MF 116 Jameson Family Collection

Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History: MF 116 Jameson Family Collection

Number of accessions: 1 with 13 interviews
Dates when interviews were conducted: 1960s – 1970s
Principal interviewers: Ellen Jameson, William Jameson
Finding aides: none
Access restrictions: C 1897 and C 1898 are restricted
Description: NA2620 William Jameson, a graduate of the University of Maine, recorded these open reel taped interviews with residents in the Waldoboro area during the 1960s and 1970s. The reels were loaned to the Maine Folkife Center for copying in June, 1998 by his daughter Ellen Jameson of Cushing, Maine. Original reels and a set of cassette copies were returned to Ellen Jameson July 14, 1998. A set of cassette copies was retained for deposit in the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History. The checklist below describes the complete set of 13 reels (14 cassettes), but note that a few items were designated by Ellen Jameson as private family information, thus they are RESTRICTED.

C1891 / Tape 1. Interview with Lawrence Weston at his home in Waldoboro, Maine. Reminiscences of Waldoboro, and aspects of Mr. Weston’s life.

C1892 / Tape 2. Interview with Archie Benner at his home in Waldoboro, Maine, June 4, 1971. Discussing Jasper Stahl’s book, The History of Waldoboro.

C1893 / Tape 3. Interview with Elmer Orff

C1894 / Tape 4. Interview with John Sears at his home in North Waldoboro, Maine about the history of Waldoboro, Maine. Recorded Labor Day, 1971.

C1895 / Tape 5. Interview with Charles Murphy at his home in Friendship, Maine, November 17, 1968. On Friendship sloop and boatbuilding.

C1896 / Tape 6. Cassette Side A: Interview with [ ]. Recorded December 30, 1967. Cassette Side B: Interview with Flora Cushman at her home in Friendship, Maine, February 21, 1969. Discussion about school days in Friendship-on-Morse Island and Friendship, Long Island, Maine.

C1897 / Tape 7. Interview with Eileen O’Connor and Sarah Currie. Recorded at Orchard Hill Circle, Bedford, New Hampshire, November 7, 1982. Discussion about the Newbern Family in Belfast, Ireland. RESTRICTED.

C1898 / Tape 8. Interview with Leona Starrett at her home in Thomaston, Maine, November 29, 1980. Family information. RESTRICTED.

C1899 / Tape 9. Interview with Sumner Whitney at his home in Friendship, Maine , August 21, 1980.

C1900 / Tape 10. Interview with Winnie Havener. Recorded December 28, 1965.

C1901 / Tape 11. Interview with Frank Elwell and Doc Weymouth who was a cook at a UMO fraternity house and later possibly a cook in a lumber camp, went on to own camps on the shore of Green lake in Ellsworth.

C1902 / Tape 12. Interview with Grover Martin at William Jameson’s home in Waldoboro, Maine, February 22, 1962. Discussion of Mr. Martin’s experiences working in the Maine lumber woods in the Allagash area, Grand Isle.

C1903 & C1904 / Tape 13. Interview with Virge Morton and Bion Whitney at Mr. Morton’s home in Thomaston, Maine, August 31, 1966. Reminiscences.