Florence Ireland Collection

NA0627 Adam Owsianik, interviewed by Florence Ireland, August 17, 1970, Meriden, Connecticut. Owsianik, the donor’s Polish grandfather, tells stories and sings short songs he composed. Also includes 247 pp. of typed notebooks in Polish which include proverbs, toasts, cures, riddles, and his autobiography.

Text: 25 pp. transcript, 247 pp. typed notebooks (Polish) Recording: mfc_na0627_t0347_01, mfc_na0627_t0347_02 1 hour

NA0706 Harold Stuart, interviewed by Florence Ireland July 15, 1972, Machias, Maine. Stuart talks about working in the woods around 1900 - 1910 in the Ellsworth and Machias area.

Text: 20 pp. transcript Recording: T0432 (not digitized)

NA0707 William Hudson, interviewed by Florence Ireland, July 15, 1972, Machias, Maine. Hudson talks about the lumber industry in Maine during the early twentieth century; organization of labor, housing and regulations/restrictions of laborers; who (race, nationality, gender, etc.) was employed in the industry; and personal experiences of Hudson while employed in Maine.

Text: 20 pp. transcript Recording: mfc_na0707_na0708_na0709_t0433_01, mfc_na0707_na0708_na0709_t0433_02

NA0738 Grover Swett, interviewed by Florence Ireland, August 21, 1970, Bangor, Maine. Swett talks about the early Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and woods work in Maine.

Text: 17 pp. transcript with brief catalog Recording: mfc_na0738_na0739_t0555_01 55 minutes

NA0739 Bill Fuller, interviewed by Florence Ireland, November 24, 1970, Stillwater, Maine. Fuller singing original songs, also reciting original poetry, and playing original compositions on accordion.

Text: 3 pp. brief catalog Recording: mfc_na0738_na0739_t0555_01 55 minutes

NA0740 Maisy Mitchel, interviewed by Florence Ireland, July 23, 1971, Newcastle, New Brunswick. Paper deals with Mitchell singing Arabic and French folksongs.

Text: 5 pp. brief catalog Recording: mfc_na0740_na0741_t0556_01 9 minutes Arabic and French

NA0741 Peter Shepheard, interviewed by Florence Ireland, December 20, 1970, St. Andrew’s, New Brunswick. Shepheard, collector and singer, singing and playing guitar and accordion.

Text: 3 pp. brief catalog Recording: mfc_na0740_na0741_t0556_01 21 minutes

NA0744 Wilmot MacDonald, Frank Estey and Ray Estey, interviewed by Florence Ireland, July 23, 1971, Glenwood and Sevogle, New Brunswick. MacDonald and the Esteys talk about their lives; the Esteys sing.

Text: 3 pp. brief catalog Recording: mfc_na0744_t0563_01, mfc_na0744_t0563_02 2 hours

NA0755 Eulalie McKeaggan, interviewed by Florence Ireland, March 15, 1973, Ellsworth, Maine. McKeaggan talks about the H. P. Clearwater Medicine Co.

Text: 18 pp. transcript Recording: mfc_na0755_t0597_01 1/2 hour Photos: P00432

NA0756 Carroll Stephens, interviewed by Florence Ireland and Robert Ireland, March 27, 1973, Hallowell, Maine. Stephens talks about the H. P. Clearwater Medicine Co.

Text: 26 pp. transcript Recording: mfc_na0756_t0598_01 1 hour