Elizabeth Thomas Soule Chapman, interviewed by Lucia P. Smith

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

A series of 51 interviews about the history of Portland, Maine with index and partial and full transcripts. The Victoria Society, fall 1992. Interviews concerning life in Portland during the 1930s to the 1940s, most interviewees are 75 years old or older.

Dates

1984-1988
1992

Creator

Smith, Lucia P. (Person)

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Extent

From the Collection: 36 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

NA3128 Elizabeth Thomas Soule Chapman, interviewed by Lucia P. Smith, October 2, 1984, Foreside, Maine. Chapman, born April 16, 1914, talks about the house; her parents William and Mary Thomas; live-in help; Cyril Durante was butler; pony stable on Chadwick Street; two attics; two cellars; chauffeur; governess Annie Mundy from England; plant room; small garden with fountain; pony carts; took ponies to Waynflete; decorating the house with real greens for Christmas; Miss Chrisfield and Lowell; Mademoiselle Naples; Leland; Stamford; sliding at the promenade; sports; being at Smith during Lindbergh kidnapping; homemade clothes; Mannahan’s in Boston; Irish seamstresses; shoes in Thayer MacNeil; food; Dinsmore’s Market; homemade food; food elevator; mother’s sewing; pedal sewing machines; first radio; Mima Fassett; dolls; Waynflete; father’s influence; strict upbringing. Text: information sheet; 3 pp. index, 5 pp. transcript. Recording: C 0989, C 0990 45 minutes.

Subjects

Christmas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oral history Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Portland (Me.) -- History -- 20th century Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Portland (Me.) -- History -- Anecdotes Subject Source: Local sources
Portland (Me.) -- Social Life and Customs -- 20th century Subject Source: Local sources