Maxwell E. Gray, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of twenty interviews totaling approximately thirty-two hours conducted by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives in 1986 with men who worked in the woods and on the river-drives along the Machias River.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1986
Creator
- From the Collection: Ives, Edward D. (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 20 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
1926 Maxwell E. Gray, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, May 19, 1986, Machias, Maine. Gray discusses working in the woods and river-driving along the Machias; moving logs on a frozen lake; cutting logs as best or only work during the Great Depression; earning extra money through poaching; walking to the start of the drive; camping in bush wickets; capstan rafts; temporary rafts; moving logs down Machias Lakes; water as a power source; and dangerous spots of water. Plus 4 pp. story about George Magoon and Wilbur Day. Text: 36 pp. transcript, plus 4 pp. story. Recording: T 1939 1 hour.
- Day, J. Wilbur, Hunting Guide, 1864-1924
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Log driving -- Maine -- Machias River Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumbering -- Maine -- Machias Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Magoon, George, 1851-1929
- Poaching -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Storytelling Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207.581.1686
