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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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 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.
