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Gloriane “Glo” Perrier was born in Lewiston, ME, March 21, 1929, to Philias and Alma Gosselin Perrier. She had two brothers, Conrad and Marcel, and one sister, Therese. Glo graduated from Lewiston High School in 1949, and went on to work for the Department of the Army, as a secretary, until retiring in 1983. She was active in and competed in multiple sports including softball, basketball, bowling, speed skating, canoeing and Olympic kayaking. According to an oral history with Glo, recorded at the Franco-American Collection in 1994, she started kayaking by accident. While playing softball, a friend asked her if she’d be interested in bowling, and Gloriane Perrier Collection, (1919-1994) Franco-American Collection University of Southern Maine Libraries later, while bowling, another friend (an Olympic canoeist) asked if she’d be interested in canoeing and kayaking. Glo competed in the 1960 Olympics in Rome, the first time U.S. women competed in kayaking at the Olympics. In 1964, she and her kayak partner, 15-year-old Francine Fox, won the silver medal for 500 meter doubles in the Olympics in Tokyo. After Tokyo, she continued to travel and compete, while also coaching olympic teams for 9 years. She also dabbled in aviation and motorcycle riding. For the last 35 years of her life, she lived in Alabama with partner Deb Magee.
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Copyright Statement and Conditions governing use
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
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Biography, Administrative History and Provenance
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Donated by Dr. Andrea Breau and Shaad Masood, 11/19/2020. The donors found the items in the attic of their house, which was previously owned by the Perrier Family.
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Extent
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11.163 linear ft
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Arrangement
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The collection includes olympics and other canoe/kayak related clothing, as well as trophies and medals from canoeing, kayaking, softball, and bowling. Also included are certificates in Gloriane’s name and those in the names of other family members: father Philias, brother Conrad, and sister Therese.
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Recommended Citation
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Gloriane Perrier Collection (1919-1994), Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries.
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