Rodrigue, Barry H.

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Series of interviews by historian Barry H. Rodrigue on life in Alaska.

Abstract NA4421 Ana Lazar, interviewed by Barry H. Rodrigue and Sandra Wachholz, October 20, 2016, at the University of Southern Maine’s (USM) School of Social Work. Also present, Naomi Abrahams, a graduate student in the USM School of Social Work. Lazar provides a summary of her personal, educational, and professional background and how she got into Social Work and discusses her work at USM and the connection between the university’s program in social work and the development of social services in...

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Materials donated by Barry H. Rodrigue (primarily of USM).

Abstract NA4422 Barbara Rich, interviewed by Sandra Wachholz and Barry Rodrique, January 5, 2015, at the University of Southern Maine’s (USM) School of Social Work. Barbara Rich, a social work teacher at USM, talks about teaching a course on substance abuse treatment; attending University Of Maine in Orono, The Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child & Family Development, and USM; graduate school at Columbia; direction of residential treatment agency for young women; her most significant...

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Series of interviews by historian Barry Rodrigue on immigration into Maine from Quebec along the route known as the Canada Road, which includes Route 201. The Canada Road ran from the Quebec border through Dennistown, Jackman, Moose River, West Forks, The Forks, and Caratunk, to Moscow and Bingham, Maine. 2373 Rodrigue, Barry H. July 1995.

Abstract NA4416 David Finkelhoer, interviewed by Barry H. Rodrigue and Sandra Wachholz, February 23, 2017, at the University of Southern Maine’s (USM) School of Social Work. Finkelhoer discusses his personal and educational background and time spent as a faculty member in the Social Welfare Department at USM, 1972-1976. He discusses the impact of suppressive government actions and investigations against political liberals in the mid to late 1970s on the field of social work and the persecution of...

Abstract NA4425 Elizabeth Szatkowski and Leslie Richfield, interviewed by Barry Rodrique and Sandra Wachholz, March 21, 2017, at the University of Southern Maine’s (USM) School of Social Work. Szatkowski speaks of growing up in poverty in Washington County, Maine and being part of the Upward Bound program through Bowdoin College, believing in social equality from a very early age and experiencing frustration over inequities in the world which eventually lead her to a career in social work and working...

Abstract NA4424 Heather Stultz and Penny Collins, interviewed by Barry Rodrique and Sandra Wachholz, January 26, 2017, in Falmouth, Maine. Collins is one of the founding partners of Adoption Partners of Maine. Stultz is the Managing Director of Adoption Partners of Maine. The pair speak about how they met and began working together; the importance of networking skills in the field of adoption; and how the UMS program prepared them for the field of social work and adoption. No transcript. Text: 9 p....

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NA4426 James “Jim” Tierney, interviewed by Barry Rodrigue, October 30, 2016, at Brunswick, Maine. Tierney discusses how he entered the field of social work and becoming the Regional Director of the Portland, Maine office of the Department of Human Services right out of graduate school, at a time when social services programs were accelerating in growth. Recording: mfc_na4424_01A & mfc_na4424_01B. Time: 01:03:48

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Series of interviews by historian Barry H. Rodrigue on Judge Albert Béliveau and Franco- American life in Maine during the 19th and 20th century.

Abstract NA4423 Leslie Richfield, interviewed by Barry H. Rodrigue and Sandra Washholz. February 17, 2017. 2 cassette tape, 3 pp. index (derived from only side A of tape 1). Leslie Richfield, a faculty member in Social Work at USM. LR is from Ohio and then went to Boston University for both her undergraduate work and an MSW where her social justice concerns were encouraged. She then moved to Maine where she did her field placements, her specialty was casework because she wanted to work with kids. LR...

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This collection contains items deposited by Barry H. Rodrigue that aren’t specifically part of his other collections.

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A collection of interviews from 2016 and 2017 related to the origin and history of the School of Social Work at the University of Southern Maine (USM). Interviews conducted by Dr. Barry H. Rodrigue and Sandra Wachholz. Materials: 22 cassette tapes, 16 release forms/biographical data forms/audio and video recording logs, 2 binders with institutional history, 41 pp. collection index (digitized).

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NA4431 Papers related to the Center for Grieving Children compiled by researchers Sandra Wachholz and Barry Rodrique as part of their research into the history of the University of Southern Maine's School of Social Work. Documents include photocopies of newspaper articles, documents pertaining to the establishment of the Center for Grieving Children and its creators, promotional materials from the Center, and Sandra Wachholz research notes. Text: 60p. No recording.

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NA4430 Papers related to the history of the University of Southern Maine's School of Social Work compiled by researchers Sandra Wachholz and Barry Rodrique. The series includes copies of pages from the Gorham State College Catalog for 1968; and University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, Catalogs for 1970-1971; 1971-1972; 1972-1973; 1985-1986; 2001-2002; and email correspondence. Text: 85p. No recording.

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NA4413 Penthea Burns, interviewed by Sandra Wachholz and Barry H. Rodrigue, March 8, 2017. Burns discusses why she chose her profession, her experiences, and working with Wabanaki communities that are disadvantaged by the Social Services structures. No transcript. Recording: mfc_na4413_01A & mfc_na4413_01B. Time: 00:50:56

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NA4417 Tara C. Healy, interviewed by Barry H. Rodrigue and Sandra Wachholz, March 20, 2017, at the University of Southern Maine’s (USM) School of Social Work. Healy provide information about her personal, educational, and professional background; opting to work at USM, feeling the campus was less homophobic at the time. No transcript. Recording: mfc_na4417_01A & mfc_na4417_01B. Time: 00:42:18

Abstract NA4415 Vincent Faherty, interviewed by Barry H. Rodrigue and Sandra Wachholz, October 27, 2016, and November 10, 2016, at the University of Southern Maine’s (USM) School of Social Work. Faherty provides information about his personal background, priesthood, education, and experience working with Catholic Charities in New York City as his “first taste” with social work. Discusses early members of the faculty and structure of the School of Social Work at USM. No transcript. Text: 2p....