, 1881 edition of Scribner's Monthly by L. Berliawsky-Books, Camden, Maine. Ten unnumbered pages. Includes several illustrations.
Fishing Bounties: Speech Of Hon. Nehemiah Abbott, Of Maine, Nehemiah Abbott
Fishing Bounties: Speech Of Hon. Nehemiah Abbott, Of Maine, Nehemiah Abbott
Maine History Documents
A transcript of a speech delivered in the U. S. House of Representatives February 10, 1859, by Nehemiah Abbott of Maine.