Folk medicine
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Clarence Grover, interviewed by Jack Beard and Joan Brooks
Clark Manring, interviewed by C. Richard K. Lunt
Fred McLain, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives
Lawrie Holmes, interviewed by C. Richard K. Lunt
Leo Lee, interviewed by Hugh T. French
This collection includes twenty-eight interviews with thirteen Eastport residents, plus manuscript material collected as part of French’s research. In addition to the general history of Eastport, major topics discussed include the sardine industry and community holiday celebrations.
Maine/Maritimes Folklore Collection/CP 180
Microfilm request form, completed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
1519 Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, summer 1981, Maine. Microfilm of Maine remedies and cures in the W.P.A. Folklore Manuscript Collection, now housed in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. 387 pp. microfilm manuscript, M 1. Text: 1 pp. microfilm request form.
Student paper, by Carolyn Turney
NA0610 By Carolyn Turney for Folklore at Ricker College, spring 1971, Houlton, Maine. Paper deals with limericks set to music; stories about Indians; stories about treasure; remedies. Text: 24 pp. paper. Restricted: No release.
Student paper, by Lucinda Martin
1437 Eleanor Wormwood, interviewed by Lucinda Martin for AY 13 (Bowdoin College), fall 1980, Kennebunkport, Maine. 26 pp. ms. Wormwood talks about how she uses herbs and berries to make folk medicines. Text: 26 pp. paper.
Student paper, by Mary Dodge
0101 Mary Dodge for CP 180, spring 1960, East Boothbay and Bowdoinham, Maine; Greenwich, Connecticut. Paper deals with remedies; anecdotes; poem; Pat & Mike stories; hunting stories. Text: 25 pp. paper
Student paper, by Merryn Ferris & Michael O’Hara
Student paper, by Nancy Campell
NA0609 By Nancy Campbell for Folklore at Ricker College, spring 1971, Houlton, Maine. Paper deals with hoax stories; devil stories; beliefs and proverbs; cures; sayings. Text: 27 pp. paper. Restricted: No release.
Student paper, by Peter Sewall
NA0608 By Peter Sewall for Folklore at Ricker College, spring 1971, Yarmouth, Maine; Winchester, Massachusetts. Paper deals with summer complaint stories; jokes; folk remedies; forerunners. Text: 14 pp. paper. Restricted: No release.
Student paper, by Raymond R. Lines
NA0823 By Raymond R. Lines for English Folklore course at Ricker College, spring 1973, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. Paper deals with a collection of hangover cures and folk sayings. Text: 21 pp. paper. Restrictions: None
Student paper, by Rosemary Elliot
NA0602 By Rosemary Elliot for Folklore at Ricker College, spring 1971, Houlton, Maine. Paper deals with home remedies. Text: 10 pp. paper. Restricted: No release.
Various, interviewed by Alice K. Bryant
NA0023 Various, interviewed by Alice Bryant for CP 180, fall 1959, Woodland, Baileyville (Cooper), and Lubec, Maine. Informants include Violet Riguette, Florence (Bacon) Perkins, and Ross Sadler. Paper deals with dreams; superstitions; George Magoon stories; tall tales; hunting tales; local expressions; forerunners; healing. Text: 26 pp. paper
Various, interviewed by Barbara Nutting
Various, interviewed by Iona Coffin
0062 Various, interviewed by Iona Coffin for CP 180, fall 1963, Lubec, Steuben, Unionville, and Milbridge, Maine. Tall tales; legends; jokes; song; Will Stanley stories; Barney Beal; forerunners; bear stories; hunting stories; treasure; ghost; phantom ship; haunted house; devil; poem; small pox remedy; cante fable; place name. Text: 76 pp. manuscript