Jean Horne, interviewed by Grace Gregor

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

Creation: 1974-1980

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 58 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

1096 Jean Horne, interviewed by Grace Gregor, November 1, 1976, Orono, Maine. Horne talks about her life in the 1930s and 1940s in Brewer, Maine; radio during her childhood; her contributions to the war effort, fashions of her teenage years (1940s); shock of the attack on Pearl Harbor; patriotism involved in relationships with servicemen; the movie Gone with the Wind as a big event; witnessing the Brady Gang being shot in Bangor; and post-war spending. Text: 20 pp. incomplete transcript, plus 9 pp. catalog. Recording: T 1119 – T 1120 1 hour. mfc_na1096_t1119_01, mfc_na1096_t1120_01