Dinsmore Family Collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of Dinsmore / Rich family genealogy materials including over three hundred photos pertaining to outdoor life, women, and family gatherings.
Dates
- 1997-1998
Creator
- Hedler, Elizabeth, 1972- (Interviewer, Person)
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).
Conditions Governing Use
Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on material.
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
NA2462 Dr. Paul Rich Dinsmore, interviewed by Elizabeth Hedler, August 14, 1998 in relation to the photographs Dinsmore had previously donated (spring 1997). Remainder of the collection was donated by Paul Rich Dinsmore, spring 1997, Maine. A collection of Dinsmore / Rich family genealogy materials including “Dinsmore: Seven Generations,” “Samuel Rich of Truro,” and photocopies of “A Dissertation on Sympathy, by Samuel Dinsmore, Brunswick, Maine, April, 1835” and other items. Over three hundred photos pertaining to outdoor life, women, and family gatherings. NOTE: Accession contains some original fragile letters from the 19th century. Also present for interview: Anne Dinsmore.
Text: 37 pp. transcript
Recording: mfc_na2462_c1629_01&02, mfc_na2462_c1630_01&02, mfc_na2462_c1631_01 140 minutes
Photos: P07778 - P08093
Existence and Location of Originals
Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211.
Materials Specific Details
Audio files are the primary source material. Transcriptions are the transcriber's best effort to convert audio to text, but should be considered secondary to the audio.
- Folklore Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral histories Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Hedler, Elizabeth, 1972- (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Dinsmore Family Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Amanda Marden
- Date
- April 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
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