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MF 081 Lynn Franklin Collection
Number of
Interviews: 73
Dates when interviews were conducted: 1972-1983
Time period covered:
Principal interviewers: Lynn Franklin
Finding Aides: brief indexes
Access Restrictions: none
Description: A collection 73 separate accessions containing
interviews with Mainers on a wide range of topics relating to life
and work in the state of Maine, conducted 1972-1983 by Lynn
Franklin, a journalist who specialized in cultural stories,
occupational lore, life histories, and human interest stories. Of
special interest are Franklin's interviews relating to lobstering,
woods work and lumbering, guides and canoe building, boats and boat
building, and rural education. Franklin published a book in 1976,
entitled Profiles of Maine, based on some of his interviews
deposited in the Northeast Archives.
900 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1972. Maine: Beal’s Island. 11 pp.
Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. w/ brief cat. Interview with Harold Gower,
master boatbuilder, about boat building. T869 - T870
901 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1972. Maine: Beals Island. 6 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Ossie Beal,
president of Maine Lobsterman’s Association. T871
902 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: Frenchboro, Long
Island. 6 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Clifton
Lunt about life on the island, lobstering, carrying mail,
working on steamboats, World War I. T872
903 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1973. Maine: Portland. 9 pp. Tape: 1
hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Myles O’Reilly, Portland
pilot boat captain, about his experience as pilot. T873
904 Franklin, Lynn. Summer 1974. Maine: Cushing. 6 pp. Tape:
1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Mildred Young about her
experiences as a rural school teacher. T874
905 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: Chesuncook. 8 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Bert McBernie about
the Chesuncook Hotel of which he is proprietor. T875
906 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: St. John River. 10
pp. Tape: 3/4 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Roger Jondreau about
work as woods foreman at Bill Pinkham’s camp. T876
907 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: St. John River. 11
pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Clyde Taggett about
hauling logs from Bill Pinkham’s camp.T877
908 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: St. John River. 10
pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Earl Pelletier about
woods work at Bill Pinkham’s camp. T878
909 Franklin, Lynn. Summer 1974. Maine: Portland. 6 pp. Tape:
1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with George Bress about the deli
business after forty years as a deli owner. T879
910 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: York Harbor. 16 pp.
Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. with cat. Interview with Dr. Willard H. Bunker
about his life as a physician. T880 - T881
911 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: Livermore Falls. 12
pp. Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Morris Wing,
woodsman, about experiences as camp clerk, teamster, peeler, driver,
etc. T882 - T883
912 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1972. Maine: New Harbor. 13 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Edgar Drisco about lobster
fishing. T884
913 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1973. Maine: Jackman. 18 pp. Tape: 1
1/2 hrs. with cat. Interview with Samuel Wilson about his
life as woodsman, trapper, guide, and gold prospector. T885 -
T886
914 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1973. Maine: Jackman. 18 pp. Tape: 1
1/4 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Eddie Hagan about woods work.
T887 - T888
915 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Round Pond. 21 pp.
Tape: 2 1/4 hrs. with cats. Interviews with Paul Nichols,
Friendship Sloop builder, about sloops and life experiences. T889
- T891
916 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: Bucksport. 29 pp.
Tape: 2 hrs. with cat. Interview with Captain Frank Delano
about fishing on the Grand Banks, coal carrying, World War II
shipping. T892 - T893
917 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1973. Maine: Old Town. 12 pp. Tape:
1 1/2 hrs. with cat. Interview with Nick Ranco and wife
Delia Ranco about Indian life and canoe building. T894 - T895
918 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1973. Maine: Jackman. 7 pp. Tape:
3/4 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Armand Pomerleau about
storekeeping. T896
919 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1973. Maine: Stockholm. 10 pp. Tape:
1 1/2 hrs. w/ brief cat. Interview with Clarence Sands about
experiences as woodsman and guide. T897 - T899
920 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1973. Maine: Beals Island. 19 pp.
Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. with cat. Interview with Farrell Lenfesty
about life as a lobsterman and preacher. Was one of the founders of
the Maine Lobsterman’s Assn. and the Jonesport - Beals Co-op.
T900 - T902
921 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1972. Maine: Spruce Head. 38 pp.
Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. with cat. Interview with Herbert Elwell,
lobster buyer, about pound management, lobster fishing, weather
signs and superstitions. T903 - T905
922 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1971. Maine: Kittery. 12 pp. Tape: 1
hr. with cat. Interview with Lyman "Gus" Alley about lobster
fishing. T906 - T907
923 Franklin, Lynn. Summer 1973. Maine: Jackman. 25 pp. Tape:
1 1/2 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Octave Peave about hunting,
trapping, and woods work. T908 - T911
924 Franklin, Lynn. Summer 1973. Maine: Ellsworth. 15 pp.
Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. with cat. Interview with Bob Sparks about
his attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a hot air balloon.
T912 - T913
925 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Swans Island. 4 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Clyde Torrey,
local character; plays accordian and sings. T914
926 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1973. Maine: Gorham. 7 pp. Tape: 1
hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Malcolm Durgin about
gunsmithing. T915
927 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1973. Maine: Stockholm. 12 pp. Tape:
1 1/2 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Mr. & Mrs. Fred Dahlgren
about the Swedish settlements of Stockholm and New Sweden, Maine.
T916 - T917
928 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1973. Maine: Milo. 13 pp. Tape: 1 1/2
hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Myron Smart about experiences as
a Maine guide. T918 - T919
929 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: Eastport. 11 pp.
Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Sara Aker about her
life and the efforts of Pittston Oil Company to acquire her land.
T920 - T921
930 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: Ashland. 12 pp. Tape:
1 1/2 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with George Pete Sawyer about
his life as a forest manager. T922 - T923
931 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1972. Maine: Parnell. 6 pp. Tape:
1 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Royal Lowell, grandson of
master boat builder Will Frost, about building lobster boats.
T924
932 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1972. N. H.: Newington. 5 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ brief cat. Interview with Richard Bruno
about fiberglass lobster boats and his boat building firm, Bruno &
Stillman Co. T925
933 Franklin, Lynn. Summer 1972. Maine: Jonesport. 14 pp.
Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Freddy Lenfesty,
winner of the July 4th, 1972 World Champion Lobster Boat Race, about
boat building. T926 - T927
934 Franklin, Lynn. Summer 1972. Maine: Beals Island. 8 pp.
Tape: 3/4 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Guy Carver, Jr., skipper
of boat built by Freddy Lenfesty and winner of the 1972 World
Champion Lobster Boat Race. T928
935 Franklin, Lynn. Summer 1973. Maine: Jackman. 15 pp. Tape:
1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Austin Hall about his
experiences as a woodsman. T929 - T930
936 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: St. Francis. 13 pp.
Tape: 1 1/2 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Lucien Jandreau about
being a skidder operator and woods worker at Bill Pinkham’s camp.
T931 - T932
937 Franklin, Lynn. Maine: North Gorham. 7 pp. Tape: 1/2 hr.
w/ cat. Interview with Donnie Hopkins about being an auto
mechanic and going into business for himself. T933
938 Franklin, Lynn. Maine: Stonington. 5 pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/
cat. Interview with Mrs. Abby Gove about life on Eagle Island
at the turn of the century. T934
939 Franklin, Lynn. Maine: Stonington. 8 pp. Tape: 3/4 hr.
with cat. Interview with Wilbert Gove about life as a lobster
fisherman, weir tender, trawlerman, growing up on coast. T935
940 Franklin, Lynn. 1972. Maine: Stonington. 6 pp. Tape: 1/2
hr. w/ cat. Interview with Andrew Gove, son of Wilbert Gove,
about life as a lobster fisherman. T936
941 Franklin, Lynn. Maine: Matinicus Island. 4 pp. Tape: 1/2
hr. w/ cat. Interview with Keith Ames about life as a lobster
fisherman. T937
942 Franklin, Lynn. Maine: Orono, UMO. 5 pp. Tape: 1/4 hr.
with cat. Interview with Dr. Vincent Hartgen, Head of the Art
Dept. at UMO, about establishment of Maine Artists Gallery at
Carnegie Hall, UMO. T938
943 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1972. Maine: Stonington. 17 pp.
Tape: 1 1/4 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Gooden Grant, age 96,
about his life as a lobster fisherman and life on Isle Au Haut.
T939 - T940
944 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Camden. 11 pp. Tape: 1
hr. w/ cat. Interview with Walter Howe about his life as a
farmer, from the late 1800’s to the present. T941 - T942
945 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Boothbay Harbor. 9 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Scott Doherty about
dealing with summer people and the impact of tourism. T943
946 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Boothbay Harbor. 10 pp.
Tape: 3/4 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Leighton Davis, chief of
police, about his job and the impact of tourism. T944
947 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Augusta. 21 pp. Tape: 1
1/2 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with E. W. Thurlow, president of
Central Maine Power Company, about power com-panies and power.
T945 - T946
948 Franklin, Lynn. spring 1974. Maine: Jonesport. 11 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Avery Kelley about his
experiences on lobster smacks and as a fisherman. T947
949 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: East Boothbay. 6 pp.
Tape: 1/4 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Frank Williams about the
real estate business and the influx of out-of-staters. T948
950 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Boothbay Harbor. 5 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Mrs. Parker H. Vincent
about the gift shop she runs in Boothbay Harbor. T948
951 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Belfast. 12 pp. Tape:
3/4 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Eva Peters about her life and
work experiences in Belfast. T949
952 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Boothbay Harbor. 15 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Jim Thomas, fisheries
research scientist, concerning changes in fisheries conservation on
the Maine Coast. T950
953 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1973. Maine: Cape Split. 24 pp.
Tape: 2 1/4 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Suzy Thompson about
her life living on the Maine Coast. T951 - T953
954 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: South Portland. 10 pp.
Tape: 1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Ted Smith and Frank
Simpson, salesmen at the Donnelly Sign Co., about billboards and
the economic development of Maine. T953
955 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Brunswick. 6 pp. Tape:
1/4 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Betty Mooz, Bowdoin College
chemistry researcher, about moving to Maine and buying a house.
T954
956 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Belfast. 4 pp. Tape:
1/4 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Dwayne Herrick, manager of
Maplewood Poultry, about the poultry company. T954
957 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Searsport. 7 pp. Tape:
1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Jim Verrill, gift shop owner,
about the possible construction of an atomic power plant on Sears
Island. T954
958 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Wells. 10 pp. Tape: 3/4
hr. w/ cat. Interview with Richard Lund and Ronald Carter,
police chiefs of Old Orchard Beach and Wells, about the impact of
tourism on the Town of Wells. T955
959 Franklin, Lynn. Maine: Lincolnville Beach. 7 pp. Tape:
1/2 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Kenneth Weed about his
experience as a lobster fisherman. T956
960 Franklin, Lynn. Maine: Portland. 5 pp. Tape: 1/4 hr. w/
cat. Interview with John Alfiero, employee of the Harbor Fish
Market, about the operation of a fish market and marketing lobsters.
T956
961 Franklin, Lynn. Maine: Portland. 7 pp. Tape: 1/2 hr. w/
cat. Interview with Lloyd Cushing, lobster fisherman and
Nathan Brackett, president of the Orr and Jennings Co. machine
shop, about plans for the development of a lobster trap hauler/lander
system. T957
962 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1974. Maine: Jay. 6 pp. Tape: 1/2
hr. w/ cat. Interview with Phil Walters, bush pilot for
International Paper Company, about experiences as a pilot. T958
963 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1973. Maine: East Boothbay. 12 pp.
Tape: 1 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Paul Luke, boat builder,
about aluminum racing yachts. T959
964 Franklin, Lynn. Maine: Hinckley. 10 pp. Tape: 3/4 hr. w/
cat. Interview with Ray Towne about beekeeping. T960
965 Franklin, Lynn. Maine: Brunswick. 18 pp. Tape: 1 hr. w/
cat. Interview with Vital Quellette about his life as a
woodsman and lumber contractor. T961 - T962
966 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1972. Maine: Abbott Village. 10 pp.
Tape: 1 1/4 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Berenice Abbott about
her experiences as a professional photographer. T963 - T964
967 Franklin, Lynn. 1973. Maine: Bremen, Long Island. 11 pp.
Tape: 3/4 hr. w/ cat. Interview with Theodore McLain, boat
builder, about life on Bremen, Long Island, lobster boat building
and lobster fishing. T965
968 Franklin, Lynn. Fall 1974. Maine: Saco. 13 pp. Tape: 1
1/4 hrs. w/ cat. Interview with Dr. Lyman Page about the
development of energy resources in Maine and the development of the
Maine Coast. T966 - T967
1172 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1977. Maine: Aroostook Coun-ty.
75 pp. Tape: 3 hrs. w/ trans. Interview with John Rossignol
about his life, experiences in World War II, work ethic, over a 60
year period. T1232 - T1234
1527 Franklin, Lynn. January 1976. Maine: Fayette. 13 pp. No
Tape. Partial trans. Interview with Nettie Mitchell about her
childhood, education, teaching experiences, family history.
1537 Franklin, Lynn. Spring 1981. Maine: Moscow. 3 pp. Tape:
1 hr. No cat, or trans. Interview with Lester Blodgett about
his life working in the woods. T1632 - T1633 [cassette
original = C1780]
1636 Franklin, Lynn. Winter 1983. Maine: Orono. 40 pp. Tape:
1 1/2 hr. w/ trans. Interview with Edward D. Ives about his
early life; education; college teaching experiences; interest in
folklore and folksongs; work as Director of Northeast Archives of
Folklore and Oral History and President of Northeast Folklore
Society. T1742
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