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MF 037 “Life of the Maine Lobsterman”
Project
Number of
Interviews: 19
Dates when interviews were conducted: 1972-1974
Time period covered: mid-twentieth century
Principal interviewers: David Taylor and others
Finding Aides: brief indexes and transcripts
Access Restrictions: none
Description: This collection consists of interviews with
lobstermen by David Taylor and others conducted during the summer of
1974 for the University of Maine course FO 197. The interviewees
discuss lobstering on the Maine coast; the life of a lobster
fisherman; clamming; trawling; shad fishing; early history of
lobster fishing; lobstering equipment and costs; territoriality;
lobstering laws; types of boats; Friendship sloops; and the Maine
Lobstermen’s Association.
726 Swidrowski, Rita. (FO 197) Fall 1972. Maine: West
Tremont, coastal Hancock County; Knox County. 139 pp. Tape: 4 hrs.
w/ brief cat. & trans. Interviews with Edwin Lawson, 73,
about lobstering on the Maine coast. T534 - T537
727 Taylor, David. (FO 197) Fall 1972. Maine: Friendship. 258
pp. Tape: 5 hrs. w/ trans. Series of interviews with Charles
Dodge, 84, about his life as a lobster fisherman. P347 - P379
/ T538 - T544
747 Lafond, Mark. (FO 197) Spring 1973. Maine: Winter Harbor.
177 pp. Tape: 2 hrs. w/ brief cat. & trans. Interviews with Dale
Torrey. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman Project] T569 - T573
748 Elwell, Becky. (FO 197) Spring 1973. Maine: Lincolnville.
88 pp. Tape: 2 hrs. w/ brief cat. & trans. Interviews with Frank
Dyer. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman Project] T574 - T576
749 Lello, Jayne. (FO 197) Spring 1973. Maine: Tenant’s
Harbor, Port Clyde. 177 pp. Tape: 3 hrs. w/ brief cat. & trans.
Interviews with Sherwood Cook, lobster fisherman; Ernest
Maloney, fisherman; Holace Chadwick, lobster fisherman.
[Life of the Maine Lobsterman Project] T577 - T581
750 Rawding, Faith A. (FO 107 & 197) 1973. Maine: Long Island
and Casco Bay. 295 pp. Tape: 4 hrs. w/ brief cat. & trans.
Interviews with Joe and Evelyn Horr, Leon and Leila Horr
about lobster fishing, fishing, clamming, trawling, sword fishing,
shad fishing, and the Seventh Day Adventist Church; photos, P442
- P444. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman Project] T582 - T589
754 Taylor, David. (HY 183) Spring 1973. Maine: Rockland. 165
pp. Tape: 4 hrs. w/ trans. & a 40 pp. ms.Interview with Captain
Sidney Sprague about the early history of lobster fishing.
P450, P992 - P998 / T594 - T596
897 Taylor, David. Summer 1974. Maine: Swan’s Island. 28 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. & trans. Interview with Tim Staples,
lobster fisherman, about learning where to set traps, equipment
used, costs, money management, territoriality, opinions on laws,
trap limits, closed season, etc. Life of the Maine Lobsterman
Project. T866
898 Taylor, David. Fall 1974. Maine: Monhegan Island. 25 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ brief cat. & trans. Interview with Sherm
Stanley, Jr. about lobster fishing, types of boats, gear, costs,
traps, co-ops, laws, etc. Life of the Maine Lobsterman Project.
T867
899 Taylor, David. Summer 1974. Maine: Friendship. 9 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Al Roberts about
lobster buying and Friendship Sloops--when built, distinctive
features, number still in existence. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman
Project] T868
970 Taylor, David. Summer 1974. Maine: Stonington. 10 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Andy Gove about
experiences as a lobster fisherman. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman
Project] T970
971 Taylor, David. Summer 1974. Maine: Lincolnville. 10 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Joe Charczynski
about worming and lobster fishing. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman
Project] T971
972 Taylor, David. Summer 1974. Maine: Beals. 7 pp. Tape: 1/2
hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Ralph Alley about lobster
fishing. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman Project] T972
973 Taylor, David. Summer 1974. Maine: Kennebunkport. 14 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Stillman Griffin
about lobster fishing. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman Project]
T973
974 Taylor, David. Summer 1974. Maine: Islesford. 15 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Harold Finnemore about
lobster fishing. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman Project] T974
975 Taylor, David. Summer 1974. Maine: New Harbor. 12 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Edgar Drisco about lobster
fishing. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman Project] T975
982 Taylor, David. Summer 1974. Maine: Kittery. 45 pp. No
Tape. Brief cat. & trans. Interview with Lyman "Gus" Alley
about his experiences as a lobsterman. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman
Project]
1996 Taylor, David. Summer 1974. Maine: Friendship. 3 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. approx. Interview with Stillman Havener about
lobstering. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman Project] T1963
2005 Taylor, David. Fall 1974. Maine: Rockland. 3 pp. Tape: 1
hr. Interview with Les Dyer of Vinalhaven and Rockland, Maine
concerning the founding of the Maine Lobstermen's Association. Dyer
was the first president of the MLA. [Life of the Maine Lobsterman
Project] T1969
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