The records of the Western Massachusetts locals and district councils of the UBCJA documents the rise of unionization among carpenters in the Connecticut River Valley since the 1880s. This collection represents a merger of separate accessions for the District Councils in Springfield (MS 110), the Pioneer Valley (MS 231), and Holyoke (MS 108), along with post-merger records for Local 108. In general, each has been maintained as a distinct series.
Oral history with the Gagnon family, part of the Franco-American community in Springfield since 1953. Topics include their participation in Franco-American activities at St. Joseph’s Church, their interest in Franco-American studies, and what nationality means to them, as people with roots in America, Canada, and France.
Collection includes statutes and by-laws, minutes, administrative records, correspondence, financial records and receipts, scholarship records, publications, records of programs and events, and artifacts and ephemera.
Marguerite Delavarre Dubois kept this diary from 1907-1908. Most entries were made in 1907 and describe her social life in New York City; study of French and German; painting; attendance at theaters; visits to Saratoga, Lake George, Plattsburgh, Montreal, Albany, and the Catskills.
Standing left to right: Edna and Bill Perras with their daughter Carolyn, Louise Perras, Georgiana Bourdon, Delia Sumner. Kneeling left to right: Alfred Bourdon, Rose Bourdon, Harvey Perras, Joan Bourdon, Helen Bourdon, and Arthur Perras.
Photograph taken at the Smith Studio in Adams, MA to commemorate the wedding of Rose Perras Bourdon (seated) to Alfred Bourdon (also seated). The witnesses, Maria Perras and Archie Coutu, are standing behind the couple.
Studio Photograph of (from left to right) Maria Perras, Louise Perras, Alphonse Perras, and baby Rose Perras taken during a visit to Adams, MA before emigrating permanently from Canada.
