9 resources

• Phillips, James A. Jr. Collection - Finding Aid
  
  Collection contains feature films, short subjects and musicals. Titles include: "Way Back Home" (1931), starring comedian Phillips Lord as Seth Parker, and Bette Davis; "Vagabond Lover" (1929), a musical starring Rudy Vallee with Marie Dressler; "Sunrise at Campobello" (1960); and "Peyton Place" (1957), filmed in Camden, Maine. Collection also contains campaign works such as "HHH: What Manner of Man" (1968), a political film for the presidential campaign of Hubert H. Humphrey which includes Edmund S. Muskie and Humphrey bowling.
• Helen S. Chaput, 1996
  
  Born 1908 in Lewiston, one of eight girls. Completed one year of high school. Worked in shoe factory till marriage in 1932. Moved to Bangor, and returned to Lewiston in late 1980s. From the Collection: This collection is the work of two separate classes taught by Anne William, Professor of Economics at Bates College: First Year Seminar FYS 187 during the winter term of 1996, and Economics s37 during the short-term session in the spring of 1998. Together, the two projects comprise 45 interviews with 50 individuals
• Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Ed Kelleher
  
  Interview includes discussions of: World War II; ethnic makeup of Bangor, Maine; family background; Big Box voting; political makeup of Bangor; 1968 Maine campaigns; Maine legislature, 1968 to1984; Muskie gubernatorial race; going to church with Muskie; Ralph Owen Brewster; the Cohen family; Bill Hathaway; John Martin; and Louis Jalbert.
• Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Joanne Ducharme
  
  Interview includes discussions of: Lewiston in the 1950s; Lewiston's parish culture; downtown Lewiston in the early 1960s; decline of downtown Lewiston; service in small shops; Franco interaction in the community; Franco reception in World War II; family gatherings; textile mills; shoe shops in Lewiston; social clubs; discouragement of the French culture in the 1960s; and French language today.
• Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Cynthia Murray-Beliveau
  
  Interview includes discussions of: family political history; Bangor political history; brother’s election campaigns for secretary of state, Maine House of Representatives and Senate; McGovern campaign in 1972; Maine gubernatorial campaign, 1986; Watergate; 1954 Maine gubernatorial campaign; prejudice against Catholics in Maine; Women’s Rights movement; Maine Teacher’s Association Women’s Caucus; Maine Women’s Lobby; Gore campaign; personal meetings with Muskie; changes in the Democratic Party; Severin Beliveau; Janet Mills; and Albert Beliveau.
• Interview with Francis Marsano by Andrea L’Hommedieu
  
  Interview includes discussion of: family and educational background; decision to attend Bowdoin College and his experiences there; Marsano’s involvement in politics; Barry Goldwater; the 1964 Democratic National Convention; Mitchell’s relationship with Muskie; Mitchell’s skill as a lawyer; working with Governor John “Jock” McKernan; Maine political campaigns and strategy; Mitchell’s decision to step down as federal judge and how that speaks to his commitment to public service; changes in Maine politics over time; the award that Mitchell received from the Maine State Bar Association after the Iran-Contra investigation; Mitchell’s leadership skills; the occasion when Mitchell welcomed the Maine State Bar Association to his Senate leader office; and Mitchell’s reputation as a great American.
• Gérard Robichaud Correspondence
  
  Entries include the brief biographical information of a New York City based Author born in Quebec, Canada, with Robichaud's typed correspondence on personal stationery concerning his novel Papa Martel set in Maine. Date range: 1961-02/1961-04
• s 'La Marrainne': Lewiston's Gigure highly regarded by Franco-Americans Article
  
  Photocopy of an article from the Style pages of the Bangor Daily News about Madeleine Giguère and her high regard in the Franco-American community.
• Reid Lefevre scrapbooks
  
  This collection consists of three scrapbooks attributed to Reid Lefevre, which document media coverage of the King Reid Shows in 1946-1947, 1956-1957 and 1960, as well as the beginning of Reid Lefevre's career in the Vermont legislature in 1946-1947. The first volume spans 1946-1947 and contains newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and photographs focusing on King Reid's election to the Vermont state house of representatives and his early legislative efforts, including a bill to create a state police system in Vermont. The King Reid Shows and Reid Lefevre's move to bring his circus to the Vermont State House is also featured in this scrapbook. The other two scrapbooks contain clippings focused more exclusively on tours of the King Reid Shows in 1956-1957 and 1960 respectively. In both cases, news of the circus is clipped from tour locations ranging from New Brunswick, Canada, to Maine and Vermont.