Oral history
Found in 276 Collections and/or Records:
Abbie Andrew, interviewed by Martha A. Timothy
Abraham "Doc" Gordon, interviewed by Cynthia Mack
Addie Weed, interviewed by Bruce Brown
NA1122 Addie Weed, interviewed by Bruce Brown, November 3, 1977-November 11, 1977, for AY 125, at her home in Veazie, Maine. Weed speaks about Veazie history, people, entertainment, houses. Text: 41 pp., brief catalogs. Recording: mfc_na1122_t1176_01, mfc_na1122_t1177_01<02, mfc_na1122_t1178_01<02. (T 1176 - T 1178). Time: 4 hours.
Addie Weed, interviewed by Colleen George
NA0997 Addie Weed, interviewed by Colleen George (IDL 105), November 2, 1974, at Addie Weed’s home in Veazie, Maine. Weed speaks about her work at the University of Maine: Orono, beginning in 1908, her travel experiences from 1910—1950’s, and the family background. Text: 28 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. < trans. Recording: mfc_na0997_t1009_01 (T1009).
Addie Weed, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
Addie Weed, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
NA1198 Addie Weed, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, June 28, 1978, Veazie, Maine. Weed talks about life in Veazie; history of the Weed property; and remembrances of her youth. Text: 33 pp., catalog. Recording: mfc_na1198_t1258_01<02. (T 1258 - T 1413). Time: 2 hours.
Addie Weed, interviewed by Jeff Beebe
NA1000 Addie Weed, interviewed by Jeff Beebe at her home in Veazie, Maine, October 7, 1975, for a Maine Campus article about Addie and her reminiscences of Rudy Vallee. Text: 6 pp., brief catalog. Recording: mfc_na1000_t1012_01. (T1012). Time: 1/2 hour. Photographs: p00619 - p00621.
Agatha (Schiller) Guthrie and Mary Schulze, interviewed by Carol Toner and Mazie Hough
Agnes E. Flaherty, interviewed by Melissa Piselli
Alice C. Willman, interviewed by Elizabeth M. McCann and Martha A. Timothy
Student Organizations. University of Maine All Maine Women Records
The records include a history of the organization, membership information, correspondence, financial records, and information about special projects and events.
Ana Lazar, interviewed by Sandra Wachholz
Angel Maria Tyler, interviewed by Tiffany Jones
Angel Tyler, interviewed by Miranda Coombs
NA3250 Angel Tyler, interviewed by Miranda Coombs, May 5, 2003. Tyler talks about her experiences in the Gulf War. Text: 23 pp. transcript. Recordings: mfc_na3250_c2363_01 (C 2363, CD 2463). Time: 00:57:59. Photographs: p14544-p14548. Restrictions: None.
Aniko Fulep, interviewed by Pauleena MacDougall
Ann Ladley, interviewed by Sandra Wachholz
Anne E. (Mrs. Avon) Lancaster, interviewed by Jill Hansen
NA1126 Mrs. Avon Lancaster, interviewed by Jill Hansen, November 8, 1977, for AY 125, fall 1977, Veazie, Maine. Lancaster, 65, talks about her childhood in Bangor; moving to Veazie 37 years ago; recollections of Veazie from 1939 to date. She also speaks of her house, built around 1800. Text: 7 pp., brief catalog. Recording: mfc_na1126_t1185_01 (T 1185). Time: 1 1/2 hours.
Anne Heros, interviewed by Sandra Wachholz
NA4418 Anne Heros, interviewed by Sandra Wachholz, December 21, 2016. Heros speaks about the creation of the Center for Grieving Children in Portland, Maine and issues faced in getting financial and other support from the City of Portland for multicultural social work programs. Recruiting volunteers to work with the Center from students in the University of Southern Maine’s (USM) School of Social Work. No transcript. Recording: mfc_na4418_01A & mfc_na4418_01B. Time: 01:01:10
Anne Tenney, interviewed by Elizabeth Bunten
Annia Warner, interviewed by Darlene Metcalf-Bergeron
Annie M. McCarthy, interviewed by Robin Arnold and Molly MacLean
NA3218 Annie M. McCarthy, interviewed by Robin Arnold and Molly MacLean, November 17, 2000, at her home in Bangor, Maine. McCarthy talks about being a member of a detachment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps assigned to the Air Force; working as a Radio Operator in Daytona, Florida; serving under the 8th Air Force Strategic Air Command in China and India. Text: 23 pp. transcript. Recording: (C 2321) Missing. Photographs: p14513-p14515. Restrictions: None.
Anonymous, interviewed by Barbara Switzer
Anu Dudley, interviewed by Jamie Moreira
3077 Anu Dudley, interviewed by Jamie Moreira, September 19, 2003, at the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine. The interview focuses on her 25 years as coordinator for the traditional arts section of the Fair. Text: 24 pp. transcript. Recording: C 2121 45 minutes. mfc_na3077_c2121_01
Barbara B. Collier, interviewed by Elizabeth LaPierre
Barbara Beal, interviewed by Amy L. Stevens
Barbara Beal, interviewed by Laura Wheaton
NA3203 Barbara Beal, interviewed by Laura Wheaton, November 14, 2001, in her home in Ellsworth, Maine. Beal talks about joining the Army Nurses Corps in 1970; being stationed in Hawaii; being sent to Vietnam where she served until 1972; her rank of Lieutenant. Text: 15 pp. transcript. Recording: mfc_na3203_c2304_01, mfc_na3203_c2304_02 (C 2304). Time: 01:06:45. Restrictions: None.
Barbara Cloutier, interviewed by Lucia P. Smith
Barbara Hammett, interviewed by Kristen Frey
Barbara Rich, interviewed by Sandra Wachholz and Barry Rodrique
Bean-Hole Bean Demonstration, by Maine Folklife Center Staff and Volunteers
This collection contains interviews with people associated with the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA) and the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine. Themes include the process of beginning to farm organically, the early development of MOFGA and its growth; the Common Ground Fair and its expansion; marketing organic food; farming strategies; raising livestock; and MOFGA’s interactions with conventional farmers and the wider community.