Fishing -- Maine -- Anecdotes

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1937 Charles Dowling, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, 1986, Bangor, Maine. 4 pp. Tape: 1 hr. Dowling describes his experiences on the Machias River drives and working in the woods. Also some talk of hunting and fishing. Text: 1 pp. brief index, no transcript found. Recording: T 1944 1 hour

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2892 Jim Connors, interviewed by Helen K. Atchison, circa 1971-1972. Connors, of St. Francis and Allagash, talks about hunting and fishing along the St. John River Valley; a poetry reading of “The Bells of St. Michele” by Drummond and “Spring Riches” by Catherine Shelley; growing up in Allagash and St. Francis; family background; pine lumbering and logging days; and present-day logging practices. Text: 1 pp. brief index. Recording: mfc_na2892_c0103_01, mfc_na2892_c0103_02 27 minutes

Abstract NA3375 Kathleen M. Clark, interviewed by Clifford R. Murphy, June 1, 2005 at her home in St. Albans, Maine. Kathleen is the widow of country music star Yodelin’ Slim Clark and used to perform with him as “Dr. Kathy.” Clark talks about Slim: meeting him; what he was like; his love of painting, camping, hunting, fishing and performing songs; recording music; working with WABI radio and television; performing in New England; bluegrass festivals; his son Wilf; how his heart surgery affected him;...

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0122 Leighton Jackson, George Erswell Sr., and George Erswell Jr., interviewed by Elizabeth Erswell for CP 180, fall 1964, Brunswick, Maine. Jackson and the Erswells talk about tall tales; jokes; stories about hunting, fishing, and working in the lumber woods. Text: 11 pp. catalog. Recording: T 0227, PM 0022 1 hour

Abstract 0359 Various, interviewed by Gilberte M. Snowman for CP 180, fall 1962, Caribou and Lille, Maine. Informants include Gladys Whittier, Mrs. Louis Cote, Albert Montieth, Mrs. Ezra Smith, Ina Fergeson, James Davidson, Guelda Michaud, Ray Whittier, Dan Hersey, Gilbert Michaud, and Lillian Michaud. Folklore materials collected for a class project. Accession consists of a tape of an interview with Gilbert Michaud, in French, handwritten pages of folklore materials, catalog of tape contents,...

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0057 Various, interviewed by Joyce Conlogue for CP 180, spring 1962, Danforth, Prentiss, and Weston, Maine. Paper deals with songs; ghost and devil stories; big wind storm story; hunting and fishing stories; folk heroes: Bill Estabrooke, Bill McKay; jokes and anecdotes; Märchen; poems; Indian story; charming. Text: 62 pp. manuscript. RESTRICTED.