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MF 022 Halloween Holiday Traditions
Collection
Number of
Interviews: 82
Dates when interviews were conducted: Fall, 1985
Time period covered: 1900s - 1985
Principal interviewers: various
Finding Aides: brief indexes
Access Restrictions: none
Description: This collection consists of 82 interviewsdone
for Edward D. “Sandy” Ives’s class, Anthropology 325, during the
Fall semester in 1985. The students collected materials pertaining
to Halloween traditions in Maine. Materials collected also include
note cards containing citations of Halloween references in late 19th
and early 20th century Maine newspapers. Interviewee ages range from
8 to 88 years old. Topics discussed include costumes; trick or
treating; school and parties; Halloween treats; Finnish Easter;
pranks; pumpkins/ jack o'lanterns; Miscellaneous manuscript
materials generated by the Halloween Project include letter
describing Halloween in Scotland, interview questions, newspaper
clippings and various items having to do with Halloween.
1831 McKaig, Deo. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Old Town. 13 pp.
Tape: 3/4 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Isaac Kimball, age 8,
and Sam Kimball, age 6, about Halloween. Topics discussed
include costumes, trick or treating, school parties, popcorn balls,
make-up and Halloween treats. T1897
1832 Zuch, Linda. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Bangor. 25 pp.
Tape: 40 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Pat St. Louis,
age 37, about her recollections of Halloween growing up in
Millinocket, Maine. Also includes her children's Halloween
experiences as well as her own adult experiences. C204
1833 Prickitt, Georgia W. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Cambridge. 17 pp. Tape: 20 min. w/ cat. Interview with Kathy
Noble, age 14, about how she celebrates Halloween. Newspaper
clippings are included. P6243 - P6269 / C205
1834 Prickitt, Georgia W. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Cambridge. 9 pp. Tape: 20 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with
Patsy Gourley, age 32, about her childhood Halloween experiences
and how her children celebrate it today. P6243 - P6269 / T1898
1835 Prickitt, Georgia W. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Cambridge. 6 pp. Tape: 1/4 hr. w/ cat. Discussion by Brave
Williams of how he celebrates Halloween. P6243 - P6269 /
T1898
1836 McKaig, Deo. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Old Town. 9 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Darrah Kimball (Wagner) in
which she discusses her experiences of Halloween as a child and as a
parent. Topics include costumes, popcorn balls, trick or treating,
parties, pranks and pumpkins/ jack o'lanterns. C206
1837 Ansay, A. Manette. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 15
pp. Tape: 50 min. w/ cat. David Carlson, age 16, recalls
Halloween memories and experiences. C207
1838 Prickitt, Georgia W. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Cambridge. 19 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Audrey Davis
about her memories of Halloween. Includes drawing of a hay fork.
P6243 - P6269 / T1899
1839 Prickitt, Georgia W. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Parkham. 11
pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Wayne Cook about his
memories of Halloween. P6243 - P6269 / T1900
1840 Prickitt, Georgia W. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono.
13 pp. Tape: 3/4 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Mary Noonan in
which she describes how she and her family celebrated Halloween.
P6243 - P6269 / C208
1841 Prickitt, Georgia W. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Cambridge. 11 pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. approx. w/ cat. Interview with
Calla Pease and Gladys Packard about their memories of
Halloween in the 1940's. P6243 - P6269 / T1901
1842 Ansay, A. Manette. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 8
pp. Tape: 20 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Muriel Brockway,
age 76, about her memories of Halloween when her children were small
in the 1940's. C209
1843 Ansay, A. Mannette. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 9
pp. Tape: 10 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Daniel Burson,
age 5, about how he spends Halloween. Includes Daniel's drawing of a
jack o'lantern. C210 (Side A)
1844 McKaig, Deo. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Old Town. 15 pp.
Tape: 50 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Edith Hersey,
born in 1915, about her Halloween experiences as a child and as a
parent. Topics include dressing up and visiting the family,
snitching vegetables for the poor, going out with her female
friends. Also discusses recollections of the Fourth of July in Orono,
Maine. C211
1845 McClead, Valerie Felt. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: East
Corinth. 27 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Mike Trafton,
age 22, about his perceptions of Halloween. Topics include what he
remembers as a child growing up, pranks, costumes, what went on at
private Halloween parties, school parties. A progression of how
Halloween changed as he grew up in East Corinth. C212
1846 Dunn, Elizabeth. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 8 pp.
Tape: 15 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with William Prosser,
assistant director of police services at UMO, about Halloween from
the perspective of a law enforcement official. T1902.2
1847 Dunn, Elizabeth. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Hollis
Center. 10 pp. Tape: 20 min. w/ cat. Interview with Clementina
Smith, age 86, about her experiences with Halloween as a young
girl, as a school teacher and as a wife and mother. Includes drawing
of a pumpkin. T1902.1
1848 Dunn, Elizabeth. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 8 pp.
Tape: 15 min. w/ cat. Interview with Mark Zollitsch, an 18
year old student at UMO, about his experiences and observations of
Halloween as a boy and in recent years. C213
1849 Zuch, Linda. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 19 pp. Tape:
30 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Leslie Durgan, a 21
year old senior at UMO, about her current as well as early memories
of Halloween. Includes drawings of pumpkins. C214
1850 Dunn, Elizabeth. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 11
pp. Tape: 3/4 hr. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Helen Belyea,
age 55 from Old Town, about her experiences and observations of
Halloween as a child and as a parent. T1903
1851 McClead, Valerie Felt. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Lucerne Village. 29 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with
Christine Blackmer, age 74, about celebrating Halloween as a
child in Massachusetts and how her children observed Halloween in
Maine. C215
1852 McClead, Valerie Felt. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Bucksport. 19 pp. Tape: 3/4 hr. approx. w/ cat. Interview with
Jeremy Dresser, age 13, about celebrating Halloween and what he
does when he goes out trick-or-treating. He also discusses how his
family observes Halloween and changes he has noticed since his early
childhood. Includes drawing of a pumpkin. C216
1853 McClead, Valerie Felt. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: East
Corinth. 29 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Gary Snow,
a Lieut. and Commanding Officer for the Drug Enforcement Division of
the Maine State Police, about how he celebrated Halloween as a child
growing up in Maine. Also discusses how his job affects his
impressions of Halloween festivities and how these impressions have
changed over the years. C217
1854 McClead, Valerie Felt. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Bucksport. 33 pp.. Tape: 1 hour with catalog. Interview with
Crystal Dresser about how she celebrated Halloween as a child
and how her family observes Halloween now. P6209 - P6218 / C218.
1855 McClead, Valerie Felt. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: East
Corinth. 7 pp. Tape: 10 min. w/ cat. Brief interview with Rita
Stanhope in which she discusses trick-or-treating customs when
her children were young and how she and her family celebrated
Halloween when she was a child. C219
1856 Libby, Annalee K. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Monson. 8
pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Jamie Pullen in
which he describes what he likes about Halloween. T1904
1857 Libby, Annalee K. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Monson. 10
pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Maila Korsman about
her memories of Halloween. Includes an article about Finnish Easter,
which is celebrated in much the same way as Halloween. Also includes
a photocopy of a picture of Finnish men dressed as witches. T1904
1858 Libby, Annalee K. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Monson. 8
pp. Tape: 20 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Berwin Storer
about his Halloween experiences. T1905
1859 Libby, Annalee K. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Old Town. 8
pp. Tape: 20 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Shirleen Stone
about her Halloween experiences. T1905
1860 Libby, Annalee K. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Monson. 10
pp. Tape: 30 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with John Glover
in which he describes his memories of Halloween as a child and later
as a parent. T1905
1861 Libby, Annalee K. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Monson. 11
pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Tim Korsman
and Tom Hall about their experiences of Halloweens past.
T1905
1862 Dunn, Elizabeth. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 9 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Leo Emerson, age
60, about his experiences with Halloween as a child growing up in
Hampden, Maine, and later as a father. T1903
1863 Ansay, A. Manette. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 14
pp. Tape: 1/2 hour approx. w/ cat. Interview with Diane Northam,
age 21, in which she describes her memories and experiences of
Halloween in Maine. Includes Diane’s drawing of a jack-o’-lantern.
C220
1864 Ansay, A. Manette. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 8
pp. Tape: 15 min. w/ cat. Interview with Joshua Burson, age
7, in which he describes how he spends Halloween. Includes Joshua's
drawing of a jack-o’-lantern. RESTRICTED. C210 (Side B)
1865 Woloson, Anna L. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 16
pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Stacy and Evelyn Miller,
both born in 1908, about the significance of Halloween and the
celebrations they remember. P6225 - P6242, P6271 - P6272 / T1906
1866 Woloson, Anna L. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 20
pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Betsy Marsano, born
in 1950, about the significance of Halloween and how she has
celebrated it over the years. Includes drawing of a pumpkin.
P6225 - P6242, P6271 - P6272 / T1907
1867 Woloson, Anna L. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 15
pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Heidi Stacey, born
in 1964, and Theresa Tenney, born in 1960, in which they
discuss the importance of Halloween when they were children and how
they celebrate now. P6225 - P6242, P6271 - P6272 / T1908
1868 Woloson, Anna L. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 8 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Ben Moore about
the significance of Halloween in his childhood growing up in Maine.
P6225 - P6242, P6271 - P6272 / T1909
1869 Libby, Annalee K. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Old Town.
10 pp. Tape: 20 min. w/ cat. Interview with Mike Libby about
his experiences with Halloween. T1910
1870 Ansay, A. Manette. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 10
pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Brownie Schrumpf,
age 82, in which she speaks about Halloween in Maine. T1911
1871 McClead, Valerie Felt. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Dedham. 17 pp. Tape: 25 min. w/ cat. Interview with Walt Poole
of Dedham, 60 years old, about how he celebrated Halloween as a
child growing up in Doweneast Maine during the Depression years and
after. He discusses the pranks played by him and his friends.
P6209 - P6218 / C221
1872 McClead, Valerie Felt. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Dedham. 28 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Theresa
Laliberte and Mary Stevens, teachers at the Dedham
School. They discuss the celebration of Halloween as children,
parents and teachers. P6209 - P6218 / C222
1873 Prickitt, Georgia W. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Cambridge. 11 pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Dana Noble,
age 46, in which he describes his memories of Halloween. P6243 -
P6269 / T1901.2
1874 Chanis, Gregory. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Old Town. 15
pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Julia Wickett, age
87, in which she remembers Halloween in Old Town, Maine. T1912.1
1875 Chanis, Gregory. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 14
pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Barbara Shane in
which she relates how she celebrated Halloween in Portland, Maine.
T1912.2
1876 McKaig, Deo. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Old Town. 20 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Discussion of Halloween with Sargeant Paul
Paradis of the Old Town Police Dept. He was born in 1953 and has
been on the force for 10 years. Also relates stories from his youth
in Virginia, California and New Jersey. Includes card titled Tips
for a Safe Halloween. C223
1877 Woloson, Anna L. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 6 pp.
Tape: Inaudible. Donor has provided brief catalog of her
recollections of the interview. John A. Robichaud, Fire
Inspector with the Orono Fire Dept. discusses his memories of
Halloween. P6225 - P6242, P6271- P6272
1878 McKaig, Deo. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Old Town. 27 pp.
Tape: 80 min. w/ cat. Interview with David Richardson, born
in 1947, about his memories of Halloween as a child and as a parent.
T1913
1879 Ansay, A. Manette. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 7
pp. Telephone interview summarized by Ansay. Orono Police Chief
David K. Dekanich, age 39, talks about Halloween.
1880 Ansay, A. Manette. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Bangor. 15 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Bill Matthews, born in 1940, in
which he discusses his memories of Halloween in Maine. C224
1881 Hutchins, Patricia. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Penobscot. 26 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Arnold Bing
Gross, born in 1930, which describes his Halloween experiences
as a child and his school days. T1914
1882 Hutchins, Patricia. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Penobscot. 23 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Sherman
Hutchins II, age 17, about his experiences on Halloween night.
T1915
1883 Hutchins, Patricia. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Penobscot. 17 pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Alma
Perkins, born in 1905 , about her Halloween experiences. Her
daughter, Donna Perkins, also participates. T1916
1884 McClead, Valerie Felt. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Bangor. 48 pp. Miscellaneous material generated by the Halloween
Project. Includes letter describing Halloween in Scotland, interview
questions, newspaper clippings and various items having to do with
Halloween.
1885 Zuch, Linda. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 30 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Gretchen Faulkner
concerning past and present Halloweens. C225
1886 Zuch, Linda. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Hampden. 40 pp.
Tape: 45 min. w/cat. Interview with Carol Laughlin about her
memories of Halloweens past and present. C226
1887 Zuch, Linda. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Hampden. 31 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Scott Phelps, age 16,
about his recollections of Halloweens past and present.
[RESTRICTED?] C227
1888 McKay, Terrance. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Hampden. 8
pp. Tape: 20 min. w/ cat. Interview with Carolyn Perry, age
53, about her Halloween experiences in Monroe, Maine. T1917
1889 McKay, Terrance. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 9 pp.
Tape: 15 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Scott Wade, age
19, in which he discusses his Halloween experiences in Bangor and
Millinocket, Maine. C228 (Side A)
1890 Zuch, Linda. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Hampden. 27 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Kathleen Brangwynne, born in 1897,
discusses Halloweens past and present in New Brunswick and Maine.
Other topics include her early teaching experiences and her work at
BMHI. C229
1891 Richardson, David. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Carmel. 12
pp. Tape: 45 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Tricia
Richardson, age 17, about her Halloween memories. She discusses
costumes, trick-or-treating, visiting a haunted house and some
unusual personal experiences which have occurred on Halloween.
T1918
1892 Richardson, David. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Carmel. 10
pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Gary Brown discusses Halloween from
the early 1950's through the mid 1960's as he was growing up in
Carmel, Maine. T1919.1
1893 Richardson, David. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Carmel. 18
pp. Tape: 1 hr. approx w/ cat. Group interview with thirteen and
fourteen year olds at the Hermon Elementary School. The students
discuss costumes, pranks and the fun of Halloween. T1919.2
1894 Richardson, David. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Carmel. 6
pp. Tape: 25 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Bertha
Richardson, age 85, about her Halloween experiences as a child
and as an adult and mother of eight children. T1920.1
1895 Richardson, David. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Carmel. 10
pp. Tape: 25 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Sandra Mitchell,
age 30, in which she recalls her experiences of Halloween as a child
and later as a mother and a home owner in Carmel, Maine. T1920.1
1896 Richardson, David. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Carmel. 22
pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with David and Victoria
Stinchfield (husband and wife) regarding their Halloween
experiences as youths and as parents. They talk about their memories
of Old Town, Maine, and Brattleboro, Vermont, and reflect upon
changes in the Halloween tradition. T1920.2
1897 McKay, Terrance. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 17
pp. Tape: 40 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Amy Ranger,
age 21, about her memories of the Halloweens she spent in
Millinocket, Maine. C230 (Side A)
1898 McKay, Terrance. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 12
pp. Tape: 20 min. approx. w/ cat. Interview with Rejane Butler,
age 20, about her memories of Halloweens spent in Los Angeles, CA,
and Laconia, N.H. C230 (Side B)
1899 McKaig, Deo. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Old Town. 16 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Charles King, born in
1927. Topics include Halloween pranks, parties, costumes and ghost
stories. He also discusses the history of Burnham Drug Store in Old
Town, Fourth of July celebrations, his relationships to people in
different areas of town during his childhood. C231
1900 Hutchins, Patricia. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Penobscot. 10 pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. approx. w/ cat. Interview with
Royce Perkins, who was born in 1936, in which he describes his
Halloween experiences as a child and later as a father. C232
1901 Hutchins, Patricia. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine:
Penobscot. 17 pp. Tape: 40 min. approx. w/ cat. Helen Johnson,
born in 1905, describes her Halloween experiences when she was a
child growing up in Yonkers, New York. She also discusses the
holiday from the perspectives of mother, teacher, grandmother and
great-grandmother. C233
1902 Woloson, Anna. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 14 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. An interview with Virginia Blanchard,
age 18, in which she discusses how she and her family have
celebrated Halloween. P6225 - P6242, P6271 - P6272. T1921
1903 McKay, Terrance. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Bangor. 10
pp. Tape: 15 min. w/cat. Interview with Richard Stitham about
his Halloweens spent in Presque Isle, Maine and his experiences
later as a father in Bangor, Maine. C228 (Side B)
1914 McKaig, Deo. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Old Town. 49 pp.
A collection of a variety of materials relating to Halloween.
Includes two short papers on Halloween, one Halloween scrapbook, one
article from Psychology Today about poisoned candy. P6435 - P6436
1915 Zuch, Linda. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Hampden. 26 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Mary Bodge, a resident of Hampden for
52 years, describes her memories of Halloween. C241
1916 Chanis, Gregory. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 10
pp. Tape: 20 min. w/ cat. Clayton Burgess, age 57, recalls
how he spent Halloween as a child. T1935
1917 Chanis, Gregory. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Old Town. 9
pp. Tape: 15 min. w/ cat. Interview with James Sproul
concerning his recollections of Halloween in Maine. Includes two
hand drawings of pumpkins. T1936
1919 DeHart, Jeffrey. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 8 pp.
Tape: 20 min. w/ cat. Interview with James Dorsky about how
he spent Halloween in Falmouth, Maine, when he was a child. T1938
1920 DeHart, Jeffrey. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 9 pp.
Tape: 20 min. w/ cat. Interview with Richard Saunders about
how he celebrated Halloween while he was growing up in
Massachusetts. T1938.1
1921 DeHart, Jeffrey. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 7 pp.
Tape: 20 min. approx. w/ cat. Robert Metcalf describes how he
celebrated Halloween growing up in Orono, Maine. T1938.1
1922 DeHart, Jeffrey. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono. 12
pp. Tape: 20 min. w/ cat. Interview with Bill Mitchell in
which he describes how he celebrated Halloween growing up in Dover-Foxcroft,
Maine. T1938.2
1932 Ansay, A. Manette. (AY 325) Fall 1985. Maine: Orono.
Photographs and related material, including newspaper clippings,
greeting card and announcements, collected as part of the Halloween
Project. P6273 - P6319
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