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Mf037 “Life Of The Maine Lobsterman” Project, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine Jan 2020

Mf037 “Life Of The Maine Lobsterman” Project, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids

The bulk of the nineteen accessions (33 hours) in this collection consists of interviews by David Taylor conducted during the summer of 1974 focused on Maine lobster fishermen.


Mf047 “Penobscot Bay Fisheries And Industries Project”, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine Jan 2020

Mf047 “Penobscot Bay Fisheries And Industries Project”, Special Collections, Raymond H. Fogler Library, University Of Maine

Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Finding Aids

A series of thirteen interviews, totaling twenty-four hours of recordings, conducted in 1973-1974 by David Taylor under contract for the Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, with fishermen from the Penobscot Bay region. Themes include equipment used and techniques; fisheries locations, species, and extent; dangers and satisfactions of the fisherman’s life; industry economics; family and community networks. Includes some photographs.