Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Elmer Violette [1]

Institution contributrice

Bates College

Dépôt

Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library

Voir à l’institution contributrice

https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/396/

État de la numérisation

Digitized / Numérisé(e)

Identifiant de l’institution contributrice

MOH 053

Membre de

Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection, 1985-2066

Titre

en Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection: Elmer Violette [1]

Description

fr L'entretien comprend des discussions sur : l'histoire de la famille Violette ; Van Buren, histoire du Maine ; les syndicats; Catholicisme; Chambre des représentants du Maine en 1946 ; Muskie à l'Assemblée législative de l'État du Maine ; et Vallée de Saint-Jean, 1919-1948.

Auteur/Créateur

Violette, Elmer H.

Nicoll, Don (interviewer)

Date(s)

1998-10-11

Genre

fr enregistrements sonores

fr interviews

fr histoires orales (œuvres littéraires)

Sujet & Thème

American Experience/Américanité

Government/Gouvernement

Politics/Politique

Géographie

Maine

Van Buren ME

St. John River Valley ME

Nom de famille

Violette

Cormier

Dubord

Martin

Michaud

Sirois

Langue originelle

English

Déclaration de droit d’auteur et conditions d’utilisation

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 et emplacement des originaux

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 Elmer H. Violette was born on February 2, 1921 in Van Buren, Maine. His father was a woodsman, and a butcher/grocer during the Depression. His mother was a schoolteacher, and raised seven children. Both parents were strong Democrats. His father served in the Maine Legislature for three terms. Mr. Violette was a Roman Catholic, and served as an alter boy as a teenager. He attended Ricker College and earned a two-year degree. In 1941, he was elected to the Maine Legislature, and was drafted soon thereafter. After discharge, he returned to Van Buren, and successfully ran again for a 1946 House term. After that, he attended Boston University School of Law, graduated in 1950, and returned to Van Buren once again to practice law. In 1964, Violette returned to Augusta as a State Senator. In 1966, he unsuccessfully ran for Senate against Margaret Chase Smith. He was also an active campaigner for Ed Muskie. In 1973, he was appointed to the Maine Superior Court by then Governor Ken Curtis. In 1981, he was appointed to the Maine Supreme Court, retiring in 1986. Elmer Violette passed away on June 18, 2000 at the age of 79 as a result of an automobile accident.

Degré

23 pages, summary sheet and transcript

Détails spécifiques des matériaux

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

Citation recommandée

Nicoll, Don, "Violette, Elmer oral history interview" (1998). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 396. https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/396

État/Province

Maine

Pays

United States