Don Parker, interviewed by Joan Brooks

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Ten interviews totaling 23 hours conducted for a course at University of Maine taught by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives in 1976 about a pulpwood operation at Little Musquash Lake run by Grover Morrison. This project included the publication of Northeast Folklore: “Suthin,” XVIII. These interviews were the basis of “Suthin:” It’s the Opposite of Nothin’: An Oral History of Grover Morrison’s Wood’s Operation at Little Musquash Lake, 1945-1947 (Northeast Folklore XVIII: 1977 ). Collection includes the text of the poem, “Suthin’”; other poems; information about daily work in the woods and with the portable sawmill; life in the woods camp; and notes, letters, sketches, and journals from the class’s field trip to Little Musquash Lake.

Dates

Creation: 1976

Creator

Brooks, Joan (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 12 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

NA1078 Don Parker, interviewed by Joan Brooks, November 14, 1976, Danforth, Maine. Parker talks about working in Connecticut during World War II and then moving back to Maine in 1945; working as a teamster for Grover Morrison at his logging operation; the men’s camp; after dinner activities; picking potatoes for a living; and what Maine winters were like while he was in the camp. See NF XVIII: “Suthin’.” Text: 8 pp. catalog, notes, and newspaper article. Recording: (T 1101) Time: .75 hours.