Various, interviewed by Roger Mitchell and Joyce Mitchell
Scope and Contents
This is an arbitrary collection of accessions created in June 2014 containing interviews that focus on hunting, trapping, poaching, and recreational fishing. There are 123 series in NAFOH that relate to the topic, but 18 belong solely to this collection.
Dates
- 1959-2008
Conditions Governing Access
For digitized items free from access restrictions, we are working to upload this material (pdfs, mp3s, jpgs) for public access but it is an ongoing project. If you don’t find what you are looking for here, contact Special Collections (um.library.spc@maine.edu).
Extent
From the Collection: 18 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
0280 Various, interviewed by Roger Mitchell and Joyce Mitchell for CP 180, spring 1962, Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgwater, Monticello, Houlton, Amity, Smyrna Mills, Merrill, Dyer Brook, and Hermon, Maine. Informants include Ted Boyce of Monticello; George "Nal" Bradbury of Bridgewater; Herman Brewer, Bridgewater; Kenneth Bully, Bridgewater; Steve Crane, Houlton; Garth Friels, Monticello; Delmont and Vera Getchell, Hermon; Howard Lewis, Bridgewater; Albert McKinney, Cape Cod, Massachusetts; Don Mitchell, Merrill; Oliver Mitchell, Dyer Brook; Del Raymond, Bridgewater; Ralph Rideout, Bridgewater; Henrietta and Roger Tozier, Houlton. Paper deals with supernatural: ghosts, devils; songs; riddles; tall tales; jokes and anecdotes; hunting; lumbering; wizard: George Knox; Smyrna version of "Buck Story"; blood charming; dowsing. (Material from p. 174 on added in Summer 1969 in preparation for Dr. Mitchell’s book on George Knox, published as Northeast Folklore XI, “George Knox: From Man to Legend.”). Text: 271 pp. paper
- Devil stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ghost stories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hunting -- Anecdotes -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jokes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumbering Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Parapsychology Subject Source: Local sources
- Tall tales -- Maine 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
