Eugène St. Pierre oral history with Eloise A. Brière, August 9, 1982
- Contributing Institution
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Repository
- Special Collections and University Archives
- View at Contributing Institution
- https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums123-t001-i004
- Digitization Status
- Digitized / Numérisé(e)
- Identifier/Call Number
- mums123-t001-i004
- Collection/Part of
- Eloise A. Brière Franco-American Oral History Collection
- Description
- en Oral history with man born into a Canadian family in Northampton Aug. 21, 1910. Studied in Canada, but did not complete his course and returned to Northampton where there were many more Canadians then than now, perhaps 1,000 or 1,200 families in his parish, mostly speaking French. Children studied French at the parochial school (Sacre Coeur). Most French were concentrated in the lower part of town south of Main Street and Bridge Street. Could live most of life speaking only French in town; social clubs. Began working at 16 in a silk mill. Family.
- Date(s)
- 1982-08-09
- Topic & Theme
- Daily Life/Vie quotidienne
- Family and Home Life/Famille et vie domestique
- Clubs, Societies, and Organizations/Clubs et associations
- Geography
- Northampton MA
- Source Language
- French
- Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH)
- Northampton (Mass.)--Social life and customs
- Franco-Americans--Massachusetts--Northampton
- Silk industry--Massachusetts--Northampton
- Répertoire de Vedettes-Matière (RVM)
- Northampton (Mass.)--Moeurs et coutumes
- Franco-américains--Massachusetts--Northampton
- Soie--Industrie et commerce--Massachusetts--Northampton
- Copyright Statement and Conditions governing use
- Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries.
- Conditions Governing Access
- The collection is open for research.
- Existence and Location of Originals
- Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries, MS 123
- Extent
- 1 audio recording ; 00:11:42
- Materials Specific Details
- Tape 1A
- Recommended Citation
- St. Pierre, Eugène. Eugène St. Pierre oral history with Eloise A. Brière, August 9, 1982. Eloise A. Brière Franco-American Oral History Collection (MS 123). Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
- State/Province
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States
- Media
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