Jeanne d’Arc Turgeon, interviewed by Raymond Pelletier and Mark Silber
- Contributing Institution
- University of Maine
- View at Contributing Institution
- https://archives.library.umaine.edu/repositories/5/archival_objects/351457
- Digitization Status
- Digitized / Numérisé(e)
- Identifier/Call Number
- MF 029 - NA 1671
- Collection/Part of
- “Our Life, Our Work” Lewiston Western Older Citizens Council/Marcella Sorg and Stefan Duplessis
- Description
- en 1671 Jeanne d’Arc Turgeon, interviewed by Raymond Pelletier and Mark Silber, May 13, 1981, Lewiston, Maine. Turgeon talks about her life as a Franco-American; exclusive use of French in daily life as a child; working in the shoe shop and mill during the 1940s; movement of Franco-Americans out of Lewiston’s “Little Canada”; social activities; and the value of sacrifice. Partially in French. Text: 13 pp., partial transcript (excludes French portion). Recording: T 1790, CD 2091 1 hour.
- Date(s)
- 1981-05-13
- Topic & Theme
- Daily Life/Vie quotidienne
- Family and Home Life/Famille et vie domestique
- Work/Travail
- Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH)
- Bilingualism--Maine
- Franco-Americans--Maine--Social Life and Customs
- Little Canada (Me.)--Lewiston
- Shoe industry
- Women--Employment--Maine--History--20th century
- Women--Maine--Social conditions--20th century
- Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière (RVM)
- Bilinguisme--Maine
- Franco-américains--Maine--Mouers et coutumes
- Petit Canada (Me.)--Lewiston
- Chaussures--Industrie
- Femmes--Travail--Maine--Histoire--20e siècle
- Femmes--Maine--Conditions sociales--20e siècle
- Copyright Statement and Conditions governing use
- Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. No known restrictions on material.
- Existence and Location of Originals
- Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211.
- Extent
- 1 hour; 13 pages (transcript)
- Materials Specific Details
- The project "Notre Vie, Notre Travail - Our Life, Our Work" was initiated by the Western Maine Older Citizens Council, by Diane Brown who worked there. The project was funded by the Maine Humanities Council.
- Recommended Citation
- Interviewee last name, interviewee first name. Year. NA[unique series identification number], MF029, NAFOH. Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department, University of Maine, Orono, Maine.”
- State/Province
- Maine
- Country
- United States
- Media
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- Contributing Institution
- University of Maine
- View at Contributing Institution
- https://archives.library.umaine.edu/repositories/5/archival_objects/351457
- Digitization Status
- Digitized / Numérisé(e)