Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Jim Schoenthaler

Contributing Institution

Bates College

Repository

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

View at Contributing Institution

https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/354/

Digitization Status

Digitized / Numérisé(e)

Identifier/Call Number

MOH 121

Collection/Part of

Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection, 1985-2063

Title

en Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Jim Schoenthaler

Description

en Interview includes discussions of: family political and social views; boarding school; Boston College and religion; Bowdoin College; growing up in Waterville, Maine; John H. Reed; Office of Economic Opportunity; Labor Department; Opportunity Industrialization Centers of America; minimum wage laws; marriage to Betsy Carpenter; Ken Curtis; James Longley; confirmation process; tripartite commission on labor; Jimmy George; 2000 election; Republican control of Maine politics; Muskie as politician; recent jobs; Jane and Ed Muskie as friends; Ed Muskie’s temper; first meeting of Jane Gray and Ed Muskie; Muskie’s early political positions; Don Larrabee; Muskie’s final years; arguments with Muskie; property tax; and Muskie’s effect on the balance of political power in Maine.

Author/Creator

Schoenthaler, James Courtney

Richard, Mike (interviewer)

Date(s)

1999-07-09

Genre

en sound recordings

en interviews

en oral histories (literary works)

Topic & Theme

American Experience/Américanité

Government/Gouvernement

Politics/Politique

Geography

Maine

Skowhegan ME

Waterville ME

familyName

Richard

Letourneau

Source Language

English

Copyright Statement and Conditions governing use

Copyright Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018.

Existence and Location of Originals

Part of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Repository, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240 United States of America

Biography, Administrative History and Provenance

en James “Jim” Courtney Schoenthaler was born in Skowhegan, Maine, on August 11, 1927. His father, Frank C. Schoenthaler, died when James was very young. His mother, Delia Schoenthaler, ran a clothing store where Jane (Gray) Muskie was working when she met Ed Muskie. Jim and his brother William attended prep school in Massachusetts. After prep school, he spent a semester at Boston College before transferring to Bowdoin, graduating with a double degree in French and Economics. He started working in the Maine Office of Economic Opportunity under Governor John H. Reed., then he worked in a variety of state offices mainly concerned with labor and employment.

Extent

30 pages, summary sheet and transcript

Materials Specific Details

Listening copies on CD are available for in-building use only at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.Digital preservation master WAV files are available for staff use only at the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.Transcripts and some audio files are also available online. http://digilib.bates.edu/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?site=localhost&a=p&p=about&c=muskieor&l=en&w=utf-8

Recommended Citation

Richard, Mike, "Schoenthaler, Jim oral history interview" (1999). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 354. https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/354

State/Province

Maine

Country

United States