The collection consists mainly of items documenting the French Canadian Community of New England, such as newspapers, flyers, programs, calendars, and notes on the history of French Canadian immigration, all collected by retired UMD professor of Foreign Languages (French) Melvin B. Yoken. Also included in the collection is a series of recordings made at events organized by the Friends of the Fall River Public Library. Prof. Yoken was involved in this organization. See MC 106 for a student oral history project overseen by Prof. Yoken.
The majority of the collection consists of French-language newspapers and clippings pertaining to prominent members of the Fall River community, Franco-American organizations, and medical associations. The collection also contains notes, correspondence, and speeches from the various organizations of which Dr. Boivin was a member; programs for conferences and celebrations from The French Cultural Association and The St. Anne School; and a black and white photograph of the Lafayette Monument on Eastern Avenue in Fall River. The most notable item in the collection is a large 18x13x4 indexed scrapbook which contains newspaper clippings on local doctors, lawyers, church and school leaders of French Canadian descent, as well as events, organizations, and associations within the French Canadian community of Fall River. The bulk of these clippings date from 1935-1977. The scrapbook also contains thank you notes, cards, and photographs which are attached to the inside covers.
The collection includes research material on Lewiston/Auburn and Maine history compiled by Bates professor of history James Leamon in the course of his research on the early history of Maine. There are subject folders on the mills, architecture, economy, government, and general history of the Lewiston/Auburn area. Additionally, there is a significant amount of information about the Franco-Americans in Maine and the Penobscot Expedition of 1779, the largest American naval expedition of the American Revolution.
Entries include a typed introductory letter from the Maine State Library requesting poems by Thivierge for the Maine Author Collection, a typed letter from Thivierge with reference to her recent crowning as poet laureate in a Paris, France, competition and hopes finding French Canadian colleagues in the Maine Author Collection, a biographical newspaper clipping detailing Thivierge's French honor, a typed letter from the Maine State Library with names of some French Canadians in the Maine Author Collection in 1935, a typed letter on plain paper from Thivierge presenting materials that were not sent and her plans to write a book set in Canada with an English title, a typed biography on plain paper with a list of Thivierge's pen names used in various French language publications from the United States, France, and Canada, a typed letter of presentation on plain paper, and a typed letter from the Maine State Library upon receipt of French articles (missing) and poems from Thivierge. Date range: 1935-02/1935-05
This collection consists of one matted black and white photograph and one exercise booklet (missing) of the 1914 graduating class at the Madawaska Training School. The photo dimensions are 20 cm x 24 cm. The dimensions of the decorative mat board with photo are 29.5 cm x 34.5 cm. The mat board has a grayish colored core with a blue gray decorative frame. There are 20 females dressed in white either sitting or standing and 2 males, standing, dressed in suits and neck ties. The man in the middle of the photo has been identified as George F. Martin
39 items consisting of certificates, report cards, correspondence, and other documents related to Joseph Cyr’s training and career as a common school teacher and as a school superintendent. Also included: copies of his baptismal certificate and marriage record, and some personal correspondence.
Letter from Dave Davis, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern maine, to John Deegan, Provost of the University of Southern Maine, announcing Giguère's status as Professor Emerita pending her retirement in 1989.
Letter from N. Edd Miller, President of the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, to Madeleine Giguère notifying her of her promotion to Full Professor.
Letter from Stephen Reno, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern Maine, to Madeleine Giguère notifiying her of her appointment to Chairperson of the Department of Sociology for a two-year term.
USM News Weekly newsletter with mention of Madeleine Giguère's publication of the paper "les Franco-Americains de Nouvelle Angleterre: Compte-rendu de livres et monographies actuellement disponibles" in Identite culturelle et francophone dans les Ameriques. The paper was also presented at Glendon College of York University in Toronto in 1976.
Letter from Robert L. Woodbury, President of the University of Southern Maine, to Madeleine Giguère encouraging her assistance in recruiting Franco-American faculty, staff, and students to the University of Southern Maine.
Letter from Susan Silvernail to Madeleine Giguère thanking her for her involvement with Dr. Graham Leonard, Visiting Professor at Peking Normal University.
USM News Weekly newsletter with mention of Madeleine Giguère's presentation at the Franco-American Faculty Seminar at the University of Maine at Orono, Variations of Employment of French Mother Tongue Persons: New England States, 1970.
Letter from Edward J. Kormonday, Provost at the University of Maine Portland-Gorham, to Madeleine Giguère thanking her for her contributions to the 1980 Core Curriculum Report and outlining the next actions.
Letter from Robert L. Woodbury, President of the University of Southern Maine, to Stanley Freeman, Administrative Director of Canadian/Franco-American Studies at the University of Maine at Orono, appointing Madeleine Giguère to represent USM on a steering committee for a conference concluding the Canadian Franco-American Studies grant.
USM News Weekly newseltter with mention of Madeleine Giguère receiving a faculty enrichment grant from the Canadian government to study the sociology of Acadians at the University of Moncton during the summer of 1980.
Madeleine Giguère's Maine State Advisory Committee Certificate from the United States Civil Rights Commission indicating her two year appointment beginning December of 1979.
Letter from Donald Anspach, Chairman of the Department of Sociology at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, to Konnilyn Feig, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, requesting more information regarding Madeleine Giguère's promotion.
Letter from Donald Anspach, Chairman of the Department of Sociology of the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, to Konnilyn Feig, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Maine Portland-Gorham, announcing Madeleine Giguère's recommendation for Full Professor of Sociology.
Certificate of appointment certifying Madeleine Giguère to the Lewiston Public Library Board of Trustees for a four year term running from December 1974 to January 1978.
Letter from Gordon S. Bigelow, Vice President for Educational Services at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, to Madeleine Giguère concerning the misinformation of the article published by the Free Press article, "The Fault, Dear Brutus, Lies Not With The Registrar's Office But With Tardy Teachers".
Photocopy of an article from the Free Press which contained false reporting on the topic of student grades, including incorrectly listing Madeleine Giguère as a faculty member responsible for delinquent grade reporting.
Letter from David T. Sullivan, Associate Registrar at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, to Greg Jordan, Editor at the Free Press, concerning the editorial "The Fault, Dear Brutus, Lies Not With The Registrar's Office But With Tardy Teachers". The article contained false information, including listing Madeleine Giguère as a faculty member responsible for delinquent grade entry.
Letter from David T. Sullivan, Associate Registrar at the University of Maine Portland-Gorham, to Madeleine Giguère concerning an an article that was published in the Free Press incorrectly listing Giguère as a faculty member responsible for delinquent reporting of student grades.
Photocopy of an Interoffice Memorandum from Madeleine Giguère to N. Edd Miller, President of the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, concerning delinquent grades.
Photocopy of an article from and unknown source announcing four guest lecturers from the Institute on French-Canadian Culture at Saint-Francis College, Biddeford, who were invited to particpate in a summer course taught by Madeleine Giguère at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham.
Draft of a letter from Madeleine Giguère to Walter Fridinger, acting President of the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, announcing her resignation from Affirmative Action Committee. There is a note that the letter was never sent.
Letter from Madeleine Giguère, Associate Professor at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, to Helen Batchelor, Coordinator of Equal Opportunity at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, concerning Franco-Americans and their recognition as minorities under the Affirmative Action Program.
Letter from Madeleine Giguère, Associate Professor at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham, to Ruth Benson, Director of Equal Opportunity at the Office of the Chancellor, concerning the collection of minority group-type data for Franco-Americans.
Letter from Madeleine Giguère to Donald R. McNeil, Chancellor of the University of Maine, concerning Affirmative Action, the discrimination of women working withing the University of Maine system, and the discrimination of Franco-Americans.
Letter from David R. Fink, Dean of the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham (UMPG), informing Giguère of her acceptance as an Assistant Professor at UMPG.
Brochure for the former Franco-American Studies Program that was available at the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham (UMPG). Madeleine Giguère is listed as the Program Coordinator.
Research fund application prepared by Giguère titled "The Deveopment of a Research Design to Ascertain the Extent to Which Franco-Americans Fit into the Sociological Concept of Minority Group".
Madleine Giguère's University of Southern Maine business card as Professor of Sociology for the Department of Sociology under the College of Arts and Sciences.
Research project summary abstract by Madeleine Giguère proposing a collaborative investigation by the University of Southern Maine and the University College of Galway (Republic of Ireland).
Giguère's prepared remarks for the Summer Institute at Bates College, Adaptation and Continuity: From Canadien to American via Franco-American and American of French Heritage Stages.
Program for the cultural caucus "Exploring Franco-American Culture". Giguère participated on the panel Cultural Contributions of Franco American Women.
The program was presented by Maine Arts Inc. and Forum-A with support from The Maine Arts Commission and Prudential Securities.
Letter from Barry H. Rodrigue, a graduate student writing on behalf of the Franco-American Centre at the University of Maine at Orono, to Giguère inviting her to participate in the series "Beyond the French and Indian Wars: The impact of warfare on the Franco and Native communities of North America.
Program for the Northeast Modern Language Association Convention at the University of Hartford. Giguère presented "Franco-American Culture: A Sociologist's Point of View".
Program for the Northeast Council for Québec Studies Conference Second Annual Conference at Yale University. Giguère presented "Toward a Pedagogical Bibliography on Québec Sociology".
Letter from Marci Sorg, University of Maine at Orono, to Giguère thanking her for her presentation and participation at the French Experience in North America Conference.
Schedule of Events for the French Experience in North America Conference at the University of Maine at Orono. Giguère presented "The Franco-American of New England: Continuities and Variegation" during Sociology symposium I.
Letter from Anne McCarthy, Associate Editor of the Multicultural History Society of Toronto, to Giguère concerning the published proceedings of the Québec and Acadian Diaspora in North America conference at the University of Toronto.
Letter from Raymond Breton, University of Toronto, to Giguère concerning publication of her paper presentation at the Conference on the Francophone Diaspora in North America.
Schedule of events for the Québec and Canadian Diaspora in North America Conference at the University of Toronto. Giguère presented "The Franco-Americans: Occupational Profiles".
The conference was sponsored by the University of Toronto Ethnic and Immigration Studies Program, the Multicultural History Society of Ontario, and Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-francaise.
Letter from Sandra Armentrout, Director of the Brick Store Museum, to Giguère concerning her role as moderator for the Public Issues Forum Session on Sociology - Suburbia.
Letter to E. J. Hamblet, Adjunct Professor of French at SUNY Plattsburgh, to Giguère thanking her for participation in the Northeast Council for Québéc Studies Conference.
Letter from Barney Bérubé to Giguère inviting her to participate on a council to develop a series of recommendations in foreign languages and international studies affecting Maine.
Letter from Abdín Noboa, Director of the Research Division of the Latino Institute, thanking Giguère for her participation in The Retention of Minority Languages in the United States conference in Washington, D.C., and informing her of its potential publication in a report by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Memo announcing a meeting of the Northeast Modern Language Association in Québéc with Giguère as chair of the Franco-American section. The theme of the section was "Franco-American Literature: Inventory and Appraisal".
Letter from Joseph Grange, PhD, to Giguère inviting her to participate in the Urban Leadership Seminar. The theme of the seminar was "Portland in the 80's: Culture, Revitalization, and Economics".
Also included: Urban Leadership Seminar agenda
Franco-American Workshop 1980 brochure. The purpose of the workshop was to discuss communication problems encountered with French-speaking clients and to develop solutions.
Sponsored by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Health, Northern Maine RAISE (Presque Isle), Project RISE (Waterville).
Letter from Eleanor R. Blais, Director of the Department of Education at St. Mary's Hospital , to Giguère thanking her for her presentation "Health Information for the Franco-Americans".
Letter from Raymond J. Pelletier, Assistant Professor of Education and Canadian Studies, to Giguère thanking her for her presentation at the Franco-American Faculty Seminars.
Letter from University of Maine at Orono graduate student Stephen T. Duplessis to Madeleine Giguère regarding the New England Tri-State Multicultural Conference in 1979.
Brochure for the Tri-State Multi-Cultural Conference in Portland, Maine. Giguère participated as a caucus facilitator and the panel discussion "Data Gathering for Equal Educational Opportunity: Who is a minority?".
This conference was organized by:
State Departments of Education, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont; National Origin Desegregation Assistance Center, Teachers College/Columbia University; U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, State Advisory Committees, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont; U.S. Department of Justice, Regional Office, Boston, Massachusetts; National Materials Development Center for French, Bedford, New Hampshire; National Resource and Training Center, Boston University; Franco-American Resource Organization Group (F.A.R.O.G.), University of Maine at Orono; Project VIABLE, Training Program, University of Vermont, Burlington
Brochure for the Maine Street Maine Spring Conference at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Giguère participated in the opening remarks.
This conference was sponsored by:
Maine Citizens for Historic Preservation, Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Greater Portland Landmarks Inc., Maine Chamber of Commerce, Maine Municipal Association
Program for the ACSUS in Vermont: The fourth biennial conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, hosted by the Canadian Studies Department at the University of Vermont. Giguère presented "The Franco-Americans in Periodical Literature: A critical review of selected articles, 1890-1976".
Brochure for the Tri-Sate Conference on the Education of Limited-English-Speaking Children in Shelburne, New Hampshire. Giguère presented the address "What is American?".
Presentation "Motivation and Careers" prepared by Giguère for the Conference on Cultural Identity in French-Speaking Lowell at the University of Lowell.
Program for the conference "Cultural Identity in French-Speaking Lowell" at the University of Lowell. Giguère participated in a panel discussion "Franco-American Today: Motivations and Careers".
List of organizers and participants from the seminar "Identité Culturelle et Francophonie dans les Amériques". Madeleine Giguère is listed as a collaborator from the Department of Sociology, University of Maine at Portland-Gorham.
Program for the seminar "Identitè Culturelle et Francophonie dans les Amériques" at Université York, Collège Glendon, in Toronto, Canada. Madeleine Giguère is listed as presenting "Identité quebecoise et identité franco-ontarienne" during the Sociology and Cultural Identity section on June 3, 1976.
Letter from Alain Baudot of Université York, Collège Universitaire Glendon, to Madeleine Giguère concerning the seminar "Identité culturelle et francophonie dans les Amériques".
Letter from Fred J. Parent of the Maine Sociological Society to Madeleine Giguère confirming her presentation of The French Mother Tongue Population of Maine in 1908 and 1970. Letterhead is from Nasson College, Springvale, Maine.
Letter from Jane C. Smith, Program Director of the Lewiston Public Library, to Madeleine Giguère confirming the date of Giguère's presentation for the LPL Plus series "Lewiston in Transition" at the Lewiston Public Library.
Letter from Ralph M. Taylor to Madeleine Giguère confirming her inclusion in a Media Training Program in New Instructional Techniques held at the University of Maine at Farmington in 1971.
Letter from Winthrop C. Libby, President of the University of Maine at Orono, to Madeleine Giguère inviting her to participate in an Advisory Council to administer educational programming supported by the Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Madeleine Giguere gave a presentation titled Le Franco-Americain: Vers Demain, at the Payrolls or Pickerel Conference c. 1970.
This conference was sponsored by the Institute of French-Canadian Culture at St. Francis College in Biddeford, Maine, The Maine Humanities Council, and the National Endowment of the Arts.
A tentative schedule for a colloquium at the University of Southern Maine, c. 1970. Madeleine Giguère was scheduled to present Some Considerations on the Study of Ethnicity.
