Atusville

Collection

Identifier: MF226

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Interview notes and cemetery information about Atusville, an African-American community in Maine.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 2001-2002

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 release forms for collection.

Extent

2 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Folder 1: Correspondence from Marcus LiBrizzi, 2006. Notes from interview with Mrs. Atwood by Theresa Dempsey and Lisa Hanscom. Notes from interview with Lyman Holmes by Ryan Boyd, 2002. Notes from interview with Fred Reynolds by Michelle Reynolds, 2002. Notes from interview with Julian “Bud” Johnson by Lisa Hanscom, Terry Dempsey, and Micheele Reynolds. Notes from interview with Lyman Holmes by Corenna Horvath, 2002.

Folder 2: Atusville District Cemetery- Faye Grant- 12/14/2001.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Marcus LiBrizzi, 2006

Collection Note

The materials all pertain to Atusville, an African-American community that lasted in Machias from the 1770s to the 1960s. These materials were collected as port of a Maine Humanities Council Grant, for which Pauleena MacDougall was the external evaluator. The records were intended to be housed here and at UM-Machias, but it is not clear if that happened.