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MF 058 “Suthin” Project
Number of
Interviews: 12
Dates When Interviews Were Conducted: 1976
Time Period Covered: early-to-mid twentieth century
Principal Interviewers: Joan Brooks, Dona Brotz, Stephen
Ballew, and Edward D. Ives
Finding Aides: brief indexes
Access Restriction: none
Description: A series of interviews conducted for AY 125 at the
University of Maine in the fall of 1976 about a pulpwood operation
at Little Musquash Lake run by Grover Morrison. These interviews
were the basis of “Suthin’”: It’s the Opposite of Nothin’: An
Oral History of Grover Morrison’s Wood’s Operation at Little
Musquash Lake, 1945-1947 (Northeast Folklore XVIII:
1977). Collection includes the text of the poem, “Suthin’”; other
poems; information about daily work in the woods and with the
portable sawmill; life in the woods camp; and notes, letters,
sketches, and journals from the class’s field trip to Little
Musquash Lake.
1048 Dickey, Herbert. Maine: Lincoln. 8 pp. "Suthin", a long
poem about a pulpwood operation in Washington County.
1071 Brooks, Joan. (AY 125) Fall 1976. Maine: Lincoln. 51 pp.
Tape: 8 hrs. w/ brief cats. Series of interviews with Grover
Morrison about poem "Suthin" and related woods operation at
Little Musquash Lake, 1945-46; photos, P928 - P935, P2340 - P2343.
Also poem "Mattagammon," and information on that woods operation.
T1083 - T1088
1072 Brotz, Dona. (AY 125) Fall 1976. Maine: Old Town. 88 pp.
Tape: 6 hrs. w/ brief cats. Series of interviews with James P.
McKinnon about poem he wrote, "Suthin," and related woods
operation at Little Musquash Lake; photos, P879, P928 - P935.
Also other writings by McKinnon and drawings of a portable saw mill.
T1089 - T1092
1073 Ballew, Stephen. (AY 125) Fall 1976. Maine: Princeton.
18 pp. Tape: 2 hrs. w/ brief cat. Interview with Earl Gould
and Harold Williams about woods operation at Little Musquash
Lake and poem, "Suthin"; map and photos, P928 - P935. T1093 -
T1094
1074 Ives, Edward D. (AY 125) Fall 1976. Maine: Passadumkeag.
14 pp. Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. w/ brief cat. Interview with Leo Merrill
about woods operation at Little Musquash Lake and poem, "Suthin";
photos, P928 - P935. T1095
1075 Brotz, Dona. (AY 125) Fall 1976. Maine: Brewer. 8 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Goldie Averill,
wife of Tinker Averill, who was cook at woods operation at Little
Musquash Lake; discusses work and the poem, Suthin"; diagram and
photos, P928 - P935. T1096
1078 Brooks, Joan. (AY 125) Fall 1976. Maine: Danforth. 10
pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Don Parker,
teamster, about woods operation at Little Musquash Lake; being
champion potato picker in 1931 and 1932; photos, P928 - P935.
T1101
1079 Brotz, Dona. (AY 125) Fall 1976. Maine: Lee. 10 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Ivan Daigle about
woods operation at Little Musquash Lake and poem, "Suthin"; diagram
and photos, P928 - P935. T1102
1080 Ballew, Stephen. (AY 125) Fall 1976. Maine: Princeton. 7
pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Lawrence Sawtelle
about woods operation at Little Musquash Lake. P928 - P935. T1103
1081 Ballew, Stephen. (AY 125) Fall 1976. Maine: Prince-ton.
7 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with George "Junior"
Monk about woods operation at Little Musquash Lake. P928 -
P935. T1104
1082 Ballew, Stephen. (AY 125) Fall 1976. Maine: Baring. 10
pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Orvill Moore
about woods operation at Little Musquash Lake; diagram and photos,
P928 - P935. T1105
1529 AY 125 Class. 1976. (AY 125) Fall 1976. Maine: Little
Musquash Lake, T37 MD. 22 pp. ms. Notes, letters, sketches and
journals from field trip to Little Musquash Lake.
