Mary Elizabeth Wood, interviewed by Jane S. Bechtel
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a series of interviews conducted from 1974 to 1980 by students for a course (IDL 105, Women in Maine: An Autobiographical Approach) taught by Maryann Hartman in the department of Speech and Communications at the University of Maine. Students asked a variety of informants for their opinions about the present and future roles of women in Maine. Each informant discussed this in the context of their own lives and experiences, therefore the individual interviews cover a wide range of topics.
Dates
- 1974-1980
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 58 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
1095 Mary Elizabeth Wood, interviewed by Jane S. Bechtel, November 7 – 14, 1976, Brewer, Maine. Wood discusses World War II; radio during the late 1930s; her family’s victory garden during WWII with particular emphasis on tomatoes; shortage of shoes during the war; blackouts; remembrance of Victory in Japan Day; and the necessity of dropping the atomic bomb. Text: 21 pp. transcript plus 8 pp. catalog. Recording: T 1118 ½ hour. mfc_na1095_t1118_01
- Atomic bomb -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi -- History Subject Source: Local sources
- Blackouts in war Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Radio broadcasting Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- V-J Day, 1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- 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
