24 resources

• [Maine State Library]
  
  A report on Franco-American resources in the Maine State Library in Augusta (Me.). Interviews with Franco-American families: the Norman Dubes [sic] of Manchester (NH); the Greg Chabots [sic] in Newburyport (Ma.); Julien Oliver in New Hampshire. Hosted by Ludger Duplissie [sic].
• [Kevin Duplissie and the Augusta Con-fest]
  
  No description available
• Porte Ouverte sur Les Vieilles Societes et les Nouveaux Groupements/The Old Societies and the New Groups...Survivance to Maintenance
  
  Reflets et Lumiere II, dated 2/22/82: Visits with traditional groups in the Augusta and Lewiston areas to discuss why they were created in the 1900s and if their goals have changed for the 1980s. Looks at the new local, regional and national organizations to compare and contrast their reasons for being. Professor James Gallagher, a University of Maine sociologist, discusses the reasons why ethnic groups form closed social clubs and the new reality of the 1980s. FOR REFERENCE ONLY.
• Revue, La (Augusta, ME, 1911/01/??-????/??/??)
  
• Liberté, La (Willimantic, CT, 1908/04/23-1908/06/04)
  
• Franco-Américain, Le (Waterville, ME; Augusta, ME, 1929/09/05-1942/12/03?)
  
• Poulin, Martin [CT Workers]
  
  Interview with Martin Poulin, Connecticut Workers & Technology Project, by Janet Nolan, October 8, 1981.
• Depot, Cyril (Mr. and Mrs.) [Peoples French Canadian]
  
  Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Depot, 318 Jackson Avenue, Willimantic, Connecticut, on April 7, 1975 for the Ethnic Heritage Project by Andrea Levy.
• Phaneuf, Alda [Peoples French Canadian]
  
  Interview with Mrs. Alda Phaneuf, at the University of Connecticut for the Ethnic Heritage Project, April 9, 1975, by Holly Izard.
• Laramee, Adrien [Peoples French Canadian]
  
  Interview with Mr. Adrien Laramee by Gerald Mountain.
• Ethier, Daniel [Peoples French Canadian]
  
  Interview between Gerald Mountain and Dan Ethier [Hartford, Connecticut].
• Therrieult, Giselle [Peoples French Canadian]
  
  Interview with Mrs. Gisele Therrieult, 33 Girard Avenue, Willimantic, Connecticut, for the Ethnic Heritage Project, by Holly Izard.
• Le Petit Livre des Trois Voyagers
  
  A script for "Le Petit Livre de Trois Voyagers" by Louis Bonin, published in Willimantic, CT, in 1878. Gatineau's name is inscribed in his own hand at top.
• Letter from Ovide LeClair, to Félix Gatineau
  
  A letter to Félix Gatineau, from Ovide LeClair. Writing from Montana, LeClair included payment with his letter for a copy of Gatineau's "Histoire des Franco-Americains de Southbridge," and provided extensive details about Franco-Americans in the the northwestern states. He mentions two priests- Father Tougas from Worcester, Massachusetts, and Father LeClair from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• April 28, 1962: Speech to Shoe Executives of Maine, Calumet Club, Augusta, ME
  
  From the Collection: This subseries includes sets of files that span multiple congressional sessions and that summarize Muskie's senate career. This subseries is divided into two types of files, those containing Muskie's legislative and voting records, and those containing copies of Muskie speeches, press releases, reprints and the like. This subsereis also contains a folder of file codes used in the Washington senate office between 1970 and 1976.
• Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Lionel A. "Lal" Lemieux [2]
  
  Interview includes discussions of: Brooks Quimby; Bates College; working with Ed Schlick in Augusta; treatment of Lemieux by Muskie’s staff after writing critical articles; Burt Cross’ mistakes in his reelection campaign; Le Messager (French newspaper in Lewiston); Ernest Malenfant; and Jean Charles Boucher.
• Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Lionel A. "Lal" Lemieux [1]
  
  Interview includes discussions of: Bates College; Maine Legislature 1946-1949; 1952-1954 Maine Democratic Party; 1954 Maine gubernatorial campaign; Burt Cross’ campaign mistakes; polio known as blue fever; difficulty for Francos in Augusta public schools; father was Justice of the Peace: a notaire; Snoop Cat: Bates College publication; Brooks Quimby; Edna Confort; Irving Isaacson; Fernand Despins; Lewiston Charters; Council components; Lewiston/Auburn media, Evening Journal and Le Messager; atmosphere among State House reporters; Sun and Journal rivalries; Democrats could caucus in a telephone booth; Republican Party in Maine; Governor’s Council; 1951 Liquor Probe; impressions of Muskie; evolution of news business; Frank Hoy; and WLAM radio station.
• Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Don Gautier
  
  The interview includes discussions of: Bates College; track; Muskie’s roommate Joe Biernacki; the Navy; Muskie presenting an award to Gautier; Muskie leading a parade in Auburn; the Democratic Party in Maine; differences between Lewiston and Auburn (L/A); “Loiston”; local students at Bates; tension between Bates and L/A; similarities between Bates and a teacher’s college; the percentage of Bates from L/A; the division between men and women at Bates; the Depression affecting everyone; cars on Bates campus then and now; Auburn as being Republican, and Lewiston as being Democrat; the postmaster as a political appointment; the ten point preference in civil service; the changing position of postmaster; 1974 political issues; 5 cent deposit on aluminum cans; teachers’ salaries; the influence of Kiwanis, Exchange, and Rotary in the 1950s; the Bates transition from conservative to liberal and the possible influence of war.
• Smith-Muskie buildings dedication
  
  Senators Cohen, Muskie, Smith, Joe Brennan and others socializing at Blaine house luncheon during Smith-Muskie buildings dedication.
• Statement by Martha Proulx collected by Rachel George on September 17, 2014
  
• Maurice Violette Correspondence
  
  Entry is a handwritten biographical sketch from the Augusta, Maine, author of Le Club Calumet Incorporated: Semi-Centennial Celebration History, 1922-1972, Fifty Years of Progress and The Franco-Americans.
• Testimony on the Situation of Franco-Americans at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorhamm
  
  Testimony given by Madeleine Giguère to the Human Rights Commission concerning discrimination of Franco-Americans in the State of Maine.
• Testimony of Madeleine Giguère on the Condition of Franco-Americans in the State of Maine
  
  Testimony given by Madeleine Giguère to the Human Rights Commission on the condition of Franco-Americans in Maine.
• Ainsley family photographs
  
  The collection consists of photographs, many undated and unidentified, including one album, all previously belonging to Eva Ainsley. The album contains photos dating from around 1919 to 1930, including World War I and the 1927 flood in Barre. The bulk of the World War I photographs are of the parade on September 12, 1919 in Washington, D.C., and include several snapshots of General John J. Pershing. The album also includes photographs of Cutler Corners in Orange, Vermont, including the Ainsley farm, and Lake Memphremagog and Lake Willoughby, as well as other lakes in Vermont.