Paul Labbe, interviewed by Mark Silber and Raymond Pelletier · Franco American Digital Archives

Contributing Institution: University of Maine
Repository: Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History
View at Contributing Institution: https://archives.library.umaine.edu/repositories/5/archival_objects/351469
Digitization Status: Digitized / Numérisé(e)
Identifier/Call Number: MF 029 - NA 1683
Collection/Part of: “Our Life, Our Work” Lewiston Western Older Citizens Council/Marcella Sorg and Stefan Duplessis
Title: en Paul Labbe, interviewed by Mark Silber and Raymond Pelletier
Description: en 1683 Paul Labbe, interviewed by Mark Silber and Raymond Pelletier, February 18, 1981, Lewiston, Maine. Labbe talks about his boxing career in the 1920s and 30s; his childhood in a boxing family; fighting for world championship; later life as a trainer; preparing for fights; and changing work ethics over time. Text: 19 pp. transcript. Recording: T 1804 CD 2522 1-1/2 hours.
Author/Creator: Labbe, Paul; Pelletier, Raymond; Silber, Mark
Date(s): 1981-02-18
Genre: en interviews (audio); en interviews (transcript)
Topic & Theme: Daily Life/Vie quotidienne; Family and Home Life/Famille et vie domestique; Work/Travail; Sports
Geography: Lewiston ME
familyName: Labbe; Pelletier
Source Language: English; French
Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH): Boxers (Sports)--United States; Franco-Americans--Maine--Social Life and Customs
Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière (RVM): Boxeurs--États-Unis; Franco-américains--Maine--Mouers et coutumes
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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 1/2 hours; 19 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

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