Day, J. Wilbur, Hunting Guide, 1864-1924
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
Brewer Andrews, Victor Archer, Hazel Archer, interviewed by Kathleen Church
J. Wilbur Day Autobiography
The autobiography of a hunter, guide, and farmer in Maine. Included are a photocopy of the original autobiography and two copies of a photocopy of a transcript of the autobiography.
Earl Bonness, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives
Faunce Bryant and Clarence Berry, interviewed by Muriel Watts
0418 Faunce Bryant and Clarence Berry, interviewed by Muriel Watts for CP 180, fall 1963, Crawford, Eastport, and Perry, Maine; Oak Bay, New Brunswick. Paper deals with George Magoon stories; Wilbur Day, poacher; bear stories; forerunner; haunted house; devil stories; ghost stories: headless ghost; jokes: latest Quoddy story; songs. Text: 49 pp. paper.
Frank S. Dowling, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
1285 Frank S. Dowling, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, August 1979, Jacksonville, Maine. 18 pp. Tape: 2 hrs. w/ cat. Dowling, 90, talks about George Magoon and Wilbur Day; labor conditions along the Machias River; getting old; his own life and childhood. Text: catalog. Recording: mfc_na1285_t1356_01, mfc_na1285_t1356_02 [T 1356]. 2 hours
Harold Day, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
0678 Harold Day, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, July 24, 1971, Wesley, Maine. Day discusses old times around Wesley; stories of George Magoon and Wilbur Day, poachers. Text: 68 pp. transcript with brief catalog. Recording: mfc_na0678_na0679_t0386_01, mfc_na0678_na0679_t0386_02, mfc_na0678_t0385_01, mfc_na0678_t0385_02 [T 0385 - T 0386]. 1 hour
Harold Day, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives
0678 Harold Day, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, July 24, 1971, Wesley, Maine. Day discusses old times around Wesley; stories of George Magoon and Wilbur Day, poachers. Text: 66 pp. transcript with brief catalog. Recording: T 0385 - T 0386 1 hour
Harold Stuart, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
0679 Harold Stuart, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives on July 27, 1971, in Machias, Maine. Interview with Harold Stuart about life in the lumber woods along the Union and Machias Rivers; work in lumber mills; stories about George Magoon, and Wilbur Day, poachers, and Calvin Graves. Text: 72 pp. transcript. Recording: mfc_na0679_na0680_t0388_01, mfc_na0679_na0680_t0388_02, mfc_na0679_t0387_01, mfc_na0679_t0387_02 [T 0386 - T 0387 / CD 2052 - CD 2054]. 2 hours
Harold Stuart, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives
0679 Harold Stuart, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives on July 27, 1971 in Machias, Maine. Interview with Harold Stuart about life in the lumber woods along the Union and Machias Rivers; work in lumber mills; stories about George Magoon, and Wilbur Day, poachers, and Calvin Graves. Text: 72 pp. transcript. Recording: T 0386 - T 0388 / CD 2052 - CD 2054 2 hours
Herbert Hanscom, Sr., interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
Herbert Hanscom, Sr., interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
John and Alice Bacon, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
1491 John and Alice Bacon, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, spring 1981, Wesley, Maine. 21 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. The Bacons talk about Wilbur Day and his wife, Susie. Text: catalog. Recording: mfc_na1490_na1491_t1595_01, mfc_na1490_na1491_t1595_02 [T 1595]. 1 hour Photographs: P 00727
John Dudley, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
Lewis Lund, Jr., interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
1279 Lewis Lund, Jr., interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, July 1979, Bar Harbor, Maine. Lund talks about George Magoon and Wilbur Day, poachers. Text: 10 pp. catalog. Recording: mfc_na1279_t1346_01, mfc_na1279_t1346_02 [T 1346] 45 minutes
Lewis Lund, Jr., interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
1279 Lewis Lund, Jr., interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, July 1979, Bar Harbor, Maine. 13 pp. Tape: 3/4 hr. w/ cat. Lund talks about George Magoon and Wilbur Day, poachers. Text: catalog. Recording: T 1346 3/4 hour
Maurice Berry, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives
Maxwell E. Gray, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives
Maxwell E. Gray, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives
Memoir, by J. Wilbur Day
Milledge Lewis, Margaret Hallett and Paul Morrison, interviewed by Pauline Lewis
Orris McKeown, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
1283 Orris McKeown, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, July 1979, Alexander, Pleasant Lake, Maine. 13 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. McKeown talks about his grandfather, George Magoon, and about Wilbur Day. Text: catalog. Recording: mfc_na1283_t1328_01 [T 1328]. 1 hour
Orris W. McKeown, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives
Robert N. Golding, interviewed by Virginia Pottle
Various, interviewed by Alta Kilton
0224 Various, interviewed by Alta Kilton for CP 180, fall 1963, Rogue Bluffs, Maine. Paper deals with beliefs; stories about the Watt Boys; hero tales; poacher Wilbur Day; hermit Willie ‘Racker" Foss; hermits Nick and Mell Bryant; place names; Indian race for princess; forerunner; jokes by Faunce Bryant; many songs and ballads. Text: 77 pp. paper. RESTRICTED.
Various, interviewed by Etta Clark
0061 Various, interviewed by Etta Clark for CP 180, fall 1963, East Machias, Maine. Paper deals legends; devil; phantom ship; babes on doorstep; place names; treasure; deaths; poems; jokes and anecdotes; legends; George Magoon and Wilbur Day, poachers; tall tales; folksongs; Miramichi fire; haunted house; the Lubec gold swindle. Text: 112 pp. manuscript
Various, interviewed by James W. Burns
0028 Various, interviewed by James Burns for CP 180, summer 1964, Dexter, New Sharon, and Garland, Maine. Informants include Emery Fletcher, George Porter, Carroll Ellsmore, Richard "Dick" Barstow, Emma Bentley, Rodney A. Young, and Ila (Young) Burns. Paper deals with anecdotes and humorous tales; folk heroes; legends; belief tale; witch tales; short woods song; stories about George Magoon and Wilbur Day, poachers. Text: 82 pp. paper
Various, interviewed by Jennie Gray
0151 Various, interviewed by Jennie Gray for CP 180, fall 1963, Columbia Falls, Deblois, and Harrington, Maine. Informants include Clyde Merritt, Clyde Gray, Adelia Merritt, Newell Torrey, Harry Stevens, Frances Wakefield, Mrs. Robert Gray, and Robert Gray. Paper deals with place names; anecdotes of Fred Davies; headless ghost; devil; folk songs; Rayme Dyer, strong man; wart cure; healer; blood-stopper; forerunner; Jake the Jew story; jokes; Wilbur Day, poacher. Text: 92 pp. paper
Various, interviewed by Joan Becich
0656 Various, interviewed by Joan Becich for FO 107, summer 1971, Machias Valley, Maine. Journal deals with interviewing about George Magoon and Wilbur Day, legendary poachers. Text: 16 pp. journal
Various, interviewed by Karen Grieneeks, Joan Becich, and Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
0675 Various, interviewed by Karen Grieneeks, Joan Becich, and Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, for FO 107, summer 1971, Wesley, Crawford, Machias, and Hermon, Maine. A journal of collecting work done by Karen Grieneeks, Joan Becich, and Edward D. “Sandy” Ives on the subject of George Magoon and Wilbur Day, poachers. Text: 22 pp. journal
Various, interviewed by Mabel Small
0364 Various, interviewed by Mabel Small for CP 180, fall 1963, Machias, East Machias, Starboard Creek, and Buck’s Harbor, Maine. Informants include Vassar Quimby, Carroll Armstrong, John Hayward, Florence Libby, Theresa Dunbar, and Capt. Nelson Proctor. Paper deals with ghost; forerunner; table tipping; devil; jokes; anecdotes: Pat & Mike; Wilbur Day and George Magoon, poachers; tall tale; stories of Capt. Nelson Proctor; songs; poem. Text: 70 pp. paper
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