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Identifiant de l’institution contributrice
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MOH 139
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Description
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L'entretien comprend des discussions sur : la course à la mairie de Muskie à Waterville, dans le Maine ; la politique à Waterville dans les années 1930 et 1940 ; Communauté de Waterville, Maine dans les années 1930 et 40 ; Franco-Américains à Waterville ; différentes communautés ethniques de Waterville, notamment les Francos, les Libanais, les Syriens et les Irlandais ; problèmes avec la législation environnementale dans le Maine; les changements globaux survenus à Waterville au cours des 60 dernières années ; Convention républicaine de 1972 à Augusta ; impressions personnelles de Muskie ; Élections à la mairie de Waterville de 1970 ; Louis Jalbert ; Comité des anciens combattants ; Ken Curtis ; James Longley ; Projets de rénovation urbaine ; et des anecdotes sur Ed Muskie.
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Déclaration de droit d’auteur et conditions d’utilisation
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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.
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Biography, Administrative History and Provenance
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Richard J. Carey was born on January 7, 1929 in Waterville, Maine. He lived in Waterville from 1929-1989. He didn’t speak English until he was 12 years old, growing up in the Franco American community in Waterville. His father, Augustus Carey, was a paper maker and worked on the electrical switchboard, and later became a carpenter. His mother, Alma Carey, was a police matron. Augustus served on the city council in 1922, was the chairman of the fire department committee and served on the Board of Aldermen in 1937. Richard Carey married Helen, who at one time was the vice chair of the Democratic Ward Committee, and had six children: four boys and two girls. He was the first town manager of Belgrade in June 1989 and left the office in 1990 after 16 months of service. He has served in the Maine legislature for twenty years. He attended high school in Waterville, and then went to work at the Forster Manufacturing which produced toothpicks and disposable utensils. He enlisted in the Air Force and became a flight engineer and few throughout the U.S., especially during the Korean War. He attended University of Maine but left because of financial issues. He joined James W. Sewall Co. to do survey work. He ran and developed the Maine State Lottery from 1979-1986. He was mayor of Waterville from 1970-1978.
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Degré
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32 pages, summary sheet and transcript
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Citation recommandée
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Richard, Mike, "Carey, Richard "Spike" oral history interview" (1999). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 70. https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/70
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