Cecile Lebel, interviewed by Mark Silber and Raymond Pelletier

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/351478
Digitization Status: Digitized / Numérisé(e)
Identifier/Call Number: MF 029 - NA 1692
Collection/Part of: “Our Life, Our Work” Lewiston Western Older Citizens Council/Marcella Sorg and Stefan Duplessis
Title: en Cecile Lebel, interviewed by Mark Silber and Raymond Pelletier
Description: en 1692 Cecile Lebel, interviewed by Mark Silber and Raymond Pelletier, February 18, 1981, Lewiston, Maine. Lebel shares, with occasional comments from her mother, a tape of sing-along in French; her career as a seamstress and designer of bridal gowns; job seeking and working during the Great Depression; work ethic taught by her grandmother and mother; the sacrifices and benefits of designing dresses; her love of the French language; and large family weddings. Text: 19 pp. transcript, French section not transcribed. Recording: T 1813 1 hour, partially in French.
Author/Creator: Lebel, Cecile; 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
Geography: Lewiston ME
familyName: Lebel; Pelletier
Source Language: English; French
Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH): Bates Mill--Maine--Lewiston; Fashion design; Franco-Americans--Maine--Social Life and Customs
Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière (RVM): Wedding costume; Mode--CréationFranco-américains--Maine--Mouers et coutumes; Costume de mariage
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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 hour; 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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