Summary

Identifier

MCC-00053

Dates

• 1986 (Creation)
• Date acquired: 1991-03 (Other)

Extents

• .10 Cubic Feet (Whole)
  1 audio cassette

Agent Links

• Spinney, Constance

• Sperry, Leona

Subjects

• Oral histories (document genres)

• Student projects

• Interviews.

• Fieldwork (research)

• Textiles

• Education--Maine--Aroostook County

• Farm life--Maine--Aroostook County

• Prohibition--Maine

• Lumber trade--Maine--Aroostook County

• Baking

• Saint John River Valley (Me. and N.B.)

Notes

• Scope and Contents

  Tape-recorded oral history interview with Leona Sperry of Washburn, Maine submitted for a course at the University of Maine at Fort Kent in Fall 1986. In the interview, Sperry discusses many topics, including making and dyeing textiles, caring for the sick, school, farm life, bootlegging, funerals, lumber work, and baking.

• Language of Materials

  Collection materials are in English.

• Technical Access Requirements

  An audiocassette player is required to access this collection.

• Restrictions

  No restrictions on access.

• Copyright

  Copyright has been assigned to the Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes

• Preferred Citation

  Constance Spinney oral history with Leona Sperry, MCC-00053,  Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes, University of Maine at Fort Kent.

• Source of Acquisition

  Material was acquired from Roger Paradis

• Custodial History

  Submitted for a course with Roger Paradis at the University of Maine at Fort Kent in Fall 1986.  Brought to the Acadian Archives/Archive acadiennes by Prof. Paradis in March 1991. Creator signed Deed of Gift on April 6, 1992.

External Documents

• Online access to finding aid

  http://www.umfk.edu/archives/findingaids/mcc53.pdf

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