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Letter To Doris From Charlotte Michaud, Charlotte Michaud

Correspondence 1970-1973

April 25, 1971, letter from Charlotte Michaud to Doris about an upcoming article idea.

Letter From Doris Isaacson, Doris Isaacson, Charlotte Michaud

Correspondence 1970-1973

A handwritten letter from Doris Isaacson to Charlotte Michaud about her article "Franco-Americans in Lewiston."

The article, with edits, is included and discusses the history of French Canadians and Franco-Americans in Lewiston, Maine.

12/28/1970 Letter From Gabriel Nadeau, Gabriel Nadeau

Correspondence 1970-1973

Handwritten letter from Gabriel Nadeau to Charlotte Michaud in French.

Letter From Donald W. Webber Of The State Of Maine Supreme Judicial Court To Charlotte Michaud, State Of Maine Supreme Judicial Court

Correspondence 1970-1973

October 19,1970: Letter from Donald W. Webber, Associate Justice of the State of Maine Supreme Judicial Court, to Charlotte Michaud.

Letter From Camille L. Bissonnette To Charlotte Michaud, Camille L. Bissonnette

Correspondence 1970-1973

Handwritten letter from Camille Lessard Bissonnette to Charlotte Michaud. Also included: Envelope front and envelope back.

Letter To Louis-Philippe Gagne From Charlotte Michaud, Charlotte Michaud

Correspondence 1970-1973

June 27, 1970, letter from Charlotte Michaud to Louis-Philippe Gagne recounting the week's work and plans for her and her team's current article.

Maurice Gagnon Photograph, Franco-American Collection

Franco-American Music Traditions Exhibit

Ethnomusicologist Bau Graves has written about Maurice Gagnon (1927-1973): “Maurice Gagnon is remembered as a dynamic performer by those who him play. At the age of ten, he was already an ace harmonica player and could attract an audience and earn money playing in clubs. He played a repertoire of jigs and reels and also composed a number of tunes some of which he recorded as 45’s and one LP album. These recordings, released between 1964 and 1970, are a historical scarcity: only a relative handful of disks of traditional Maine Franco-American music have ever been available to the public.”

The Mountain Dews Photograph, Franco-American Collection

Franco-American Music Traditions Exhibit

Chuck Frechette, Bill Beauchesne, and Marcel Larrivee [L to R] have performed together since 1965. They began playing for Le Club Musicale Literaire, and after adding more members, became The Mountain Dews. Their repertoire includes western and bluegrass music. Bill first heard a bass washtub on the Ted Mack Amateur Radio Hour. He figured out how to make one and how to play it. Bill was 12 when he got together with a group of neighborhood friends playing guitar, harmonica, and washboard. Their gigs included bean suppers in church basements. Other members of the Mountain Dews have been Roland Boileau, …

150 Years Of Education In Maine, Kermit S. Nickerson

Maine Collection

150 Years of Education in Maine

Kermit S. Nickerson, Deputy Commissioner of Education

State of Maine, Department of Education, Augusta, 1970.

Sesqui-Centennial History of Maine's Educational System and the Growth and Development of the Maine State Department of Education.

Contents: Foreword / 150 Years / Part I - Education in Maine Prior to 1900 / Part II - Development of the State Department of Education

Postcard From Rosaire Dion-Lévesque, Rosaire Dion-Lévesque

Correspondence 1970-1973

Typed postcard from Rosaire Dion-Lévesque to Charlotte Michaud. Postcard is undated, c. 1970s. The postcard, in both French and English, discusses an article and asks Charlotte to rush a photo so the article can go to print.

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 077 And 078, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.

Insitut Jacques Cartier Letter To Armand Dutil, L'Institut Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Letter from members of L'Institut Jacques Cartier to Armand Dutil, President of Club Raquetteur Jacques Cartier.

L'Insitut Jacques Cartier Letter To Armand Dutil Octobre 12, L'Insitut Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Letter from members of L'Institut Jacques Cartier to Armand Dutil, President of Club Raquetteur Jacques Cartier.

Letter To L'Institut Jacques Cartier President Napoleon Savard, Le Club Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Correspondence with Institute Jacques Cartier, from the Club Jacques Cartier, concerning a dispute between the two societies. Typed, in French, with postal receipt.

L'Insitut Jacques Cartier Letter To Armand Dutil Octobre 20, L'Insitut Jacques Cartier

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Letter from members of L'Institut Jacques Cartier to Armand Dutil, President of Club Raquetteur Jacques Cartier.

Albert Auger Obituary, Lewiston Evening Journal

Alphonse Auger

Photocopy of the obituary for Albert Auger, died August 30, 1966. From the Lewiston Evening Journal.

Letter From Marthe Biron Peloquin To Charlotte Michaud, Marthe Biron Peloquin

Correspondence 1938-1964

A handwritten letter from Marthe Biron Peloquin of the Franco-American Feminine Federation to Charlotte Michaud.

Franco-American Album 1904-1964 (Scrapbook #2), Franco-American Collection

Scrapbooks

Newspaper clippings with photographs of politics, schools, church, wedding anniversaries, obituaries and social events etc., in Lewiston and Auburn, Maine and Canada.

The Guitar Class Photograph, Franco-American Collection

Franco-American Music Traditions Exhibit

In the 1960’s, church services experimented with folk masses. As part of her responsibilities as music teacher at Our Lady of the Rosary School in Sabattus, Marie Jeanne Laurendeau (center) organized folk masses. She learned guitar chords along with her other students. Eddie LaGrange was the instructor. Two other adults, Roger Cadrin and Sister Rita Pelletier, studied with the class.

Postcard From Elizabeth Cookson, Elizabeth Cookson

Correspondence 1970-1973

Handwritten postcard from Elizabeth Cookson, a student at St. Joseph in Biddeford, to Charlotte Michaud.

Letter From Governor John Reed To Charlotte Michaud, John Reed

Correspondence 1938-1964

Letter from former Governor of Maine John Reed to Charlotte Michaud, 11/6/1961. Reed congratulates Michaud for being awarded a Gold Press card.

Letter From Sr. [Ni.] St. Paul, Sr. Ni. St. Paul

Correspondence 1970-1973

Handwritten letter from Sr. Ni. St. Paul to Charlotte Michaud.

Letter From Frank Coffin To Charlotte Michaud, Frank Coffin

Correspondence 1938-1964

Letter from Frank Coffin, former member of United States Congress, to Charlotte Michaud, 10/12/1960. Coffin congratulates Michaud for an award in journalism.

Letter To Charlotte Michaud, Unknown

Correspondence 1970-1973

Handwritten letter to Charlotte Michaud signed [Hic.].

La Fanfare Montagnard (The Montagnard Band) Photograph, Franco-American Collection

Franco-American Music Traditions Exhibit

This was one of many bands in the St. Jon’s Day parade in Lewiston. The Dewitt Hotel near City Hall was considered a local landmark.

The Dominican Band regrouped in 1939 under the auspices of The Montagnard Club, a well-known Lewiston snowshoe club, and was renamed La Fanfare Montagnard. The band played in parades and at social functions around the state.

La Ligue Des Des Sociétés De Langue Française Letter, La Ligue Des Des Sociétés De Langue Française

Le Club Jacques Cartier

Letter confirming membership of the Jacques Cartier Club in La Ligue des Sociétés de Langue Française de Lewiston et Auburn.

Independence Plus, 01/07/1955, Portland Junior College

Independence Plus (1954-1955)

Ski Club -- Sno-Ball -- Camera Club

Independence Plus, 12/14/1954, Portland Junior College

Independence Plus (1954-1955)

Editorial - school spirit

Independence Plus, 12/02/1954, Portland Junior College

Independence Plus (1954-1955)

Poetry, advice column, food drive in cafeteria

Le Cercle Canadien Jubilé D'Or, Franco-American Collection

Le Cercle Canadien, Lewiston, Maine

No abstract provided.